SEGA Live Action Movies Thread - "Of course I want a latte!"

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OutRun Film in the Works at Universal Pictures with Michael Bay and Sydney Sweeney Attached to the Project

With numerous SEGA franchises receiving film and TV adaptations following the massive success of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, this latest announcement comes as a surprise: Universal Pictures is developing a feature adaptation of SEGA AM2’s iconic arcade driving game, OutRun, with Michael Bay attached to direct and Sydney Sweeney onboard as a producer. The script will be written by Jayson Rothwell for the upcoming film.
Michael Bay will also produce the OutRun film alongside his longtime collaborator, Brad Fuller, through their Platinum Dunes banner. The project is ...

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2025/04/21/outrun-film-in-the-works-at-universal-pictures-with-michael-bay-and-sydney-sweeney-attached-to-the-project/

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Casting idea for a Streets of Rage movie ...





Source: https://x.com/brunovelazquez/status/1915248271510950302

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We need 1.4 Million pre-registrations to unlock the Movie Sonic Skin in Sonic Rumble!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Y0kDr3A68

Link : https://sonicrumble.sega.com/special/register/en/

Target reached! The Sonic Movie skin will be ready to all players following Sonic Rumble's global launch in May 2025.

"😍 We knew you could do it, over 1.4 million Rumblers!

You unlocked Movie Sonic, and at supersonic speed – but hey, we didn’t expect anything less 🦔✨"

Source: https://x.com/Sonic_Rumble/status/1915058217631010934

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Toys R Us Live-Action Movie Announced With Sonic The Hedgehog Producer

A live-action movie based on Toys 'R' Us has officially been announced. The toy company was founded by Charles Lazarus, and opened brick-and-mortar locations in 1957. For years, the company was one of the most prominent retailers for toy sales, before filing for bankruptcy in 2018 and closing its stores. Now, the company's products can only be purchased online and in shop-in-shops through retailers like Macy's.
Per Variety, development is underway for a Toys 'R' Us live-action movie. The movie is a co-production of Story Kitchen and Toys "R" Us Studios, but the exact plot is ...

Article: https://screenrant.com/toys-r-us-movie-announcement/

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OutRun Film in the Works at Universal Pictures with Michael Bay and Sydney Sweeney Attached to the Project



Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2025/04/21/outrun-film-in-the-works-at-universal-pictures-with-michael-bay-and-sydney-sweeney-attached-to-the-project/

Not saying it's impossible, but wasn't OutRun a game that's more for driving for the sake of driving and road trips? Be kind of hard to put that into a movie.

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Not saying it's impossible, but wasn't OutRun a game that's more for driving for the sake of driving and road trips? Be kind of hard to put that into a movie.

It could be done (driving for the sake of driving and road trips) but it won't be an action movie.
On the other hand, this is ... Michael Bay.
It's most likely would be an action movie so don't expect it would be like the original OutRun.
It will be closer to "OutRun Europa" instead.

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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Runs to No. 1 Spot on Disc Sales Charts

Paramount Home Entertainment’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended April 19.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was released on disc only on DVD or variants of a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD combo pack with standard or Steelbook packaging available. The HD combo pack accounted for 54% of the title’s first-week sales. Accordingly, it also topped the dedicated 4K disc sales chart during the week.
The No. 2 overall disc seller, up a spot from the previous week, was Universal Pictures’ Dog Man in its third week. The DreamWorks Animation film adapts the ...

Article: https://www.mediaplaynews.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-runs-to-no-1-spot-on-disc-sales-charts/

[Mystic Monkey]

It could be done (driving for the sake of driving and road trips) but it won't be an action movie.
On the other hand, this is ... Michael Bay.
It's most likely would be an action movie so don't expect it would be like the original OutRun.
It will be closer to "OutRun Europa" instead.

How would you imagine an OutRun movie to look like?

For example, I imagine an AfterBurner movie to be a lot like Top Gun in almost every aspect.