SEGA And Universal Announce Movie Adaptation Of Shinobi

SEGA has announced they are teaming up with Universal Pictures for a movie adaptation of Shinobi.

Previously one of SEGA’s flagship franchises, Shinobi is an action game series following modern-day ninja Joe Musashi, with an upcoming revival game announced last year.

The Shinobi series first debuted in 1987 as an arcade game and primarily follows protagonist Joe Musashi as a modern-day ninja who confronts great evil. Crafted with a focus on epic and edgy action, the Shinobi franchise spans fourteen games, including spinoffs, and ports, with over five million copies sold worldwide. A new entry in the series was revealed in late 2023. More information about the new game will be revealed in the future.

The film adaptation is set to be worked on by the following team:

• Directed by Sam Hargrave (Extraction franchise)
• Screenplay adapted by Ken Kobayashi (Sunny, Move On).
• Produced by
  • Marc Platt and Adam Siegel through Marc Platt Productions
  • Dmitri M. Johnson will produce through Story Kitchen
  • Toru Nakahara will produce through SEGA; and Mike Goldberg will executive produce alongside Timothy I. Stevenson, who is co-producing.

At the time of this writing, it is not certain whether this will be a live-action or animated film. Stay tuned for more updates as they come.