Metal Gear Solid movie finds its directors as Sony taps ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ duo
The long-gestating video game adaptation takes a major step forward.
The film inspired by Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid has been in the works in Hollywood for several years now, and after a period of silence, new information about it has come to light.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it has been announced that Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, known for their recent work on 'Final Destination: Bloodlines’, will direct the film. The filmmakers are joining the project as part of a deal with Sony Pictures and its newly launched company, Wonderlab, where the duo will be responsible for bringing Hideo Kojima’s work to the big screen.
“We are honored to be partnering with the incredible executive team at Sony,” said Lipovsky and Stein in a statement. Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionized video games. We are thrilled and honored to bring Hideo Kojima’s iconic characters and unforgettable world to life.”
A film adaptation of Metal Gear?
The development of the Metal Gear Solid movie in Hollywood has been a long time coming, having been originally announced in 2012, although Kojima had been planning a film since 2006. By 2019, Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) was attached to direct the film, and by 2020, there was already chatter about Oscar Isaac as the lead actor to bring Solid Snake to life.
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With this change, we’ll have to wait and see what plans Lipovsky and Stein have in store, as they’ve become Hollywood’s new golden duo following the success of ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’, which grossed $317 million on a $50 million budget. Of course, this doesn’t mean they’ll dive headfirst into the world of tactical espionage, since the duo has other projects in the works across various studios. Most likely, they’ll keep us waiting.
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