Metal Gear Solid is getting a feature adaptation from Sony. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the team behind Final Destination: Bloodlines are taking on Solid Snake. Sony has signed the duo to a first-look deal with all of their different film labels.
Under the deal, Lipovsky and Stein’s newly-launched company, Wonderlab, will develop films for the duo to direct and original projects that they will produce for other directors. The focus is creating wildly fun, commercial, character-driven, genre-bending films.
This is the first time that Metal Gear Solid will grace the big screen. The video game series is one of the most cinematic and expansive in history. Hideo Kojima created the series and was heavily inspired by movies like Escape From New York and others.
“Zach and Adam are thrilling storytellers, masters of visuals and suspense, and two of the most impressive director/producers working today,” said Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group President Sanford Panitch in a statement. “With projects across all the company’s film labels, we are so happy to create a home for them, and proud to have them as part of the Sony family.”
This isn’t the only thing that Lipovsky and Stein are doing for Sony, they’ve recently been announced to do a Venom animated movie for the company as well.
“We are honored to be partnering with the incredible executive team at Sony,” said Lipovsky and Stein in a statement. “While working with several Sony teams in the last year, we’ve been blown away by the level of creativity, thoughtfulness, and passion we felt in every conversation. We share the vision that Tom, Sanford, Peter, Louie, Kristine and Damien, Ashley and the whole Sony team have for creating theatrical event films that entertain the world.”
“Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionized video games. We are thrilled and honored to bring Hideo Kojima’s iconic characters and unforgettable world to life.”
We’ll keep you updated on all things Metal Gear Solid as we get news.
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Source: THR
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