Streets of Rage will soon get their live action movie

A Streets of Rage feature film is reportedly in development. The opportunities are huge and the fan base is huge.

Streets of Rage is one of (many) iconic beat ’em up video game licenses. Since the early 1990s, he has satisfied young and old fighting fans at all costs. Streets of Rage 4 was released not too long ago, and fans may see a live action movie soon. Here’s what we know.

A Streets of Rage feature film is reportedly in development.

So Sega Genesis’ Streets of Rage franchise should hit the big screen soon. According to several Deadline sources, John Wick creator Derek Kolstad wrote the script for such a project. Sonic licensed producers dj2 Entertainment and Escape Artists will also be involved in this film. The contract has not yet been signed, but it looks like the project could start very soon.

The opportunities are huge and the fan base is huge.

Known and recognized as one of the most popular Sega franchises of the early 1990s, the original Streets of Rage trilogy still has a very strong fan base, whether it’s the vintage aesthetic or the electronic soundtrack. These beat ’em up games feature ex-cops who set out to take down criminal gangs. The license has finally granted the long-awaited sequel to Streets of Rage 4 in 2020, which has sold over 2.5 million copies to date. The games offer very few scenarios, so this live action game will have a lot of freedom, but also very little content to rely on.

A film adaptation of Streets of Rage has a lot of potential to draw a crowd, given the endless nostalgia for video games from the 1980s and 1990s. Both Sonic films became hits. At the box office, the second opus grossed $72 million in its opening weekend. in the United States, a particularly high rate at a time when the pandemic is still taking its toll.