Following Hideo Kojima’s departure from Konami, the Metal Gear Solid creator opened his own game studio in Kojima Productions. While he has future projects in the works, such as the horror game O.D., Kojima’s biggest new work is easily Death Stranding. Focusing on a post-apocalyptic world wherein the protagonist, played by The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus, must connect the world by walking from place to place, Kojima is planning to expand on this world. A new anime movie is on the way, proving that Hideo is looking to tackle other media with his video game worlds.
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A release date for the upcoming anime movie, Death Stranding: Mosquito, remains a mystery, though there are plenty of details that have been revealed when it comes to Kojima’s first anime foray. The upcoming film will be brought to life by ABC Animation Studio, which anime fans might know best for their work on series such as Violet Evergarden, Darling in the FranXX, Lycoris Recoil, and too many others to count. The project itself will be directed by Hiroshi Miyamoto, who previously worked on Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, and more. There’s still plenty to be revealed when it comes to the story of the film, though the bizarre look of its star lives up to the “Mosquito” name, and it appears as though Norman Reedus might have a role to play.
Death Stranding’s Future
Earlier this year, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach hit consoles, once again bringing us back to Kojima’s idiosyncratic world. While a third entry has yet to be confirmed, the upcoming anime movie isn’t the only place that we can expect this world to be explored. Movie studio A24 is working on a live-action Death Stranding movie, but much like the anime, it appears as though the producers won’t be recreating the direct story of the games. As part of the recent live-stream that gave us our first look at Mosquito, the upcoming film’s director Michael Sarnoski discussed the story of his future film.
“I think, with this project, we really want to capture the soul of the game, capture the themes of the game, but tell a story you haven’t seen in that world and explore characters you haven’t seen before, and find all of that scope and all of those incredible real locations, but also find all of those nuanced characters and just do justice to this on a macro and micro scale.” Much like the anime film, the live-action adaptation has yet to confirm when we can expect it to hit theaters, though Kojima and company are sure to keep us in the know. For quite some time, Hideo has been more than willing to share his thoughts on television, movies, and the entertainment world on social media, so it makes sense he’d explore these mediums himself.
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