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Sega Movie ‘Shinobi’ in the Works From Universal, ‘Extraction’ Director Sam Hargrave

The game dates back to 1987, with the ninja series launching 14 installments.

The director is attached to helm Universal ‘s Shinobi, an adaptation of the Sega game series that seems tailor-made to his action strengths. The game debuted in 1987 in arcades, and focused on modern-day ninja Joe Musashi, a man who confronts great evil. Hargrave is a stuntman who transitioned into becoming an in-demand director with the Netflix Extraction movies, which were praised for their inventive and visceral action, making it easy to imagine him unsheathing the sword for this property.

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