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Geek Tyrant
8 hours ago
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- Geek Tyrant
DEATH STRANDING Animated Movie Hires PRISONERS Writer Aaron Guzikowski To Write The Script — GeekTyrant
The mysterious world of Death Stranding is officially expanding, and it just found the perfect storyteller to take it further. Deadline has confirmed that screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski, known for writing Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners and creating the eerie HBO Max series Raised by Wolves , will write the upcoming animated Death Stranding movie. Guzikowski's work leans heavily into slow-burn tension, atmosphere, and big existential questions, which is exactly the kind of vibe that makes sense for anything coming out ofHideo Kojima's brain. With previous credits like The Red Road and a history of crafting rich, moody worlds, his style seems like a strong match for Death Stranding 's haunting, post-apocalyptic aesthetic. According to the report, this new film isn't just retelling the game. Instead, it will 'tell an original story' within the same universe. That means fans can expect new characters and plotlines set against the same haunting backdrop of fractured America and invisible threats. The animation is being handled by Line Mileage, a studio with experience in turning game worlds into compelling animated storytelling. Their recent work includes Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and Castlevania , both praised for treating their source material with care while delivering bold, stylized visuals and mature storytelling. Kojima Productions remains heavily involved in shaping the animated film's direction, and Kojima himself has already confirmed the project is deep in production. 'We're working on it,' he said in an interview a few weeks back, adding that the team is building something unique for fans. This isn't the only Death Stranding adaptation in the works. There's also a separate live-action movie being developed, with A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski attached. And of course, the game franchise itself isn't slowing down with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach set to drop in 2025.
Geek Culture
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
Hideo Kojima's 'Death Stranding' Animated Film Lands Writer For An Original Story
Announced late last month, Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding animated film adaptation is steadily gaining momentum, with Raised by Wolves writer Aaron Guzikowski signing on to craft its screenplay, which will feature an original story separate from the events of the games. Unlike the franchise's other game-to-screen adaptation, the live-action A24 movie, which is expected to follow the events of game protagonist Sam Porter Bridges, the animated film will journey into unfamiliar territory for fans of Death Stranding , telling a completely original story while still set in the same post-apocalyptic world. Death Stranding (2019) Although specific plot details are still being kept under wraps, the film will be in a similar vein to adult-targeted, animated genre films like the recently released Predator: Killer of Killers Disney+ anthology film. The onboarding of Guzikowski, whose other film credits include the 2013 drama Prisoners and the 2014 TV series The Red Road , was announced by Hideo Kojima's Tokyo and L.A.-based Kojima Productions and L.A.-based animation company Line Mileage. Death Stranding (2019) 'I love the world of Death Stranding , it's so creatively freeing, so beautifully dark and yet hopeful; I'm so excited and honored that Hideo Kojima, whose work I've long admired, has invited me to dwell within his creation, to birth new stories into this fertile, mind-bending universe,' said Guzikowski in a statement, 'Drawing and animation have always been near and dear to my heart, so to finally get to play in this space is a dream come true.' 'As an avid gamer, I can say, unequivocally, Death Stranding is the most cinematic, thought-provoking video game I have ever played,' added Line Mileage CCO Daniel Dominguez, 'Playing it gave me the same emotional rush, visceral punch, and intellectual pleasure I had the first time I watched Blade Runner , or Ghost in the Shell . Adapting it into a form it so naturally evokes is an honour.' Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Death Stranding Death Stranding Animated Film Hideo Kojima
Engadget
2 days ago
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- Engadget
Animated Death Stranding movie gets its screenwriter
Hideo Kojima said in an interview with Vogue Japan earlier this year that an anime based on his game Death Stranding was in the works. Today, Deadline reports that Aaron Guzikowski will write the screenplay for the upcoming animated feature based on the game world. His most recent credit is the sci-fi series Raised By Wolves , but Guzikowski has also worked on movies including Prisoners and Papillon . The animated film will tell "an original story" from the same universe as the already quite cinematic Death Stranding . Kojima Productions will be involved with this adaptation and Line Mileage is the animation company attached to the project. The executive team at Line Mileage has previous experience making animated series and adaptations. Their bios mention shows such as Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and Castlevania that have reimagined popular games as animated projects squarely targeting adult viewers. This film is a separate project from the live-action adaptation that's being helmed by writer-director Michael Sarnoski with production company A24 (and of course Kojima Productions). And if you can't wait for either of these movies to wrap to get more Kojima, the release date for Death Stranding 2 is just around the corner .
