The long-gestating live-action adaptation ofMetal Gear Solidgets a hugely exciting update from producerAvi Arad,who confirms that the project is still in development. An adaptation of the franchise has been in development since as far back as 2006, and while we have not heard much about the movie since director Jordan Vogt-Roberts came aboard to helm with Oscar Isaac to star, Arad assuredGamethat the script is being worked on as we speak…
“We’re working on the script some more, but I can’t talk about it yet. I think everyone’s going to be really excited and surprised.”
According to the report, Isaac, who is best known for his role in theStar Warssaga as well asDuneandMoon Knight,has now dropped out, while the script is currently undergoing rewrites courtesy ofJurassic World: Fallen KingdomandKong: Skull Islandwriter Derek Connolly.
Continuing, Arad commented on Metal Gear Solid being the “pinnacle” ofvideo game adaptations, and assured fans that he is striving to make it “terrific.”
“I never thought about it like that. These are just movies I want to make as good as possible, you know? I think getting Metal Gear right will obviously be amazing because I think it’s a lot more meditative than some of the other adaptations. Personally, I want it to be terrific.”
Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Knows Who He Wants to Play Live-Action Solid Snake
Created by Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami,Metal Gearremains one of the most recognizable andcelebrated video game franchisesof the modern era. The first game, released way, way back 1998, follows a special forces operative who is assigned the task of finding the titular superweapon “Metal Gear.” Featuring all manner of stealth, espionage, and action, alongside an assortment of cyberpunk, dystopian, political and philosophical themes,Metal Gearhas launched several sequels, includingMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots,andMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, with the franchise ripe for the big screen.
Metal Gear Solid: Why a Movie May Ultimately Be Redundant
Metal Gear Solid was groundbreaking for its cinematic approach to storytelling. Would a feature film be redundant in comparison?
While Oscar Isaac may now be out as lead character Solid Snake, creatorHideo Kojima knows who he would liketo see sport the bandana in his place:Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagastar Tom Burke. Kojima took to social media recently to comment on the casting idea, saying…
“Jack (Tsuda Kenjiro), Furiosa’s mentor, is played by Tom Burke. To me, he looked just like Snake. Apparently, when I met him at a party and listened to him, everyone told me on the first day of filming that he sounded like Snake.”
Kong: Skull Islanddirector Jordan Vogt-Roberts, meanwhile, has been signed on to helm theMetal Gear Solidmovie since 2014, and hopes to see the projectrealized with an R-ratingand with hopes to make a “riskier, balls-to-the-wall, Kojima-san version of it,” he said toColliderback in 2018. After waiting almost two decades for theMetal Gear Solidmovie to emerge, here’s hoping the adaptation comes together sooner rather than later.
