"There's no real need" to turn games into movies, says Death Stranding movie director Hideo Kojima

1 year 4 months ago

Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima has claimed his upcoming Death Stranding movie is "taking a direction that nobody has tried before with a movie adaptation of a game", arguing that other attempts to wring movies out of game-ies have failed because they "cater to gamers". His will be different, he says, because he's "taking the approach of changing and evolving the world of Death Stranding in a way that suits film well".

He also says there's "no real need" to turn games into films, which is a true and enjoyable acknowledgement from someone who is doing that.

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Matt Cox