Famed horror actor Bill Skarsgard will play the lead role in Hideo Kojima's new spy game, PHYSINT.
Xbox's Tokyo Game Show stream delivered new updates on Hideo Kojima's upcoming Metal Gear successor, PHYSINT. The Xbox-funded espionage thriller will be led by Hollywood actor Bill Skarsgard, known for his portrayal of the maniacal Pennywise from Stephen King's IT. Kojima had originally been with PlayStation on PHYSINT, but switched to Xbox when, in an interesting twist of fate, Sony dropped the game.
Popular Now: Developer abandons PS5 Linux project after people found a Hypervisor bug and reported it to SonyPHYSINT also stars indigenous Australian actor Charlee Fraser, South Korean Train to Busan actor Don Lee, and Godzilla Minus One's Minami Hamabe. From the sound of it, PHYSINT may not be ready for a few more years.
"PHYSINT is the culmination of more than 40 year sof my career: a project that will redefine action-espionage, unbound by any existing genres in digital entertainment.
"The project continues to make steady progress.
"We're also making progress on casting, talent scans and collaborations with outside creators.
"We are both long-time fans of each other's work, and we've decided to embark on this new adventure together. There are still many exciting cast announcements to come in the future, so please stay tuned for further updates.
"The costume fittings, scans, and camera tests we conducted with Bill and Charlee earlier this year gave me tremendous confidence in the direction of the project.
"My vision of the final form became much more solidified."
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As MauroNL notes, Skarsgard actually visited Kojima Productions 8 months ago...but everyone thought it was for the horror game, OD.
