Film and TV diversifications of video games have entered a brand new period of essential and industrial success, and given what number of tasks are being continually greenlit in that enviornment, it’s clear that we’re going to be getting lots extra of these within the coming years. In December final 12 months, it was introduced {that a} Dying Stranding film had formally been greenlit, with the movie set to be co-produced by Alex Lebovici of Barbarian fame and Dying Stranding creator and director Hideo Kojima himself.
However precisely how a lot is Kojima going to be concerned within the undertaking? Taking not too long ago to Twitter, he touched on that matter, and revealed what the extent of his involvement goes to be- and it seems prefer it’s going to be quite a bit. From manufacturing to plotting to design, Kojima says he has his fingers on most features of the film undertaking.
“Simply to be clear,” he wrote, “I’m deeply concerned in producing, supervising, plotting, look, design, and content material of the movie adaptation of Dying Stranding, simply not accountable for directing.”
And who precisely is directing the movie? That continues to be to be seen. Particulars on its casting are additionally at present unknown, although one would think about that data shall be introduced down the road (and hopefully not too lengthy from now).
Final 12 months, shortly after the movie adaptation was introduced, Kojima stated that moderately than making a big-budget blockbuster film, he and Lebovici have been seeking to take “a extra arthouse strategy”- learn extra on that by way of right here.
In the meantime, Kojima Productions is at present additionally engaged on Dying Stranding 2, which is in improvement for PS5. The sequel doesn’t have a launch window but, however earlier rumours have instructed that it might be out in 2024.
Simply to be clear, I’m deeply concerned in producing, supervising, plotting, look, design and content material of the movie adaptation of DS, simply not accountable for directing.
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) June 18, 2023
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