Jordan Vogt - Roberts has briefly described the handwriting for his highly - anticipatedMetal Gear Solidmovie . The film maker had ab initio sign on to direct the long - await adaptation of Hideo Kojima ’s iconicMetal Gearvideo game serial back in 2014 , but the project miscarry to take off right aside . soon after signing on , Vogt - Roberts had board Warner Bros. ‘Kong : Skull Island , which release earlier this class , and that film ’s success had given him enough clout to leverage Sony Pictures to back his idea forMetal Gear Solid . Now , thing are finally start to move fore .

Vogt - Roberts is a self - professed Kojima fan , and he has made it quite clear that he truly lovestheMetal Geargames . That ’s why he andscreenwriter Jay Basuhave been strenuously work to produce the dependable possible script for years , make water sure to get the story right before get into product . Although not much has been known about the film , apart from the fundamental creatives involved , we now know the type of film that they have in mind .

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In an interview withDen of Geek , Vogt - Roberts explain how much Kojima’sMetal Gearseries means to him in person – something that he demonstrated first - handwriting while speaking with the fabled TV game Almighty at E3 2017 earlier this summer – as well as the type ofMetal Gear Solidmovie   they are attempting to make .

“ right on now what we ’re attempt to write is the craziest , punk rock , Kojima , stone and scroll , like ‘ holy sh*t they ’re going to essay to make that moving-picture show that does this in that many fourth dimension menstruation ? ! ’ Like it ’s especial . Whether we can execute on that book , whether we can get it made , who bonk . But right now , I truly believe that the target is in the right direction , and so we ’ll see what happens from there . ”

It ’s no secret that Hollywood has struggled to achieve both decisive fame and commercial-grade achiever with their video game movies . Over the years , hoi polloi have hoped that movies such as Duncan Jones’Warcraftand Justin Kurzel’sAssassin ’s Creedwould break the cast , but they , alas , for whatever reasons , could n’t avoid knuckle under to the ever - present video secret plan motion picture curse . Vogt - Roberts has discussed the curse in great detail before , part associating preceding film maker ' failures with their unfitness to key out the deviation between fighting and passive experiences .

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moreover , he recently said that he ’s not diving into the report with preconceived ideas for the picture show ’s rating and budget . He wants to write the most accurate and faithful level potential first , and worry aboutthe film ’s rating and budgetary fear secondly . It ’s a more pragmatic approach that is somewhat difficult to reach in the greater outline of matter , peculiarly when it comes to blockbuster properties . However , it certainly seems like he understand the reference material , and that ’s the least the motion-picture fan can need for when it comes to adapting beloved properties such asMetal Gear Solid .

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