Sega fighting game gets movie adaptation

The 1993 Sega fighting game Eternal Champions is getting a film adaptation from Skydance and the writer of Jurassic World

In 1993, Sega released a fighting game called Eternal Championswith the aim of capitalizing on the popularity of the previous two years Street Fighter II And Mortal Kombatbut also by making sure that “more emphasis” is placed on the story of this game along the way. Eternal Champions turned out not to be as popular as Street Fighter II And Mortal Kombat were, but it clearly has a following, because more than thirty years after the game’s initial release, Skydance is coming out with a film adaptation.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger are producing the film for Skydance, while Toru Nakahara, who is overseeing the Sonic the hedgehog franchise, is producing for Sony. Rob Ree serves as executive producer. Aimee Rivera is overseeing the project for Skydance.

Derek Connolly, who worked on Kong: Skull Island and all three Jurassic World films, working on the script.

This is what Eternal Champions is about: In order to change the Earth’s terrible fate, a being known as the Eternal Champion gathers the souls of important people from history, people who were destined for greatness but died before they could fulfill their promise. The individuals are thrown into a contest of champions, with the winner gaining their life back and becoming the hero Earth needs to restore balance, while the others are returned to moments before their deaths.

The game had nine playable characters:

Blade – Jonathan Blade is a Syrian bounty hunter from 2030 AD. He was hired by the government to help track down a terrorist who had stolen a deadly virus. Blade was about to capture the terrorist when special forces agents opened fire on them, causing the terrorist to accidentally drop the vial and release the virus.

Jetta – Jetta Maxx is a member of the Russian aristocracy in 1899 AD. She was working undercover as a circus acrobat when she died. A revolutionary boxer tampered with her tightrope walking equipment before a major show in China. She fell to her death in front of a live audience. When her true identity was revealed, tensions between the two countries increased.

Larcen – Larcen Tyler is a former burglar from Chicago in the 1920s. He used to work for a local crime boss. He was hired to hide evidence in the hospital room of a rival mob leader. It wasn’t until he arrived at the location that he discovered his real target was the police chief and that the “evidence” was actually a bomb. Larcen was killed in the explosion that destroyed most of the hospital.

Midknight – Midknight is a vampire-like mutant who hides in Vietnam. In his past life, he was the renowned British biochemist Mitchell Middleton Knight. He was hired by American troops to augment the water supply during the Vietnam War in 1967. He was exposed to the chemical and mutated just like any other victim. He was killed by a government-hired vampire hunter before he could create a cure.

RAX – RAX Coswell is an American cyber kickboxer from 2345 AD. His trainer programmed a virus into his RAX exoskeleton software to cause him to lose an important match. Coswell died during the match as a result.

Shadow – Shadow Yamato is a ninja assassin from modern-day (1993 AD) Japan. She was thrown from her employer’s skyscraper before she could publicly reveal her syndicate’s murderous actions.

Slash – Slash is a prehistoric hunter from 50,000 BC. He was sentenced to death by the elders of his tribe, because they feared that Slash would use his high intelligence to outdo them.

Trident – ​​​​An artificial being created by the Atlanteans beginning in 110 BC. He was killed by a rival before he could compete in the finals of a gladiatorial tournament. As a result, the Roman Empire banished his race to the sea where they were eventually exterminated.

Xavier – Xavier Pendragon was an alchemy student from 1692 AD. He was executed on false charges of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.

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