What the hell is SEGA planning with their movie initiative?

[MadeManG74]

http://www.stories-llc.com/pdf/press_201412_02.pdf

Well here is the pdf-document

and the website:

http://www.stories-llc.com/#film

I think it might take some years till does come to fruition. Remember the BBC thing? Took 3 years to come out with the virtual zoo.

based on this, they mention making franchises and 'Japanese Stories' into  TV/Movie/Digital etc.
They only later mention "They hold rights over *random IPs*"

Could it be that people jumped the gun with what IPs are actually getting any work done, or being considered? Could be that none of them are even in the pipeline for adaption yet?

[SuperSonicEX]

Shinobi could be a good candidate for this, Ninjas tend to be a good/safe sell. 

Though if they want to sell games with this stuff (especially with movies), hopefully they don't pull what they did with the Marvel movie licenses/Sonic Boom and give the job to dubious development teams (or in Sanzaru's case a crappy schedule)...granted Next Level Games was probably the best of the bunch (Heck they're working exclusively for Nintendo now).

However, I imagine things may turn out more like the Bayo 2 and Bloody Fate.

[crackdude]

You guys are all freaking out.

Sega movies and series would be kickass.

[ROJM]

well here's my two cents..
The properties that have been mentioned have more likely or in the process of final negotitions and have a TV and film studio already attached to them.
Most likely the reason why its taken this long was for the film rights to certain games to revert back to Sega. Which was probably the reason why Sega set up the studio in the first place because this was where they were heading towards.

The games not mentioned is the ones that either haven't gotten a deal yet. HOTD for example is probably still hold up with whoever had the rights(mindfire)to make the film..and it gets extended whenever a sequel is made.

The current climate is also ripe for these IPs from sega to get made..studios in hollywood are after a peice of the franchise action pie and video games are the next thing..the comics thing is all sowed up because Disney and Marvel own the comic franchises that are worth having. Sony will more than likely lose Spidey to Marvel so they need another potential franchise which is why hey are going into video game franchises. And Universal has Warcraft around the corner. So it won't be diffulcult for sega to get a film of their games made in this enviroment..

Sega is already in the lead..By the next two years sega will be in the lead..as they have Sonic movie being made and the Console Wars which focuses on Sega..which may also give more attention to their new studio and game film rights..

[Trippled]

I'm looking through some old annual report, and there were mentions of Hollywood movies in 2002, but that fell through.

I think it's not gonna happen.

[MadeManG74]

I'm looking through some old annual report, and there were mentions of Hollywood movies in 2002, but that fell through.

I think it's not gonna happen.

I'm expecting Anime adaptions or the like rather than hollywood movies. At least for stuff like Streets of Rage and other obscure titles that nobody outside this forum ever heard of.

[ROJM]

I'm looking through some old annual report, and there were mentions of Hollywood movies in 2002, but that fell through.

I think it's not gonna happen.

It will happen..Segasammy..is the company Sega tried to become with Bandai...Sega was talking about an anime music and video game entertainment download sharing view company as early as 2000..which is what facebook/youtube are.
You need to realise that this isn't the sega of old late nineties/2000s who doesn't have the money to achieve this..they have the moolah now...and will do it..like they tried to do in china with invading their games market via arcade and domestic consumer platforms..

[Trippled]

Sega never really seemed to use Sammy's money and assets in the west, outside of bying Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive and Relic.

[ROJM]

Sega never really seemed to use Sammy's money and assets in the west, outside of bying Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive and Relic.

Of course they did..how do you think they had the money to give out all those developer contracts during 2006 - 2012? Including getting the license to the ll fated Marvel games.

[Trippled]

Of course they did..how do you think they had the money to give out all those developer contracts during 2006 - 2012? Including getting the license to the ll fated Marvel games.

True enough. But like you implied, it almost all backfired outside a couple things.

[ROJM]

True enough. But like you implied, it almost all backfired outside a couple things.

Yes but that's not because of lack of money. And it didn't all backfired since Sports interactive, Creative Assembly and others have been the main moolah maker for Sega in the west. Let's not forget 3rings that SOA brought up in the last several years as well. Again down to Sammy money in buying the company..the difference is that Sammy isn't going to splash money for Sega to waste like CSK did before them. They have to make a profit and get games out on market or the budget will also diminish..like it did for 2012.