METAL GEAR SOLID MOVIE IS BACK ON AGAIN THANKS TO TWO HOT NEW DIRECTORS
A film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid appears to be finally underway at Sony, 20 years after it was originally announced.
Film and TV adaptations of video games are bigger than they’ve ever been, even if they’re not necessarily better, but one project has been stuck in development hell for decades.
A live action Metal Gear Solid movie was first announced way back in 2006, by series director Hideo Kojima. The director of Kong: Skull Island, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, became attached to the project in 2014, with Oscar Isaac in talks to play Solid Snake, but after years of hearing nothing about it, many assumed it had been canned altogether.
However, it appears a Metal Gear Solid movie might actually be happening now at Sony Pictures, albeit led by new directors.
As confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directing duo best known for Final Destination Bloodlines, are now set to helm the Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation at their newly-launched company Wonderlab.
Speaking about the announcement, the duo said: ‘Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionised video games. We are thrilled and honoured to bring Hideo Kojima’s iconic characters and unforgettable world to life.’
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They might not be the obvious choice for a Metal Gear Solid film, but they’ve become hot property in Hollywood thanks to the critical and commercial success of Final Destination Bloodlines. The horror sequel racked up $317.8 million (£236.4m) worldwide on a reported $50 million (£37m) budget, and put the franchise back on the map.
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