Hollywood, prepare for Hideo Kojima.
The Demise Stranding and Metallic Gear creator sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Variety, printed immediately, through which he talked about concerning the subsequent steps of his profession — and revealed a extra direct tie to Hollywood. Kojima has signed with expertise company WME, which the publication describes as his “his liaison on the planet of TV and movie.”
He additionally went into element about the way forward for Kojima Productions, breaking down his plan into three phases. The primary section, Kojima stated, was all about Demise Stranding and establishing it “inside the video games class and broaden on international platforms, like Apple and PC and Sony.” “This half is just not essentially tough,” he added.
A part of that, after all, is the upcoming Demise Stranding sequel, which is about to launch someday subsequent 12 months. However the second section, Kojima revealed, includes “completely different types of media: motion pictures, anime, TV dramas, and many others.”
“Principally, increasing the sport IP to different media,” he continued. “That’s the second section. That’s what we’re aiming for subsequent. I created Kojima Productions underneath the scope of ‘digital leisure,’ however I don’t assume it essentially has to be a online game. We may create a new IP from a sport, or an anime, or a movie, or one thing completely completely different. Something is feasible, and that’s the third section.”
That third section definitely sounds a little extra imprecise, however Kojima added that he “would love to work with gifted individuals from around the globe and create one thing new, with ‘digital’ being the key phrase.”
“It could possibly be a film, a sport, or one thing else completely,” he continued. “I can’t die till then! I don’t assume I’m making an attempt to do something too out of the bizarre!”
Selection additionally requested for an replace on the Demise Stranding film, which was introduced late final 12 months with A24 and Kojima Productions, however Kojima did not reveal an excessive amount of. He did verify, nonetheless, that he will not be directing it himself, though he’ll “supervise the plot and assist them make it.”
As for who would possibly direct it, Jordan Peele looks as if an apparent candidate, given his and Kojima’s partnership on the mysterious upcoming sport OD. However Kojima identified that he has shut relationships with different huge filmmakers as nicely, together with Guillermo del Toro, Nicolas Winding Refn, and George Miller, “and we at all times speak about doing one thing collectively.”
“Proper now, motion pictures and video games are two completely different branches, however fairly quickly, it will likely be very related,” he continued. “So, it’s not about making a online game out of Nope or having Jordan adapt Demise Stranding into a movie. It’s about making one thing new collectively.”
He additionally revealed that there “are a number of Demise Stranding adaptation tasks at the moment underway, however there’s a completely different story I’ve written that’s meant for a film. However I don’t have the time to direct it, so I received’t. Which is form of like a check for the third section.”
Regardless, it appears like there’s a lot extra leisure to come from Kojima sooner or later — whether or not it is in video video games, the large display screen, or anyplace in between.
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Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, you’ll find her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.