Two movie versions of the popular video game Death Stranding are heading to theaters. Studio A24 will make a live-action film with director Michael Sarnoski. Animation company Line Mileage will create a cartoon version with writer Aaron Guzikowski from the TV show Raised by Wolves.
The animated movie will tell a brand new story that never appeared in the games. Guzikowski said he loves the dark but hopeful world that game creator Hideo Kojima built. Line Mileage creative director Daniel Dominguez compared playing Death Stranding to watching classic sci-fi movies like Blade Runner.
Death Stranding 2 comes out next week. The original game's composer Woodkid recently shared that Kojima wants players to have mixed reactions to his work. When early game testers only gave positive feedback, Kojima decided to make changes that would split opinions more.
Both films will test whether they can capture what makes Kojima's games special. Success will depend on creating the same divided reactions that Kojima's interactive stories produce. The video game series will stay in the spotlight for years through these movie adaptations.
The animated movie will tell a brand new story that never appeared in the games. Guzikowski said he loves the dark but hopeful world that game creator Hideo Kojima built. Line Mileage creative director Daniel Dominguez compared playing Death Stranding to watching classic sci-fi movies like Blade Runner.
Death Stranding 2 comes out next week. The original game's composer Woodkid recently shared that Kojima wants players to have mixed reactions to his work. When early game testers only gave positive feedback, Kojima decided to make changes that would split opinions more.
Both films will test whether they can capture what makes Kojima's games special. Success will depend on creating the same divided reactions that Kojima's interactive stories produce. The video game series will stay in the spotlight for years through these movie adaptations.
