Sega Considering Live-Action Persona Movie Or TV Show

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Video sport writer Sega, recent off the success of its live-action Sonic movies, is trying to adapt extra video games into movies or TV exhibits. Specifically, Sega says it’s within the early phases to supply live-action variations of Atlus video games, like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei.

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Sega revealed this bit of stories to IGN, telling the outlet that it desires to broaden the way it tells tales, and its plans to make this an enormous a part of its enterprise technique. Or to place it one other approach, some current live-action sport variations have raked in a ton of cash on the field workplace, together with its personal Sonic movies, and it desires to maintain that cash prepare rolling.

JRPG franchise Persona sounds prefer it is likely to be the primary sport to get the live-action therapy as a part of Sega’s new adaptation-focused initiative.

“Atlus’ worlds are filled with high drama, cutting-edge style, and compelling characters,” says, Toru Nakaharaon, a lead producer behind the live-action Sonic films and Sega’s head of leisure productions. “Stories like those from the Persona franchise really resonate with our fans and we see an opportunity to expand the lore like no one has seen—or played—before.”

“Together, Sega and Atlus are working to bring these stories and worlds to life through new mediums and for new audiences,” added Nakaharaon.

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Of course, this early on Sega didn’t actually have a lot else to say about these tasks, when to anticipate them, what kinds they’ll take, who’s concerned of their manufacturing, nor the place they could find yourself. All Sega informed IGN was that it’s at the moment speaking to varied studios and producers about any future variations.

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But with 200+ streaming providers and channels on the market, all determined to shove out as a lot content material as potential to maintain subscriber numbers rising, it’s not laborious to see a future the place an Amazon or a Hulu could be excited about a live-action collection primarily based on a well-liked franchise like Persona.

Kotaku has reached out to Sega and requested if the corporate had any extra particulars to share about any of its tasks.

You can add any potential Persona TV exhibits or films to the rising checklist of online game variations at the moment within the works. Hollywood in recent times has turn into extra hungry than ever for established IP and franchises to construct films and exhibits round, and video video games have shortly turn into the newest locations for producers to dig for the subsequent huge hit.

Meanwhile, if all this speak of Persona films has received you excited to return and play the unique JRPG video games, Sega is re-releasing Persona 3, 4, and 5 throughout mainly each platform, together with the Switch.