Michael Sarnoski, director of A Quiet Place: Day One, is reportedly set to jot down and direct the live-action adaptation of Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding.
Per Deadline, Sarnoski will write and direct the Death Stranding adaptation with A24 and Kojima Productions producing, alongside Square Peg. Sarnoski directed and wrote for each the A Quiet Place spin-off Day One and 2021’s Pig, starring Nicolas Cage. He’s additionally the author/director for the upcoming The Death of Robin Hood, one other A24 undertaking.
Few particulars got about what the live-action adaptation of Death Stranding would entail. The authentic 2019 recreation despatched gamers out into the wasteland to attempt to reconnect a scattered America amid an extinction-level occasion, in a world haunted by nightmarish creatures and unusual happenings. It’s already good film fodder earlier than you consider Hideo Kojima’s cinematic tendencies.
Death Stranding additionally featured a star-studded solid that included Norman Reedus within the lead function of Sam Bridges, in addition to Léa Seydoux, Mads Mikkelsen, Guillermo del Toro, and Margaret Qualley. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if these actors reprise their roles for the live-action adaptation.
There’s nonetheless extra for Death Stranding in retailer although, as Kojima Productions lately confirmed Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will launch later this 12 months on June 26, 2025 on PlayStation 5. The subsequent recreation within the Death Stranding saga additionally picked up some extra stars, together with the likes of Luca Marinelli and Elle Fanning.
Hopefully this explicit Kojima-linked undertaking forges forward, because the Metal Gear Solid film continues to be reportedly being labored on regardless of slowing updates. With all the celebs and cinematics although, Death Stranding actually appears poised to make the leap to live-action.
Eric is a contract author for IGN.
