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Hideo Kojima: Death Stranding Animation Is in the Works

Hideo Kojima reported in an interview with Vogue Japan on Wednesday that a Death Stranding animation is now in the works. Kojima does not specify if the project is Japanese animated or not.

The game director discussed the animation project while speaking to the outlet about the separate film adaptation of the game. Director Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One) is set to write and direct the film. Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster's Square Peg production company is also producing the film.

Kojima Productions established a new division in Los Angeles, California in 2021 dedicated to music, television, and film.

The original Death Stranding game shipped for PlayStation 4 in November 2019. The game launched on PC via Steam in July 2020 after a delay from June 2020 due to COVID-19. Death Stranding: Director's Cut, the PlayStation 5 version of the game, launched in September 2021. Death Stranding: Director's Cut launched for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store in March 2022.

The Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sequel game is slated for release for the PlayStation 5 on June 26. The cast for the game includes Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, Troy Baker, George Miller, Fatih Akin, Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, and Nicolas Winding Refn.

Source: Vogue Japan (Hideo Kojima) via IGN