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 years ago, will also produce.
“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 years ago, will also produce.
