The talks for a live-action film of Hideo Kojima’s PlayStation masterpieceÂMetal Gear Solidhas been ongoing for years now, but it looks as though the project is starting to gain real traction. Oscar Isaac, known for many roles including Poe Dameron in the latestÂStar WarsÂtrilogy has been cast as the iconic stealth operative Solid Snake.
This is the first major update we’ve gotten on the film since almost exactly one year ago where Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts announced thata draft of the film’s script had been submitted to Sony. Vogt-Roberts did howeverpost a fun little tweet regardingMetal Gear Solidand the quarantineearlier this year. The script was penned by Derek Connolly who wrote Vogt-Roberts most recent filmKong: Skull Island.
With the casting of Isaac, the film could possibly begin production in the coming months, but there are currently no details as to when the film will begin filming. The project has been ongoing since 2015 so there’s honestly no telling how much longer things are going to take.
Director Vogt-Roberts is an avid gamer and says that he wants to do right by Kojima’s vision when recreating it onto the big screen. He has also said in the past thathe wanted Oscar Issac in the role of Solid Snakeand Issac himself said during a press interview for one of his filmsÂTriple FrontierÂthathe was aiming to get the roleeven before the casting process even began.
Metal Gear SolidÂwill surely be an ambitious film to get right on the screen, but I am optimistic now with Oscar Issac playing Snake. There are still many famous characters from the game like Revolver Ocelot and Liquid Snake that still need to be cast. There is a lot of potential for a star-studded cast with Vogt-Roberts having many famous actors including Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, and Samuel L. Jackson forKong: Skull IslandÂI hope he will be able to pull off the same this time around.
