{"id":43911,"date":"2020-09-24T17:23:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T17:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/?p=43911"},"modified":"2023-07-17T23:59:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T03:59:41","slug":"live-action-yakuza-movie-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/news\/live-action-yakuza-movie-announced","title":{"rendered":"Live-Action Yakuza Movie Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, in an exclusive post from Variety, Sega announced a live-action Yakuza<\/a> movie would begin production. This movie will be made with 1212 Entertainment and Wild Sheep Content. 1212 is most recently known for producing “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark.”<\/p>\n

Attached to this movie are Erik Barmack, Roberto Grande, and Joshua Long, who will produce. No writers have been assigned to the film yet.<\/p>\n

Related: Yakuza: Like a Dragon Will Be a Day One Xbox Series X Launch Title, Coming to PC<\/a><\/h2>\n

The post on Variety<\/a> dives a little deeper into why Yakuza is an excellent choice for their next project.<\/p>\n

“Yakuza offers us a new playground in which to set compelling stories with complex characters in a unique environment that audiences have rarely seen before,” 1212 said. “The saga of Kazuma Kiryu has a built-in cinematic appeal – a mix of kinetic action with bursts of comedy, multiple converging storylines, and a gripping journey towards redemption.”<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in playing Yakuza, Yakuza 0 is an excellent starting point for new fans. It’s a prequel that offers everything fans from the series love like bizarre side-quests, quirky characters, and an emotional story. <\/p>\n

If you fall in love with Yakuza 0, as we know, you will. Yakuza 1 and 2 were remade for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC under the new name Yakuza Kiawami and Kiwami 2.<\/p>\n

While Kazuma Kiryu is the main focus of the series, a fan favorite that we hope to see in the movie is Goro Majima. Majima is easily the most eccentric and over the top character in the franchise.<\/p>\n

That’s not to say that Kiryu isn’t a great character, because he is. Despite all of the setbacks in his life from being framed for murder to having near-death experiences every twenty minutes, he is still the heart behind the series and excellent motivation.<\/p>\n

We don’t want to spoil anything, but Majima sure has one hell of a journey throughout the series. This movie must get the casting correct. We have seen countless white-washing in non-western stories. <\/p>\n

So much of Yakuza’s charm comes from its cast, and to do it justice, the movie needs to abide by that.<\/p>\n