Death Stranding Movie Will 'Tell a Story You Haven't Seen in That World,' Director Confirms

Hideo Kojima and manager Michael Sarnoski person confirmed that A24’s Death Stranding movie volition archer a caller communicative alternatively of retelling the events of the games.

The brace spoke astir their upcoming live-action movie spinoff during the Kojima Productions 10th Anniversary Livestream today. It’s an lawsuit that came with the archetypal communicative details we’ve heard since the task was announced.

“I think, with this project, we truly privation to seizure the psyche of the game, seizure the themes of the game, but archer a communicative you haven’t seen successful that satellite and research characters you haven’t seen before," Sarnoski said, "and find each of that scope and each of those unthinkable existent locations, but besides find each of those nuanced characters and conscionable bash justness to this connected a macro and micro scale.”

Kojima suggested during the broadcast that determination were concerns astir shrinking the archetypal Death Stranding communicative down into a two-hour movie. That's wherefore helium sought retired a filmmaker who could some nonstop and constitute the task to carve retired their ain spot successful that universe.

"We’re trying to find different communicative that you’ve ne'er seen successful this aforesaid beingness that is some accessible to radical that person ne'er played these games earlier but volition besides springiness thing to radical that cognize the games truly well," Sarnoski continued. "I deliberation uncovering that equilibrium and uncovering a mode to archer a quality communicative successful this satellite that captures everything that we emotion astir it, arsenic good arsenic being capable to basal connected its ain 2 feet, is truly the goal.”

Sarnoski's comments aren't confirmation that characters similar Sam Porter Bridges (Norman Reedus), Fragile (Léa Seydoux), oregon Mama (Margaret Qualley) won't amusement up for a cameo oregon two, but anxious fans whitethorn privation to support expectations successful cheque for now. In different words, those hoping to spot immoderate of Death Stranding's real-life movie stars reprise their roles for the live-action movie whitethorn beryllium retired of luck.

Kojima Productions and A24 announced the Death Stranding movie successful 2023. Although Kojima confirmed that helium wouldn’t beryllium handling the directing duties himself, helium has said he’s “deeply involved” successful its development. A Quiet Place: Day One and Pig’s Sarnoski was yet picked to pb the project.

"I was terrified by the thought of taking thing this large on, particularly aft A Quiet Place, which was a truly large endeavor," Sarnoski added. "But it was aft gathering Kojima-san and talking to A24 that I realized however overmuch state they were consenting to springiness maine connected this project. Kojima-san is simply a existent artist, and helium truly wants ot enactment different artists, and he’s letting maine play successful this sandbox and successful this satellite arsenic overmuch arsenic I wanted."

Kojima, Sarnoski, and A24's live-action Death Stranding movie presently has nary merchandise date. Be definite to cheque retired everything announced astatine the Kojima Productions 10th Anniversary Livestream portion we hold for updates. You tin besides cheque retired a archetypal look astatine the Death Stranding animated movie.

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