Sony Pictures has signed a first-look deal with filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to develop a Metal Gear Solid movie. The directors of last year's Final Destination Bloodlines will helm the adaptation through their new production company Wonderlab and Sony's Columbia Pictures. The agreement covers multiple projects, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter on April 9.
Sony Pictures announced a first-look deal with directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein on April 9. The filmmakers, fresh off directing Final Destination Bloodlines, formed production company Wonderlab to handle several upcoming projects. Among them is a Metal Gear Solid adaptation, which the pair will direct via Columbia Pictures, based on Hideo Kojima's stealth-action game series. “Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionized video games,” Lipovsky and Stein said in a statement. “We are thrilled and honored to bring Hideo Kojima’s iconic characters and unforgettable world to life.” No further details are available on casting, release timeline or production involvement from Kojima. Previous attempts to adapt Metal Gear Solid include director Jordan Vogt-Roberts attached in 2014 and rumors in 2020 linking Oscar Isaac to the role of Solid Snake. Those efforts have gone quiet, suggesting the new project restarts development.
