With the successful Sonic films and series like The Last of Us, Video game adaptations to be as successful than ever. This is also made at Netflix on the screen, which the beat ’em Up-Game Siifu from Sloclap wants to miss the feature film treatment.
According to Deadline, in addition to screenwriter TS Nowlin (Maze Runner), the stunt and action expert Chad Stahelski in the team is now also known for the John Wick series with Keanu Reeves. His production company 87eleven Entertainment has joined the project.
Sifu: The Netflix Video game adaptation with a lot of booms behind it
But what about Sifu, do you ask yourself? The game is located in modern China and revolves around the protégé one Martial arts masterwho wants to take revenge for the murder of his mentor. Thanks to a magical amulet, he cannot die, but he ages with every revival, which can be doomed after too many attempts.
Sifu/Shifu is the Chinese term for experts, masters or teachers, especially in the field of martial arts. The video game of this title was published in 2022 for several consoles and the PC and has an evaluation of “very positive” on Steam.
It is not quite clear whether and how much Wick maker Stahelski will personally be involved in the SIFU Netflix project. This year alone, two more projects with him await us as a producer in the saddle: The Wick-Spin-Off From the World of John Wick: Ballerina and Nobody 2 with Bob Odenkirk.
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John Wick fans naturally also dream of John Wick: Chapter 5, but to and if that ends up on the screen, a lot of time will take place. Before that, Chad Stahelski also has the Highlander edition on the plate.
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