Why Streets Of Rage Could Become The Next John Wick
If done right, Derek Kolstad's upcoming Streets of Rage movie could become the next John Wick. Smashing onto the SEGA Genesis in 1991, Streets of Rage may be little more than a humble side-scrolling beat-em-up by modern standards, but is rightly revered as a retro gaming classic nonetheless. For 1990s kids seeking something harder-hitting than blue hedgehogs and plump plumbers, but not yet up to speed with Mortal Kombat, coming home from school and whacking a procession of pixelated criminals with a pipe on Streets of Rage proved the perfect middle ground.
Given Hollywood's obsession with video game adaptations (despite an extensively documented history of abject failure in that very realm), it's surprising a Streets of Rage movie hasn't materialized sooner. The initial reports first came in 2016, but news on SEGA's Streets of Rage movie has been quiet ever since, seemingly consigning the project to some form of developmental purgatory. Finally, April 2022 brought news that the Streets of Rage movie is scrolling onto its next stage. John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is attached as writer, while Sonic the Hedgehog's dj2 Entertainment will produce.
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The era of getting excited over video game movie adaptations has long since passed, dying somewhere between Bob Hoskins' Mario mustache and Angelina Jolie's British Lara Croft accent. But maybe Streets of Rage will be different. As the right people jump aboard and a connection to John Wick is forged, do Adam, Axel and Blade stand a chance of attaining the same success Keanu Reeves' modern day action hero franchise has enjoyed?
Derek Kolstad's appointment as SEGA's Streets of Rage movie writer is
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