Sega has confirmed that Space Channel 5 and Comics Zone games will be shown on the big screen.
Adding to Sega’s successful game and movie crossover series, the dancing game Space Channel 5 will be rebranded as Channel 5. hollywood reporter (opens in new tab)“Tell the story of an ill-fated fast food worker recruited by a free reporter from the future to save the world from aliens using the only thing that unites all people on Earth: Stupid Viral Our love for dance”.
The films will reportedly be written by Barry Battles and Nir Paniry, who wrote The Baytown Outlaws and Extracted respectively.
What is Comics Zone? It will also have a new name, Zone, and will be written by Mae Catt, whose credits include Young Justice and Dragons: The Nine Realm.
Space divas, comic panels and movies! Sega is partnering with @picturestart to produce a movie adaptation of Space Channel 5 and Comics Zone! Which part of these Sega gems are you most excited to see play out on the big screen? 🎥 #SEGA #SpaceChannel5 #ComixZone pic.twitter.com/WcdfnWJe5yAugust 19, 2022
Zorn wrote, “A weary comic book creator and his differences when immersed in the final issue of a popular series must be used to stop a dangerous supervillain from sowing the seeds of utter destruction.” It follows young, queer writers of color who must be put aside, and in the process, explore the ever-evolving art of storytelling itself in a witty way.”
Sega video game director Takumi Yoshinaga will oversee Channel 5, and Sega video game producer Kasei Shimomura will join the Zone team. Both films will feature the same production house, Picturestart, headed by Royce Reeves-Darby and Erik Feig, and his girlfriend Samie Kim Falvey, who is also involved in his upcoming Borderlands movie.
The project will be produced by Sega’s Tori Nakahara, who also produced the Sonic the Hedgehog film series.
Of course, these aren’t the strangest film adaptations we’ve heard this month. Live-action movie about Pac-Man (opens in new tab) – Still featuring one of the most universally loved and recognized video game characters in the world.
Pac-Man creator Bandai Namco Entertainment is behind the new adaptation, based on an original concept developed by Chuck Williams, producer of the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog.
Last week, we reported that the director of the big-screen adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima said: The movie is “completely Japanese cast, Japanese” (opens in new tab).
Chad Stahelski is also “on board” with Sony’s plans to create a “visually stunning” authentic Japanese experience and celebrate his “love of the country, love of the people, love of the language”. I have confirmed that
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