Sega mentioned Wednesday one among its hottest video games, “Shinobi”, might be made right into a film in a joint challenge with Universal Pictures, aiming to emulate the success of “Super Mario Bros”.
The Japanese gamemaker didn’t give a goal date for the discharge however mentioned it had “started the development of a film production” with the Hollywood behemoth.
“Shinobi” was initially created for Japanese arcades in 1987 and incorporates a ninja character who fights to cease a prison group that kidnaps baby ninjas.
It is the most recent effort to money in on a video-game adaptation craze after “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” turned the second-highest grossing movie of 2023, following a 2020 adaptation of Sega’s “Sonic the Hedgehog”.
Last month, Electronic Arts confirmed {that a} much-rumored film based mostly on its life-simulation gaming collection “The Sims” might be developed by Amazon MGM Studios.
“Shinobi is one of Sega’s most popular series worldwide, along with Sonic the Hedgehog,” Sega mentioned on Wednesday.
The film might be directed by Sam Hargrave, whose first characteristic movie was the 2020 Netflix film “Extraction” starring Chris Hemsworth.
Sega mentioned the businesses hope the “Shinobi” film will discover field workplace success like “Super Mario Bros”.
In March, Nintendo introduced that the red-capped Italian plumber will hit the silver display once more in 2026.
Nintendo can be engaged on a live-action movie of one other vastly profitable franchise, “The Legend of Zelda”, along with Sony, maker of the rival PlayStation console.
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