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Metro
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear spiritual successor won't be out this decade
Arguably the most anticipated game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is still at least five years away, despite being announced a year ago. As well Death Stranding 2: On The Beach next month, Hideo Kojima's studio Kojima Productions is working on two more projects. One of these is an Xbox published game called OD, a collaboration between Kojima and Get Out director Jordan Peele which stars Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier. The horror project was officially revealed in 2023, but nothing has been shown since. The other is Physint, a Metal Gear spiritual sequel which was announced in January last year. Unlike OD, no footage has ever been shown of the game, and there's a very good reason for that – it's still many years away. Speaking in an interview with French magazine Le Film Français (via VGC), Kojima was asked about the upcoming film adaptation of Death Stranding from A24, and whether he'd like to direct a film himself. 'Oh, yes!' Kojima replied. 'I received many offers after leaving Konami.' However, don't expect a Kojima film anytime soon, as the developer wants to finish Death Stranding 2 and Physint before he even considers switching mediums. 'Besides Death Stranding 2, there is Physint in development,' Kojima said. 'That will take me another five or six years. Maybe after that, I could finally decide to tackle a film. I grew up with cinema. Directing would be a kind of homage to it. Besides, I'm getting older, and I would prefer to do it while still young.' While it's unclear why Kojima didn't mention OD, it's possible he's been told by Sony not to talk about the project while promoting Death Stranding 2, as it's published by Xbox – although it's unknown if it's a console exclusive or not. More Trending Considering OD was announced before Physint, it's safe to assume the former will be the next game from Kojima Productions, which implies Physint hasn't made it past pre-production yet. While Kojima's love for movies is clear in his games, an interview last week suggested he had been advised to stick to video games, by film director friends Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn. In that same interview, Kojima explained how he has a USB stick filled with game ideas, so his studio could have a secure future after he dies. He's currently 61 and so could be 66 or older before Physint is ever released. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is set to launch on PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Anno 117: Pax Romana hands-on preview – building a better Britain MORE: You can play Switch 2 at Gamescom 2025 as Nintendo confirms attendance MORE: Take-Two boss has zero interest in playing GTA 6: 'I'm not a gamer'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tom Cruise and Mission: Impossible cast members break red carpet rule at Cannes premiere
The Mission: Impossible cast are no stranger to stunts, but the one they pulled on the Cannes red carpet could land them in hot water with festival organisers. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning received its world premiere on Wednesday (14 May) at the Grand Théâtre Lumière, where Cruise delivered his swansong as super spy Ethan Hunt. Prior to the screening, Cruise and his co-stars, including Simon Pegg, Hannah Waddingham, Trammell Tilman, and Angela Bassett, walked the red carpet. They paused several times to capture the joyful moment with selfies taken by Christopher McQuarrie, who directed five of the eight Mission Impossible films, including Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025). Although a seemingly innocuous act, the selfies broke the rules of the Cannes Film Festival, which state that taking selfies are prohibited on the red carpet. The rule was introduced in 2018, with the festival's artistic director Thierry Frémaux telling Le Film Français magazine at the time that taking selfies 'tarnished' the red carpet and the event as a whole. 'On the red carpet, the trivial aspect and the slowing down provoked by the disorder which these selfies create tarnishes the quality of [the red carpet experience] and of the festival as a whole,' he said. One of the photos taken earlier in the festival, which was shared on the official Mission: Impossible X account, featured Cruise, McQuarrie, Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Zhen Lei, and Greg Tarzan Davis. The caption – which reads 'Mission: Selfie. Accomplished.' – might suggest that the cast knew they were flouting the rules, with some fans applauding them on their boldness. Cannes festival rules have been under the spotlight recently after organisers announced that the dress code had been updated to ban nudity and dresses with long trains. The announcement came only one day before the 12-day festival was set to commence, with stars including Halle Berry scrambling to change their outfits in time for the gala. It's likely, though, that this Mission: Impossible selfie transgression will be forgiven by festival organisers, given the film has proven to be such a success. Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning, which is expected to be the last instalment of the popular action series, was met with a 7.5-minute-long standing ovation by the audience on Wednesday night. 'I'm very grateful, very grateful for 30 years to be able to entertain with this franchise,' Cruise, who has led all eight of the Mission: Impossible entries, told the crowd in a clip posted to X. The Oscar-nominated actor, 62, went on to express his gratitude for McQuarrie, stating: 'Every step of the way, what you've done and how you've expanded it, how it just went beyond our expectations. 