Simply when it appeared that the XBOX Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast had come to an in depth, legendary recreation creator Hideo Kojima arrived with yet another shock: contemporary updates on OD – KNOCK and PHYSINT, together with the information that Swedish actor and producer Bill Skarsgård will painting the lead function in PHYSINT, the upcoming action-espionage recreation from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS.
Kojima-san additionally shared a brand new poster for the title that includes a photograph he personally shot of Skarsgård alongside Charlee Fraser, providing a contemporary glimpse on the expertise serving to deliver this formidable challenge to life.
“I’m delighted to verify the lead function for PHYSINT will likely be Bill Skarsgård,” mentioned KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS founder Hideo Kojima in a press launch. “We’re each long-time followers of one another’s work, and we’ve determined to embark on this new journey collectively. The costume fittings, scans, and digital camera assessments we carried out with Bill and Charlee earlier this yr gave me super confidence in the route of the challenge.”
Most lately, Skarsgård acquired rave opinions for his efficiency in Gus Van Sant’s Lifeless Man’s Wire (2026). He subsequent stars in Peter Bergs’s The Mosquito Bowl and Andrew Niccol’s Lords of Struggle reverse Nicolas Cage. Earlier this yr he co-starred in The Dying of Robin Hood (Michael Sarnoski, 2026) with Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer.
Skarsgård gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of the long-lasting clown Pennywise in It (Andy Muschietti, 2017), a task he reprised in It: Chapter Two (Andy Muschietti, 2019).
His movie profession spans titles such as Nosferatu (Robert Eggers, 2024), Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022), The Crow (Rupert Sanders, 2024), Atomic Blonde (David Leitch, 2017), John Wick: Chapter 4 (Chad Stahelski, 2023), The Satan All of the Time(Antonio Campos, 2020) and Boy Kills World (Moritz Mohr, 2023).
On tv, he lately starred in It: Welcome to Derry (2025), the It prequel collection for HBO Max, in which he reprised the function of Pennywise and likewise served as government producer. His tv credit additionally embrace Clark (Jonas Åkerlund, 2022), Fort Rock (2018–2019), and Hemlock Grove (2013–2015).
He joins an ensemble forged that features Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe with Kojima-san promising additional casting updates in the long run.
For OD – KNOCK, Kojima-san shared an replace on growth progress, revealing behind the scenes footage of stars Sophia Lillis and Hunter Schafer in a efficiency seize session.
Final week, XBOX and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS introduced that XBOX will publish PHYSINT, increasing a relationship that already contains OD. The collaboration additionally extends past video games, with the businesses working collectively throughout movie and tv to deliver new tales to broader audiences.
Watch these bulletins from the XBOX Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast here, and keep tuned for extra updates as growth progresses.