Sega's iconic arcade racing game, OutRun, is set to make a thrilling leap to the big screen, with Michael Bay, the mastermind behind the Transformers series, lined up to direct and produce. Joining him is Sydney Sweeney, who will also serve as a producer for the project. The screenplay will be crafted by Jayson Rothwell, though plot details remain under wraps and no release date has been announced yet.

On the Sega front, Toru Nakahara, who contributed to the Sonic movies, will produce the OutRun film, while Sega America and Europe CEO Shuji Utsumi will oversee the project. OutRun, originally launched in 1986 and designed by the legendary Sega developer Yu Suzuki, has seen various iterations and ports over the years. Its most recent outing was in 2009 with Sumo Digital's OutRun Online Arcade, though the franchise has been relatively quiet since then.

Sega has been actively tapping into its rich catalog for new projects, with upcoming games like Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Virtua Fighter, and Shinobi in development. The company has also ventured into film adaptations of its intellectual property, with the Sonic movies achieving significant success and the recent Like a Dragon: Yakuza series launching on Amazon. The appetite for video game movies is growing, as seen with the record-breaking success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the anticipated A Minecraft Movie.

As for the OutRun movie, fans might speculate on a high-octane, action-packed film in the vein of the Fast & Furious series, given Michael Bay's directorial style and the game's racing theme.