Video Recreation Films Are Again, Half One (see the second story right here)… With Sonic the Hedgehog‘s sequel nonetheless operating rings across the field workplace, studios wish to different online game properties once more. SEGA is hoping that having John Wick author Derek Kolstad’s script for Streets Of Rage may tempt somebody to nab it.

Sure, by no means happier than when he is writing about individuals righting one another, Kolstad penned a Streets screenplay on spec.

Streets Of Rage, developed and revealed by SEGA, first launched in 1991 by way of the Megadrive residence online game console. The side-scroller follows former police provides who battle against the law syndicate. For the reason that debut recreation, the franchise has spawned sequels throughout quite a few gaming platforms together with the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Change. The newest title, Streets Of Rage 4, was launched in April 2020 and has bought greater than 2.5 million copies worldwide.

Sonic producer dj2 Leisure and Escape Artists will produce the movie adaptation, which can now battle out in an more and more crowded market for studio consideration.