Following the success of Sonic the Hedgehog, and no doubt with an eye on the huge popularity of FX's Shogun series, Deadline has reported that a Shinobi movie is in the works. The series began in 1987 with a side-scrolling arcade game and would find big success with sequels on the Mega Drive / Genesis, but barring a couple of (fairly good) PlayStation 2 entries in the early 2000s, and a forgettable 3DS game in 2011, Shinobi has not been a part of the gaming landscape for some time.
That is going to change: Sega is currently developing a Shinobi reboot, with leaked footage showing a traditional side-scrolling action game with a lovely art style. The film however is apparently loosely based on the original arcade game's plot, which featured ninja Joe Musashi fighting the Zeed terrorist group, who for some reason are kidnapping all his students.
