Derek Connolly, franchise scribe whose work includes jurassic world film, has been tapped to write a live-action adaptation of a Sega video game eternal champion For Dance in the Sky.
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, while Toru Nakahara will oversee the Sega adaptation. Nakahara) Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, will be made for video game producers.
Originally published in 1993, eternal champion It is a fighting game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis console. Please allow us to understand that the concept is this: In order to change the tragic fate of the earth, a man called the “Eternal Champion” summoned the souls of key figures in history who were destined for greatness but died before fulfilling their promises . These individuals are thrown into a championship competition, with the winner returning to life and becoming the heroes the Earth needs to restore balance, while the others are returned to the moments before their death.
The game has been critically acclaimed for its cast of characters, from Blade, a Syrian bounty hunter from 2030 AD, Larcen, a cat burglar from 1920, to Slash, a hunter from 50,000 BC, to Jetta, a Russian noblewoman in early 20th century disguise. acrobatth century.
Rob Ree serves as executive producer, and is credited with bringing Skydance and Sega together on the project. Aimee Rivera will oversee the Skydance project.
Connolly had his breakthrough when he co-wrote Safety not guaranteed Working with Colin Trevorrow, it won the 2013 Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Screenplay and the 2012 Sundance Film Festival’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Since then, he’s earned a reputation as the go-to scribe for franchises, whether they’re dinosaur-centric or lightsaber-wielding ones. he collaborated with trevoro jurassic worldthe 2015 reboot of the Dinosaur franchise, with a global box office of $1.67, released in 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Along the way, he scored points in Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse entry Kong: Skull Island, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and 2019 detective Pikachu.
Most recently, he has been involved in Sony and Nintendo’s adaptations of classic video games The Legend of Zelda, The film is directed by Weiss Ball, who is currently developing Paramount’s untitled “Transformers”/”G.I. Joe” crossover project, which will star Chris Hemsworth.
He is represented by Verve and Ginsburg Daniels.
