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Sonic Movie Producers, Tomb Raider, Streets of Rage, and Planet of Lana Film Adaptations

The article reports on a panel at the inaugural iicon event in Las Vegas where Story Kitchen co-founder Dmitri Johnson discussed his company’s enthusiasm for adapting several video-game franchises into film and television.

• Story Kitchen is actively developing film and television adaptations for a diverse slate of titles, including Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Toejam & Earl, Sleeping Dogs, Vampire Survivors, and Sifu.
• The 2023 indie title Planet of Lana is officially slated for a live-action movie adaptation.
• Story Kitchen utilizes the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as a strategic 'gateway' to secure rights for additional Sega intellectual properties.