Hideo Kojima has given an update on the forthcoming Death Stranding movie.
Death Stranding is a 2019 video game directed by Kojima, developed by Kojima Productions, and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. In December 2022, it was announced that the video game was being adapted into a film. It was later revealed that A24 will co-produce the movie.
Speaking with Variety, Kojima confirmed that he doesn’t plan to direct the Death Stranding movie.
What did Hideo Kojima say about the Death Stranding movie and Jordan Peele?
“I have only ever thought of Death Stranding as a game,” he said. “People tell me it feels like a movie, but I made it as a game – the direction, the settings, the story. So, I don’t intend to look back at it and try to see it from a movie perspective. Those works are my babies, and I love movies, so I want it to be something that movie fans will really enjoy! I’ll supervise the plot and help them make it, but I won’t direct it. I can’t right now with three ongoing projects! I’ll help by communicating with a director I really trust. Maybe once I’m in the third phase after Physint, I might be directing a movie, or Kojima Productions may be making a movie. Who knows!”
Kojima and Jordan Peele are currently collaborating on a new video game called OD. When asked if Peele was being considered to direct the Death Stranding movie based on that relationship, Kojima didn’t rule out the possibility; however, he also named some other directors he has close working relationships with.
“It’s not only Jordan, but I have a close relationship with directors like Guillermo del Toro, Nicolas Winding Refn, and George Miller – who appear in Death Stranding – and we always talk about doing something together. Right now, movies and games are two different branches, but pretty soon, it will be very similar. So, it’s not about making a video game out of Nope or having Jordan adapt Death Stranding into a film. It’s about making something new together.”
No director has officially signed onto the project at this point in time. A release date for the movie has not yet been set.
