Hideo Kojima wants the film based on Death Stranding “completely different” from the game
In an interview with Natalie, Hideo Kojima said that if he shoots the film on Death Stranding, then he will be completely different from the game. Since Kojima confirmed that he would not be the director of the film, we are wondering in which direction the plot will develop.
For those who do not know, Natalie is a Japanese news site dedicated to the entertainment industry, which recently published an interview with Hideo Kodzima. Various details were discussed in the interview, but at the end the interviewer asked Hideo Kojimu about the upcoming Death Stranding film. Kojima revealed several interesting details and talked about how the film corresponds to the game.
Yes, if we are going to make a film, then I want it to be something that can only be done on the film, so I intend to make it completely different. I think it will be a little unexpected, and tastes can be different. First of all, games are interactive media, and the film adaptation should last two hours, and fans will be happy if the replicas and scenes will be almost the same as in the original, within this limited time, but that’s all because it will also create many conflicts, such as "Is it really necessary to make a movie?" So, if we are going to make difficulties to make a film, we will prepare a trick that will be good (laughs)", – Hideo Kojima says.
It is important to note that the interview was given in Japanese, and in the given statement, most likely, there are some inaccuracies. Kojima believes that although the fans will be pleased to hear the same remarks and dialogs as in the film, it will also make them doubt that the film is really necessary. Even if the essence of the game remains the same, deviations can be very diverse.
Even during the passage of the game, the player will repeatedly think about how everything could have developed if one or another character made a different choice. Therefore, it is quite possible that Kojima explores one of these options and makes us experience various options for the development of events.
Death Stranding – Action developed by Kojima Productions and published Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4 in 2019. This was the first game Hideo Kojima after a break with Konami, which became very popular. Later, the Director’s Cut version was released on PlayStation 5 and PC. It is also planned to issue a version for MacOS, but the data has not yet been announced.