In the old days, there was no more reliable indicator of box office poison than a video game adaptation. The two environments don’t just gel. That has changed in recent years, and now all kinds of gaming mascots are getting a chance to appear in a major motion picture, or at least, . Case in point? Now they are making a movie based on them Shinobi, .
For those who don’t know, Shinobi is a popular hack-and-slash game developed by Sega where you play as a ninja. There have been many sequels over the years, although they mostly share the same basic story. Joe Musashi, a ninja, has to beat up a bunch of really bad dudes. That’s it.
In other words, it’s a blank canvas where filmmakers can do whatever they want without angering online sleuths. Sam Hargrave is set to direct the film for Universal, which is actually a decent choice. He did both extract filmsthe third is on the way. These are solid action flicks and Shinobi is an action game.
Ken is writing the script after working on Kobayashi For Apple+. He was also present Moon rain and a Marvel adaptation Hit the monkey. Toru Nakahara, who produces everything from Sega Sonic the hedgehog the cinematic universe is also on board.
Shinobi like most it is still in the early stages of development Shinobi players only get past the early stages of the game because it’s too hard. We don’t know when it will be released, nor do we have any casting news. However, we only have a few months . Keanu Reeves is also on the list.
