Michael Bay and Sydney Sweeney are revving up a movie adaptation of the Sega video game franchise OutRun.
Universal Pictures is behind the project that has Bay set to direct and produce, with Sweeney also onboard to produce. Jayson Rothwell is set to pen the screenplay.
Bay and Brad Fuller are producing the feature through Platinum Dunes’ first-look deal with the studio. Toru Nakahara produces for Sega, with Sega president Shuji Utsumi overseeing the film on behalf of the gaming giant.
The original OutRun game debuted in 1986, with players tasked with avoiding traffic and reaching their destination before the clock runs out.
Hollywood has seen the value in video game adaptations following the successes of Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Sony’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and this month’s A Minecraft Movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary.
More to come.