streets of rage

STREETS OF RAGE Attaches ‘John Wick’ Franchise Scribe For A Live-Action Feature

Deadline‘s Alexandra Del Rosario is reporting that John Wick franchise scribe Derek Kolstad has penned a script on spec for a live-action treatment of popular side scrolling video game, Streets Of Rage. The report on Monday comes more than a decade since the game’s development into live-action back in 2011, with one treatment being steered by SEGA/Hakuhodo DY Group offshoot, Stories International back in 2014; That report followed up in 2016 with announcement citing Stories’ joint venture with The Walking Dead producers at Circle Of Confusion. Fast forward six years later in the wake of Paramount’s latest two-for-two sucessful adaptations of SEGA property, Sonic The Hedgehog, where the task of bringing Streets Of Rage to live now falls in the hands of Sonic producer dj2 Entertainment, alongside Escape Artists who produced The Equalizer films. Streets Of Rage, which launched in 1991 and follows three young ex-cops as they take to the streets to crush […]

STREETS OF RAGE, ALTERED BEAST Move Forward At Stories Int’l With Circle Of Confusion

Lee B. Golden III

It looks as if 2017 will be an otherwise reassuring year for gamers and the prospects of live-action adaptations apart from Warner Bros.’s Mortal Kombat which finally crewed up with a director. Five years in the making with Sega and Hakuhodo DY’s Stories International leading the way for a slate of upcoming game adaptations including Shinobi, the company issued an official press release on Monday detailing their advancement on two more titles: Beat ‘Em Up fantasy actioners, Altered Beast and Street Of Rage. Read the announcement below! STORIES INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH “THE WALKING DEAD” PRODUCERS CIRCLE OF CONFUSION ON FILM & TV ADAPTATIONS OF HIT SEGA FRANCHISES “ALTERED BEAST” AND “STREETS OF RAGE” STORIES INTERNATIONAL has partnered with Circle of Confusion, executive producers of “The Walking Dead”, to produce filmed entertainment adaptations of “Altered Beast” and “Streets of Rage”, based on the respective SEGA video game franchises, and will explore […]

Sega's SHINOBI, STREETS OF RAGE Named Among Others To Be Adapted For Live-Action Production And Animation

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been nearly thirty years since many of us played with a Sega Genesis and spent much of my youth in the late 80’s in front of Altered Beast. I used to get on my mother’s nerves with it back then…fun times! Nowadays, I’ve pretty much distanced myself from gaming culture, but always kept up with movies, and with the successes of films like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat at the time, I often wondered when we would see some of these other properties granted the same treatment. Well, evidently it was only a matter of time following a 2011 press release announcing the launch of Stories International, a joint venture between Sega and advertising Hakuhodo DY Group dedicated to producing various games, comic books and novels for television and film through live action and animation with Hollywood backing. A more recent hint of Sega’s activity came back in June […]

Four-Part Webseries “SLUG STREET SCRAPPERS” Ends Its First Season With Episode Three

Lee B. Golden III

The official Facebook page for Whirlwind Action has just made its latest announcement regarding the first season of Slug Street Scrappers: Bittersweet news:Due to repeat scheduling issues with multiple performers, Slug Street Scrappers 3 will be the final episode of the first series. There might be a new Scrappers series in the future, but for now, we plan to go out with a bang with Slug Street Scrappers 3. The trailer will be released within the next couple of days, and the full film should be ready sometime in March.However, Whirlwind Action is excited to announce it’s next web series, “Maces & Mages”. It’s a fantasy/comedy series based on the old “Golden Axe” and “Might & Magic” video game series. Casting has already begun, and production should begin in late Summer. Slug Street Scrappers originally spawned as a four-part webseries in a collaboration between two independent action film groups, Whirlwind […]