Hideo Kojima Teases Death Stranding Movie And His Movie Ambitions
In 2015, the creator of Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, launched Kojima Productions before releasing his first post-Konami game, Death Stranding, in 2019. Since the game featured a prominent cast including Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Margaret Qualley, Troy Baker, and Lindsey Wagner, it was widely assumed that a Death Stranding movie would follow. But despite Death Stranding’s feature adaptation landing with A24, Kojima has no intention of directing the film because he’s too busy making games.
“Those works are my babies, and I love movies, so I want it to be something that movie fans will really enjoy,” Kojima told Variety. “I’ll supervise the plot and help them make it, but I won’t direct it. I can’t right now with three on-going projects! I’ll help by communicating with a director I really trust… There are several Death Stranding adaptation projects currently underway, but there is a different story I’ve written that’s intended for a movie. But I don’t have the time to direct it, so I won’t.”
Kojima is collaborating with Jordan Peele on the upcoming game OD, but he seemed to rule out working with the director on the Death Stranding movie because he would rather work on a new property with him.