The film adaptation of Sega\u2019s iconic \u201cStreets of Rage\u201d video game is alive and well at Lionsgate and has found its new writers: Paramount Pictures\u2019 \u201cSonic the Hedgehog\u201d film franchise masterminds, Pat Casey and Josh Miller.<\/p>\n
In addition to the \u201cSonic\u201d duo, \u201cThe Harder They Fall\u201d filmmaker Jeymes Samuel has joined the project to direct.<\/p>\n
More from Variety<\/p>\n
Casey and Miller board the \u201cStreets of Rage\u201d movie following the exit of Derek Kolstad, who had written an earlier draft of the screenplay<\/a> after Lionsgate first acquired the rights in 2022 alongside \u201cSonic the Hedgehog\u201d movies and Amazon\u2019s \u201cLife Is Strange\u201d TV series producer<\/a> Story Kitchen (formerly dj2 Entertainment).<\/p>\n Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the \u201cStreets of Rage\u201d film adaptation is described as leaning \u201cheavily into the cult classic game known for its iconic characters, acclaimed electronic soundtracks and beat \u2019em up action.\u201d<\/p>\n Beloved for its beat \u2019em up gameplay and influential music selection, \u201cStreets of Rage\u201d was one of the most popular video game series of the 1990s and has remained a top selling title over the decades. The franchise launched a fourth game in 2020, which sold more than 2.5 million copies within its first year, reaching 20th on the U.S. downloads chart and 14th on the U.K. sales chart.<\/p>\n Along with Sega and Paramount Pictures\u2019 \u201cSonic the Hedgehog\u201d film trilogy, which has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide to date, Casey and Miller are best known for the Universal franchise \u201cViolent Night,\u201d starring David Harbour, and are currently writing the horror comedy feature \u201cDead Drunk\u201d for producer Graham King\u2019s GK Films.<\/p>\n Samuel wrote, directed and produced the BAFTA winner\u00a0\u201cThe Harder They Fall,\u201d\u00a0and wrote and directed\u00a0\u201cThe Book\u00a0of\u00a0Clarence.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe and our partners at Sega knew that \u2018Streets of Rage\u2019 demanded a bold filmmaker,\u201d Lionsgate film chief Erin Westerman said. \u201cJeymes Samuel\u2019s visceral and explosive style \u2014 not to mention his signature use of unforgettable music \u2014 is perfect for audiences both familiar with and new to the series. We are so excited for how he will bring his own memorable take to this beloved video game IP.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cStreets of Rage\u201d movie will be produced by Sega\u2019s Toru Nakahara, Story Kitchen\u2019s Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg and Timothy I. Stevenson, and Escape Artists\u2019 Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Tony Shaw, and Kolstad. Casey and Miller are executive producing. Elena Sandoval is an EP for Story Kitchen.<\/p>\n James Myers and Pavan Kalidindi will oversee the project for Lionsgate. Shuji Utsumi and Nakahara are overseeing for Sega. Johnson is overseeing for Story Kitchen. Shaw is overseeing for Escape Artists.<\/p>\n Samuel is repped by CAA and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Casey and Miller are repped by CAA, Gotham Group, and VanderKloot Law. Story Kitchen is repped by WME and Pryor Cashman.<\/p>\n The deal was negotiated by Phil Strina for Lionsgate.<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The film adaptation of Sega\u2019s iconic \u201cStreets of Rage\u201d video game is alive and well at Lionsgate and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":616001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[209605,96,7205,209603,67513,28176,2839,25963,67514,214,115246,209606,209604,56,54,55,86949],"class_list":["post-616000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-derek-kolstad","tag-entertainment","tag-film-adaptation","tag-jeymes-samuel","tag-josh-miller","tag-lionsgate","tag-movies","tag-paramount-pictures","tag-pat-casey","tag-sega","tag-sonic-the-hedgehog","tag-story-kitchen","tag-streets-of-rage","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-video-game"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}