In addition to a live-action Death Stranding movie, an "adult-targeted" animated movie based on the game is in the works.
Deadline reported that Aaron Guzikowski, who wrote the 2013 Denis Villeneuve movie Prisoners, has reached a deal to write the screenplay for the Death Stranding animated movie. The movie is being billed as similar in tone to the adult-focused anime movies like Predator: Killer of Killers and the upcoming John Wick animated prequel.
"I love the world of Death Stranding, it's so creatively freeing, so beautifully dark and yet hopeful; I'm so excited and honored that Hideo Kojima, whose work I've long admired, has invited me to dwell within his creation, to birth new stories into this fertile, mind-bending universe," Guzikowski said.
Line Mileage is producing the Death Stranding anime. CCO Daniel Dominguez said he believes Death Stranding is "the most cinematic, thought-provoking video game" he's ever played.
"Playing it gave me the same emotional rush, visceral punch, and intellectual pleasure I had the first time I watched Blade Runner, or Ghost in the Shell," he added.
It's still early days for the Death Stranding anime, and there is no word yet as to who is directing or lending their voices to the production. As for the live-action movie, Kojima is working with A24, with Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One) set to direct. Neither movie has a release date yet.
As for the Death Stranding game series, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach releases on June 26 for PS5.
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Deadline reported that Aaron Guzikowski, who wrote the 2013 Denis Villeneuve movie Prisoners, has reached a deal to write the screenplay for the Death Stranding animated movie. The movie is being billed as similar in tone to the adult-focused anime movies like Predator: Killer of Killers and the upcoming John Wick animated prequel.
"I love the world of Death Stranding, it's so creatively freeing, so beautifully dark and yet hopeful; I'm so excited and honored that Hideo Kojima, whose work I've long admired, has invited me to dwell within his creation, to birth new stories into this fertile, mind-bending universe," Guzikowski said.
Line Mileage is producing the Death Stranding anime. CCO Daniel Dominguez said he believes Death Stranding is "the most cinematic, thought-provoking video game" he's ever played.
"Playing it gave me the same emotional rush, visceral punch, and intellectual pleasure I had the first time I watched Blade Runner, or Ghost in the Shell," he added.
It's still early days for the Death Stranding anime, and there is no word yet as to who is directing or lending their voices to the production. As for the live-action movie, Kojima is working with A24, with Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One) set to direct. Neither movie has a release date yet.
As for the Death Stranding game series, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach releases on June 26 for PS5.
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