Oscar Isaac cast as Solid Snake in Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Metal Gear Solid movie

 

The internet has exploded and we get the fitting "!" sign in our heads, as Deadline has reported that "Star Wars" Sequel Trilogy and "Dune" star Oscar Isaac has been cast as Solid Snake in the upcoming live-action Metal Gear Solid movie to be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts! The film is currently in development by Sony Pictures, and is based on the Tactical Espionage Action video game series of the same name created by Hideo Kojima that started in the original PlayStation way back in 1998.

Isaac is keeping pretty busy now that he's playing the legendary soldier who was a member of Foxhound. In addition to Snake, he was also recently tapped to play Moon Knight in the upcoming Marvel Studios TV Series for Disney +. This is definitely a good time for the Guatamelan-American actor!

No word yet on when Metal Gear Solid will be released, but we finally have a face behind Solid Snake!

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the Metal Gear Solid movie director, shares concept art and an awesome CODEC call video

In what seems like a long time since the last bit of exciting news was shared about the project, Metal Gear Solid movie director JordanVogt-Roberts took to his Twitter to share some pretty awesome stuff - including some new concept art that you can see above from Form Language Studio featuring the pretty recognizable bipedal weapon that is Metal Gear Rex!

I wish I could share more frequent updates on the film adaptation of @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN’s seminal METAL GEAR SOLID...

But❗️I can share this codec from the legends @DavidBHayter, @4pauleiding & @christophran as we celebrate MGS and try to make the world whole again.#MGSQUARANTINE pic.twitter.com/6AE9qLL74v

— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) May 12, 2020

The director also shared an awesome CODEC call video, featuring the voices of actors David Hayter, Paul Eiding, and Christopher Randolph - as they reprised their signature roles as Solid Snake, Roy Campbell, and Otacon respectively for an #MGSQuarantine message!

Metal Gear Solid 5 confirmed by Hideo Kojima and using Fox Engine

Despite saying the opposite and stating that the story of Solid Snake is finished, Hideo Kojima apparently isn't done with the legendary soldier yet, and has confirmed in an interview with Eurogamer that Metal Gear Solid 5 is in the works!

According to the interview, the next installment in Konami's Tactical Espionage Action series of stealth games will be built using Kojima Production's proprietary and under development "Fox Engine", with the game being more of an "Infiltration Game" ala Deus EX: Human Revolution. It's not known yet whether Kojima is going to direct or lead the project in some form or way, but his involvement is without question. The next Metal Gear game, a spinoff title starring Raiden called Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, is due for release sometime next year. For more on the story, visit the source post at G4TV.com or Eurogamer!

Comics and Games Collide!

Two of THE BEST in stealth and combat side by side. This image practically made my day!

As seen in a link in Kotaku, The Examiner has posted up four images of comic book heroes and video game characters together, as illustrated by artist David Stonecipher. They're nicely done pieces, and my favorite happens to be the one you see above - Solid Snake and Batman prowling the night and looking to beat trouble senseless. Comic vs Video Game personalities isn't exactly a new trend, and it's making a comeback with the return of the Marvel Vs Capcom series next year, but it's fun to imagine who else can tussle and team up together from those two different worlds. You can check out more mix ups at this link, or just enjoy imagining who wins the Hulk Vs Donkey Kong battle here: