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The John Wick writer is making a Streets of Rage movie with Lionsgate

A Streets of Rage film is in the works from Lionsgate and John Wick writer Derek Kolstad

A Streets of Rage movie is in the works from Lionsgate Films, Deadline announced in a recent report, and leading the fighting game project as writer and producer is John Wick writer Derek Kolstad. We previously reported on rumors that Kolstad was involved in a Streets of Rage movie earlier in 2022, and it turns out pretty much everything about those rumors was accurate.

The team working with Kolstad is well-versed in adapting video games to movies. Toru Nakahara, who also produced both Sonic the Hedgehog movies and is co-producing the upcoming Yakuza movie adaptation, will produce alongside Kolstad. Production company dj2 Entertainment is involved as well and also helped produce the Sonic movies.

“When Dmitri [Johnson, dj2]  first mentioned the idea of cracking a Streets of Rage movie, I was so immediately freaking in,” Kolstad said in a statement. “And to play with Sega? The 10-year-old me is still grinning.”

Streets of Rage was Sega’s flagship fighting game franchise throughout most of the 1990s before the series took an extended hiatus after Streets of Rage 3 in 1994. Sega brought it back to life in 2020 with Streets of Rage 4.

The movie is still in its early phases at this point. Details about its plot and release date remain under wraps for now.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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Streets of Rage 4 is now available on Android and iOS

Side-scrolling beat ’em ups don’t get any better than this.

Ah, Streets of Rage 4. Arguably the best retro-throwback game in recent memory, and you can take it anywhere now.

At long last, Streets of Rage 4 is available on android and iOS devices. It’s already up on the Play Store and App Store for $7.99, with the Mr. X Nightmare DLC at $2.99. It’s a little strange that Sega is charging extra for an expansion still since Streets of Rage 4 came out on other platforms back in 2020. In fairness, this game is damn near perfect and well worth the investment. 

Sega kicked off Streets of Rage 4‘s mobile launch with an incredible hype trailer that you should check out below. I’m considering picking this modern-day classic for the third time because saving money is for suckers.

Anyone who grew up with the Sega Genesis is undoubtedly familiar with Streets of Rage. While some might argue that the SNES series Final Fight was the better side-scrolling brawler, real ones know Streets of Rage is top-tier. Yes, I’m stoking a nearly three-decade-old console war fire that I wasn’t even around for. 

So yeah, definitely check out Streets of Rage 4 if you haven’t already. There’s only so much time to catch up on all that deep lore before the movie comes out.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is reportedly working on a Streets of Rage movie

Another classic SEGA franchise might be coming to the silver screen.

Sega’s classic side-scrolling beat ’em up Streets of Rage is likely heading to the silver screen.

As reported by Deadline, John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is likely working on a film adaptation of Streets of Rage. Nothing else is known about the movie right now, but Kolstad’s experience with high-octane thrillers would make him an excellent choice. If there’s one thing Sega does well, it’s working with the right folks on solid adaptations.

The original Streets of Rage trilogy came out in the early 1990s, with each entry being massive hits in arcades and on Sega consoles. Imagine an onslaught of grimy, white-knuckle brawls across the most violent city ever, and that’s the gist of Streets of Rage — vigilante justice on steroids.

After vanishing for several decades, the series reemerged with Streets of Rage 4 in 2020. If you’ve not checked that one out, fix that immediately.

With how ludicrously successful Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s theatrical run has been, it only makes sense that Sega aims to have more of its classic franchises turned into movies. Personally, I’m of the opinion that the world desperately needs a Sega Bass Fishing film by David Lynch. Don’t ask why; just let that imagination run wild.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.

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