SEGA has tapped former Break Media executive editor Evan Cholfin to help turn its video games into movies

According to Variety , Cholfin is now head of development and production at Stories International, a production company started by SEGA and ad agency Hakuhodo DY Group in 2011. Cholfin has previously worked in development for David Fincher, Steven Zaillian, and CAA.What SEGA game titles are in line to get the silver screen treatment? So far, Stories has decided to start with Altered Beast, Rise of Nightmares, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, and Crazy Taxi as English-language live action and animated spinoffs. Virtua Fighter and Golden Axe have also been mentioned.Cholfin's hire is part of SEGA's initiative to expand Stories and move into filmmaking. A deal with All Nippon Entertainment Works will also help Stories gain access to 20 Japanese rights holders who own movies, books, TV shows, and manga titles.Ubisoft is another developer taking an inhouse approach with its adaptations of games like Assassin's Creed, starring Michael Fassbender and (maybe) Robert Downey Jr.

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