Any time a film adaptation of a online game is introduced, questions typically come up of whether or not it is going to be a retelling of the identical tales we’ve already skilled earlier than. Comparable questions got here up when an A24-produced adaptation of Dying Stranding was introduced. In the course of the current tenth Anniversary livestream from earlier this week, Hideo Kojima, together with film director Michael Sarnoski, have confirmed that the Dying Stranding film will likely be telling its personal unique story reasonably than retelling the tales we’ve skilled within the video games.
Sarnoski described the story of the film as one that may seize the soul and themes of the sport whereas nonetheless telling a very new story that we haven’t seen earlier than. By this story, he famous that we’d get to discover new characters as nicely.
“I feel, with this undertaking, we actually wish to seize the soul of the sport, seize the themes of the sport, however inform a narrative you haven’t seen in that world and discover characters you haven’t seen earlier than, and discover all of that scope and all of these unbelievable actual areas, but additionally discover all of these nuanced characters and simply do justice to this on a macro and micro scale,” mentioned Sarnoski (by way of IGN).
He additionally spoke about looking for the appropriate stability of telling a very unique story whereas nonetheless going down in the identical universe that was already depicted within the video games. By the film, Sarnoski needs to make the world of Dying Stranding extra accessible to people who won’t have already performed the video games, whereas additionally giving one thing new to followers of the collection as nicely.
“We’re looking for one other story that you just’ve by no means seen on this similar universe that’s each accessible to folks that have by no means performed these video games earlier than however may also give one thing to folks that know the video games very well,” Sarnoski defined. “I feel discovering that stability and discovering a solution to inform a human story on this world that captures all the things that we love about it, in addition to with the ability to stand by itself two ft, is actually the purpose.”
Kojima had beforehand spoken concerning the Dying Stranding film earlier this yr, and famous that Sarnoski was a sensible choice for steering the variation because of being sensible and having good style. Throughout the identical episode of his Koji10 radio present, he additionally mentioned that it’s going to be “an unbelievable and unusual movie”.
The film adaptation of Dying Stranding was first introduced all the best way again in 2022. It was introduced as being co-produced by Kojima together with Barbarian govt producer Alex Lebovici. Together with the 2, Kojima Productions US and Allan Ungar had been additionally introduced as serving the position of govt producers, with the film’s funding coming from Hammerstone Studios.
The involvement of A24 for the film adaptation was introduced again in 2023. The corporate is understood for having produced critically-acclaimed motion pictures throughout all kinds of genres with movies like Every thing All over the place All at As soon as, Uncut Gems, Hereditary and Midsommar.
As you watch for the discharge of the Dying Stranding film, try our evaluate of Dying Stranding 2: On the Seashore, which is obtainable on PS5.
