The Streets of Rage film just got a new pair of writers and an award-winning director It seems Streets of Rage will finally be making its way to the big screen. Lionsgate announced that the long-in-development film adaptation has found its main crew. Pat Casey and Josh Miller, who wrote all three Sonic the Hedgehog films, will handle the new screenplay. Jeymes Samuel, who helmed the award-winning western The Harder They Fall and biblical comedy The Book of Clarence, will direct. “We and our partners at SEGA knew that Streets of Rage demanded a bold filmmaker,” Erin Westerman, president of Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group, said in a statement. “Jeymes Samuel’s visceral and explosive style—not to mention his signature use of unforgettable music—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.” The film will be produced by SEGA’s Toru Nakahara, Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson, Michael Lawrence Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson, and Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Tony Shaw. Derek Kolstad (John Wick), who wrote an earlier draft of the movie announced four
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Sega and Lionsgate have announced that their long-in-development Streets of Rage movie has just picked up Jeymes Samuel as director and Pat Casey and Josh Miller as writers. The two companies announced the update to their creative crew…
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Sega and Lionsgate have announced that their long-in-development Streets of Rage movie has just picked up Jeymes Samuel as director and Pat Casey and Josh Miller as writers. The two companies announced the update to…
Read original at IGN →Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the pair behind the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy, are penning the script. It's been years since we've had an update on that upcoming Streets of Rage movie, but we finally have some forward…
Read original at Engadget →The Streets of Rage film just got a new pair of writers and an award-winning director It seems Streets of Rage will finally be making its way to the big screen. Lionsgate announced that the long-in-development film…
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Sega and Lionsgate have announced that their long-in-development Streets of Rage movie has just picked up Jeymes Samuel as director and Pat Casey and Josh Miller as writers. The two companies announced the update to their creative crew…
View source →Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the pair behind the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy, are penning the script. It's been years since we've had an update on that upcoming Streets of Rage movie, but we finally have some forward momentum. The adaptation…
View source →The Streets of Rage film just got a new pair of writers and an award-winning director It seems Streets of Rage will finally be making its way to the big screen. Lionsgate announced that the long-in-development film adaptation has found its…
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