Two of Sega’s more niche games are being turned into movies VGC Open main menu Lengthy FIFA players MultiVersus characters Disney Dreamlight recipe list First for Video Game News Follow VGC Two of Sega’ s more niche games are being turned into moviesSpace Channel 5 and Comix Zone have been announced for the big screen Video Game News 20th Aug 2022 / 10:48 am Posted by Andy RobinsonSega has announced it’s producing movies for two of its more niche game franchises, Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone. In a statement published on Friday, the Japanese games giant confirmed it’s partnered with production company Picturestart to develop film adaptations of the two 1990s games. Comix Zone was released in 1995 for Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, with PC and Game Boy Advance ports following later. Meanwhile, music game Space Channel 5 received two Dreamcast games in the 90s, with a PS2 port and GBA version following. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Space Channel 5 “takes a comedy/dance view” of the 1999 game, and will tell the story of “a hapless fast-food worker who is recruited by a freedom reporter from the future to save the world from aliens using the one thing that unites all people on the planet: our love of silly viral dances.” Sonic the Hedgehog 2 trailerSubscribe to VGC on YouTube Meanwhile, Comix Zone “follows a jaded comic book creator and a young, queer writer of color who, when sucked into the final issue of his popular series, must put aside their differences to stop a dangerous supervillain from sowing complete destruction.” Zone will reportedly be written by Mae Catt, whose credits include animated DC series Young Justice, and Dragons: The Nine Realm. Space Channel 5 is being written by Barry Battles and Nir Paniry. Battles wrote and directed 2012 Billy Bob Thornton crime comedy The Baytown Outlaws, and Paniry wrote and directed Extracted, a sci-fi drama. Notice: To display this embed please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences. Sega’s Toru Nakahara, producer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, will reportedly produce the two adaptations. Takumi Yoshinaga, the writer and game design director for the Space Channel 5 games, will reportedly be involved in the movie adaptation. Sega producer Kagasei Shimomura will join the team for Zone. Sega has enjoyed box office success with its recent Sonic the Hedgehog films. The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie grossed over $400 million globally in under three months. The live-action sequel, which was co-produced by Sega and Paramount Pictures, debuted in selected markets on March 30 and is currently the fourth-highest grossing video game adaptation of all time, narrowly ahead of Sony’s Uncharted movie, which was released in January. Post a comment Related VGC Content Sonic Frontiers will get free Monster Hunter DLC shortly after launch2 hours ago Interview How PlatinumGames is betting on Nintendo expertise to shape its future21 hours ago Atlus confirms January release for Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden2 days ago Company of Heroes 3 has been delayed until 20236 days ago Popular Now on VGC1 Harley Quinn voice actor criticises Chris Pratt Mario casting ‘ It should be Charles’ 2 Modern Warfare 2 will seemingly require a phone number like Overwatch 23 Phil Spencer could be teasing Xbox s game streaming device in a new office photo4 Interview How PlatinumGames is betting on Nintendo expertise to shape its future5 Platinum thinks hiring of Nintendo veteran can take the companies relationship to the next level More Video Game News2 Pokémon Center London s exclusive plush has sold out and is being scalpedThe item was sold out within one hour of the shop opening, according to staff1 month ago2 Comments US PlayStation shipments were reportedly up 400% last monthPS5 supply appears to be increasing as Christmas approaches42 minutes ago Overwatch 2 servers down for some as Blizzard removes two heroes temporarilyThe game's rocky launch has caused much fan frustration1 hour ago5 Sony is reportedly working on a Days Gone movieThe PS4 title will reportedly be the next game franchise adapted by PlayStation Productions1 month ago5 CommentsBy commenting on this article you agree to adhere to VGC’s community guidelines. Notice: To display comments please allow the use of Functional Cookies in Cookie Preferences.