'Your absolute care, your talent; you're absolutely brilliant, and you're an amazing human being. It's been a real privilege and pleasure. Look forward to making a bunch of other types of movies with you.' Turning to the audience, Cruise continued: 'We just want to thank you all. Thank you so much for everything. Thank you so much for allowing us to entertain you!' The Final Reckoning arrives two years after the release of the penultimate film in the franchise, Dead Reckoning Part One. Picking up where the seventh movie left off, Hunt and his Impossible Missions Force team race against time to find the Entity, a rogue artificial intelligence system with the power to destroy mankind. Along with Cruise's Hunt, the film welcomes the return of Atwell as pickpocket-turned-IMF ally Grace, and Pom Klementieff as once-evil-now-good assassin Paris. Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, and Esai Morales all reprise their roles, alongside Angela Bassett, who last featured in 2018's Mission: Impossible — Fallout. In a four-star review of the film for The Independent, Clarisse Loughrey said that she 'absolutely adored it', writing: 'This (potentially final) entry in the long-running franchise is inherently absurd, but who cares?' 'The Final Reckoning, final or not, presents us with a fascinating contradiction: Ethan Hunt is both a pure singular and a state of mind. He's cinema as the madman dreamer's paradise,' she added. The film marks the conclusion of an action franchise that began in 1996, with Cruise not only starring, but making his debut as a producer, too. The actor has become known for his stunts in the films, which have helped establish him as one of the leading action stars in Hollywood. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is out in UK theatres on 21 May, with the US theatrical release following days later on 23 May.
Metro
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Mission Impossible cast break red carpet rule at Cannes premiere
A selfie proved to be a little bit of a daring move as the Mission Impossible cast broke the red carpet rules at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night. In 2018, Cannes Film Festival announced that selfies were forbidden on the red carpet. The festival's artistic director, Thierry Frémaux, told Le Film Français magazine seven years ago that it 'tarnished' the quality of the red carpet. 'On the red carpet, the trivial aspect and the slowing down provoked by the disorder which these selfies create tarnishes the quality of [the red carpet experience] and of the festival as a whole,' he said in 2018. But that didn't stop a certain group of daredevils. Director Christopher McQuarrie was the major rulebreaker as he gathered the leading cast members of the eighth mission movie for a mid-carpet selfie. Tom Cruise, Hannah Waddingham, Haley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, Angela Bassett and Simon Pegg were among the actors in the image who posed with a smile in the picture. One fan quickly pointed out the rule-breaking, but joked that this was an 'exception' given the hype around the cast. 'The #MissionImpossible8 cast and crew taking a selfie on the red carpet — which was banned in 2018, but this is of course an exception! #Cannes2025' said jadabird on X. After the film finished, it received a five-minute standing ovation from the audience, who appeared to be rather impressed by the latest instalment of the action-packed franchise. Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning is set to see some high-octane stunts from the lead cast members. While at Cannes, the director shared a terrifying moment when he feared Tom Cruise had passed out while filming a death-defying stunt on the wing of a plane. 'There was a moment – more than one moment – where Tom had pushed himself to the point that he was so physically exhausted he couldn't get back up off the wing,' he revealed during his Rendezvous event on Wednesday afternoon at Cannes Film Festival, attended by Metro. 'He was lying on the wing of the plane, his arms are hanging over the front of the wing. We could not tell if he was conscious or not,' he continued. 'We watched Tom as he pulled himself up and stuck his head in the cockpit so that he could replenish the oxygen in his body and then climb up into the cockpit and bring the plane safely down to land. 'No one on earth can do that,' he concluded. Cannes has recently issued other bans, including a dress code ban forbidding nudity and 'voluminous ensembles' from its red carpet under new rules. The iconic cinematic event stated: 'For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival.' They continued: 'Voluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train, that hinder the proper flow of traffic of guests and complicate seating in the theatre are not permitted.' More Trending 'The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.' Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that the regulations were updated to reflect 'certain rules that have long been in effect.' They claimed the new guidance was implemented to comply with the festival's rules and French law. Red carpet looks have trended towards the more naked side of things in recent years, with Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori famously wearing a completely see-through dress to The Grammys this year. Even the Cannes red carpet has featured some rather daring outfits in the past raised some eyebrows, which could be why the organisers thought it was time to lay the law down. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Cassie Ventura got 'stinging' tongue sores during Sean 'Diddy' Combs' freak offs MORE: People can't get over Kris Jenner's trendy new look MORE: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' daughters missing from trial as Cassie's graphic testimony continues
