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Sega Video Game ‘Shinobi’ Sets Movie Adaptation With ‘Extraction’ Director, Universal Pictures
Universal is turning the Sega video game "Shinobi" into a feature film.
The studio has enlisted “Extraction” filmmaker Sam Hargrave and producer Marc Platt to adapt the hack-and-slash series for the big screen. Plot details haven’t been confirmed but “Shinobi” follows protagonist Joe Musashi as a modern-day ninja who confronts evil. Universal has enjoyed recent success with video game adaptations, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($1.4 billion) and “Five Nights at Freddy’s” ($290 million).
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