The film adaptation of Sega‘s iconic “Streets of Rage” video game is alive and well at Lionsgate and has found its new writers: Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog” film franchise masterminds, Pat Casey and Josh Miller.
In addition to the “Sonic” duo, “The Harder They Fall” filmmaker Jeymes Samuel has joined the project to direct.
Casey and Miller board the “Streets of Rage” movie following the exit of Derek Kolstad, who had written an earlier draft of the screenplay after Lionsgate first acquired the rights in 2022 alongside “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies and Amazon’s “Life Is Strange” TV series producer Story Kitchen (formerly dj2 Entertainment).
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the “Streets of Rage” film adaptation is described as leaning “heavily into the cult classic game known for its iconic characters, acclaimed electronic soundtracks and beat ’em up action.”
Beloved for its beat ’em up gameplay and influential music selection, “Streets of Rage” 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.
