Michael Bay And Sydney Sweeney Are Bringing Sega’s OutRun To The Big Screen – Report

Following the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, one other Sega franchise could also be heading to the massive display. Director Michael Bay and actress Sydney Sweeney are reportedly engaged on an adaptation of Sega’s 1986 arcade racing hit OutRun.

In response to Deadline, Bay is connected to direct OutRun from a script by Jayson Rothwell. Nonetheless, Sweeney is just signed on as a producer, not a star. Sweeney is without doubt one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood, and her upcoming roles include the Barbarella remake. She has additionally shifted to producing her personal initiatives.

The OutRun arcade recreation does not have any story to talk of, because it and all of its follow-up video games are racing titles. There hasn’t been a brand new recreation within the collection since 2009’s OutRun On-line Arcade. Hollywood studios have beforehand tried to adapt Shinobi and different traditional Sega video games, however solely Sonic got here to fruition on the massive display.

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