SIFU: Netflix Nabs Rights To Live-Action Adaptation Of Hit Martial Arts Game, ‘The Maze Runner’ Scribe To Pen Script
T.S. Nowlin is penning the script for the movie which 87Eleven and Story Kitchen will produce for the streamer.
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SIFU Is Getting A Live-Action Adaptation From ‘John Wick’ And ‘Nobody’ Writer Derek Kolstad
It may have been just a matter of time before Hollywood took notice of a video game like Sloclap’s latest hit, Sifu, but now we’re seeing the evolution of that potential surface this week in new reports detailing the development of a live-action adaptation now in the works. The game centers on a martial arts master’s quest for vengeance, with the help of a magical talisman that revives him whenever he’s fatally injured, aging him faster as a result. Sloclap is partnering with Story Kitchen on the project with a script to be written by none other than one of industry’s hottest names in screenwriting today, Derek Kolstad, best credited for penning most of the John Wick film saga, including its upcoming Peacock spin-off, “The Continental.” Kolstad, who is also credited with Ilya Naishuller’s Nobody which is expected to ramp up sequel production early next year if Marco Vido Oddo’s Collider […]
SIFU: Get A Kung Fu Blast Out Of The New Live-Action Short Now Online
Etch the name Christopher Clark Cowan in your notes going forward. Cowan is as hands-on as any aspiring film professional I’ve covered on here and his work is proof of it, ranging from ambitious independent short projects like Clandestine and the My Hero Academia-inspired UA:LA, as well as that ONE viral video (you know the one), to working in the fields of stunts and action, and cinematography for several of today’s biggest studio titles for DC, Marvel and Disney/Lucasfilm. This week, Cowan plies his trade once more for a brand new shortfilm to promote upcoming martial arts videogame, Sifu, which arrives for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC from February 8. Showcasing actor and stunt performer Alvin Hsing (The Mandalorian, Mulan, Unlucky Stars) in the title role, Sifu centers on a martial artist’s quest for vengeance, with the help of a magical talisman that revives him whenever he’s fatally […]