Laeta Kalogridis to Write Samurai Spirits Film for The Arena
Kalogridis, who created Netflix's Altered Carbon, will adapt the 1993 arcade fighting game for Erik Feig's SNK-backed production company.
Laeta Kalogridis has been set to write a film adaptation of the video game Samurai Spirits for The Arena, the production company run by Erik Feig, according to hollywoodreporter.com.
Samurai Spirits is a 1 vs. 1 fighting game set in feudal Japan that launched in arcades in 1993. The most recent entry in the series is 2019's Samurai Shodown.
The Arena is financially backed by SNK, the company behind Samurai Spirits.
The project joins a slate of SNK-based work at The Arena. David S. Goyer is writing a Fatal Fury movie, and Grant Singer is developing a standalone prequel titled Geese about the Fatal Fury villain. The company also has an animated series, Fatal Fury: The Vow, in the works with Robert Kirkman's Skybound.
Kalogridis created and showran Netflix's Altered Carbon. Her credits include work on Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, an executive producer credit on Avatar, and co-writing Terminator Genisys and Alita: Battle Angel.
Quick answers
Who is writing the Samurai Spirits movie?
Laeta Kalogridis, creator and showrunner of Netflix's Altered Carbon, has been set to write the adaptation.
Which company is making the Samurai Spirits film?
The film is being made for The Arena, the production company run by Erik Feig and financially backed by SNK.
What other SNK projects does The Arena have?
A Fatal Fury movie written by David S. Goyer, a standalone Geese prequel in development with Grant Singer, and the animated series Fatal Fury: The Vow with Robert Kirkman's Skybound.