The Verge
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Death Stranding is getting an animated film
The strange world of Death Stranding just keeps on expanding. As Deadline reports, Hideo Kojima's ghostly, post-apocalyptic video game is getting a spinoff in the form of an animated film. While there aren't a lot of details yet, the animated feature will supposedly be in the same mold as other animated spinoffs like the recent Predator anthology on Hulu, which could be a good vehicle for Kojima's particular brand of weirdness. Aaron Guzikowski, creator of the HBO series Raised by Wolves, has signed on as writer. 'I love the world of Death Stranding, it's so creatively freeing, so beautifully dark and yet hopeful,' he said in a statement, noting that he would be creating 'new stories into this fertile, mind-bending universe.'
Gizmodo
3 days ago
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- Gizmodo
Netflix Wants to Make ‘Land of the Lost' Its Next Big Sci-Fi Series
Another adaptation of Death Stranding is in the works. James Gunn talks about the crossover relationship between the DCU and the Batman Epic Crime Saga. Plus, hints at what's next on Murderbot. Spoilers get! Death Stranding Deadline reports that there is in fact another adaptation of Hideo Kojima's franchise in the works, this time an animated feature telling an original story set in its universe from Raised By Wolves writer Aaron Guzikowski. The DCU In response to a fan on Threads, James Gunn stated there's 'no die hard rule' about characters from Matt Reeves' 'Epic Crime Saga' appearing in his DCU, but there are no plans to merge universes at the time. No. But both the Crime Saga and the DCU are a part of DC Studios so we of course take everything into account. But there's no die hard rule. Hatchet 5 Appearing as a guest on the Tales From The Crypt: Horror & True Crime podcast (via Bloody-Disgusting), director Adam Green proved a very Christopher Eccleston-esque answer for why there still hasn't been a fifth adventure for his hulking, murderous ghost, Victor Crowley. It's always a possibility. I can't get into all of the minutiae because it would take up six more hours, but the long story short is, once we can make the movie with different entities behind the scenes at the top level, then I'll be interested in doing [Hatchet] 5. But things need to change. That's probably enough; people can make of that what they want. The creative team is still very much a happy family and would love to do it, but… we need to be under new management, maybe that's the best way to put it. The diplomatic way to put it. I think the old management knows at this point, I'm not kidding when I keep saying I'm not going to do it. So we'll see what happens. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma However, if you're hungry for more slasher action, filming has officially wrapped on Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbender. That's a wrap!!! See u all at camp next year :)) — Jane Schoenbrun (@sapphicspielbrg) June 17, 2025 Site While investigating an abandoned government facility, a man finds himself suffering 'traumatic visions of distant other lives that might hold the thread to his own unraveling present' in the trailer for Site, starring Jake McLaughlin, Arielle Kebbel, Theo Rossi, Miki Ishikawa, and Yoson An. Forgive Us All Elsewhere, a woman living the post-apocalypse helps a man hiding from a totalitarian government after a virus has transformed the population into unhinged cannibals in the trailer for Forgive Us All, starring Lily Sullivan. Land of the Lost Deadline reports Netflix has teamed with Legendary Television on a reboot of Sid & Marty Krofft's Land of the Lost. According to the outlet, 'Sid and Marty Krofft as well as Marty's daughter Deanna Krofft Pope, who is COO at their company, will produce the project, which is in very early stages.' Murderbot Spoiler TV has a synopsis for 'Complimentary Species,' this week's episode of Murderbot. Murderbot deals with fallout and detects a critical threat. In hopes of evading danger, the team heads to a new locale full of surprises. Resident Alien Meanwhile, Spoiler TV has images from 'Ties That Bind,' this Friday's episode of Resident Alien. More at the link. Harry and D'arcy travel to an unexpected place to recover an alien device left behind by his people. Revival Spoiler TV also has images from 'Keeping Up Appearances,' the second episode of Revival. Click through to see the rest. A Reviver's attack shakes Wausau as Dana begins an investigation too close to home. Lazarus Finally, Adult Swim has also released a clip from this week's new episode of Lazarus.
