Streets of Rage movie gains momentum as Sonic the Hedgehog writers and The Harder They Fall director board the adaptation
A live-action movie adaptation of the Streets of Rage franchise is moving forward at Lionsgate, with Jeymes Samuel directing and Pat Casey and Josh Miller writing. The film is described as leaning heavily into the cult classic beat 'em up action, iconic characters, and electronic soundtracks. The project is still in early development, with a rewrite expected.
- Entities
- Company: Dotemu
- Company: SEGA
- Person: Erin Westerman
- Topic: Action Film
- Game: Streets of Rage 4
- Company: Lizardcube
- Game: Streets of Rage
- Person: Pat Casey
- Company: Lionsgate
- Topic: Beat 'em up
- Person: Jeymes Samuel
- Company: Guard Crush
- Person: Derek Kolstad
- Game: Sonic the Hedgehog
- Person: Josh Miller
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