the 2022 martial arts indie game sifu is being adapted for the big screen by john wick creator derek kolstadas reported by deadline kolstads production company story kitchen nabbed the rights to adapt sifu after a competitive pursuit it isnt clear what other companies were interested in the project but we know kolstad himself is adapting the scriptkolstad best known for creating the john wick series is also hard at work adapting the classic beatemup video game series streets of rage for the big screen the adaptation was recently scooped up by lionsgatesifu tells a classic martial arts story set in modernday china based around the child of a martial arts schools sifu master whos determined to bring justice to those who responsible for their fathers death its unclear how closely the liveaction movie will stick to the events told in the gamethe very videogamey twist to the story is that every time the hero dies theyre resurrected thanks to a magical talisman but each time theyre brought back to life they reenter the world older until eventually they run out of lives and their mission comes to an end if you manage to make it to the end before running out of lives then youll get to see the completion of the storythat seems like something sifu developer sloclap added as a way to explain the player character coming back after being killed and it also add stakes to the gameplay itll be interesting to see whether that element is something kolstad and story kitchen are keen to incorporate into the movie or if theyll just scrap it and stick with adapting the basic premiseonly time will tell whether sifu ultimately joins the ranks of the best video game movies ever but its looking pretty good on paper so far