New York Jewish Film Festival
Home Tags Sega

Tag: Sega

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Forms an Unlikely Alliance in His Most Thrilling Adventure Yet

©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Video games often thrive on their repetitive nature once they find a recipe for success, especially ones that feature an innocent, family-family appeal. Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series is such a prime example that it has spawned an equally exhilarating film trilogy adaptation by Paramount Pictures. The movie series’ latest installment,…

Like a Dragon: Yakuza : One of the Best and Most Brutally Realistic Streaming Series Adapted from a Video Game

© Amazon MGM Studios Life is simple for Kazuma Kiryu when he fights in yakuza-sponsored underground fights: keep punching until he is the last man standing. Everything else is much more complicated, because of his complex and sometimes contradictory loyalties to his yakuza clan, their broader criminal alliance, and his adopted family of orphans. Of course,…

Amazon Prime Will Make a Live Action “Ryu ga Gotoku”(Like a Dragon) Series, Starring Ryoma Takeuchi

©Courtesy of Amazon Prime Amazon Prime is reportedly set to create a six-episode live-action series adaptation of the one of the most popular SEGA game franchise “Ryu ga Gotoku(Like a Dragon)”. A press conference was held in Tokyo on June 4 to announce the global distribution of the new movie Take Masaharu and Takimoto Kengo…

‘Streets of Rage’ Film Adaptation Being Written by ‘John Wick’ Creator Derek Kolstad

Following the success of its collaboration with Paramount Pictures on this month’s hit Sonic the Hedgehog film sequel, SEGA is now working on adapting another classic video game franchise into a movie – Streets of Rage. The film adaptation of the popular beat ’em up game was penned by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad, who…

Film Review: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Recaptures the Franchise’s Stunning Visuals, Family Humor and Sentimental Life Lessons

Repeating their previously successful actions and collaborations is proving to be prosperous for Paramount Pictures’ hit film adaptation series of the popular Sega game, Sonic the Hedgehog. The studio reunited with the 2020 movie’s director, Jeff Fowler, and writers, Pat Casey and Josh Miller, and and brought on new franchise scribe John Whittington to create…