Hollywood, get ready for Hideo Kojima.The Death Stranding and Metal Gear creator sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Variety, published today, in which he talked about about the next steps of his career — and revealed a more direct tie to Hollywood.
Kojima has signed with talent agency WME, which the publication describes as his "his liaison in the world of TV and film."He also went into detail about the future of Kojima Productions, breaking down his plan into three phases.
The first phase, Kojima said, was all about Death Stranding and establishing it "within the games category and expand on global platforms, like Apple and PC and Sony." "This part is not necessarily difficult," he added.Part of that, of course, is the upcoming Death Stranding sequel, which is set to release sometime next year.
But the second phase, Kojima revealed, involves "different forms of media: movies, anime, TV dramas, etc.""Basically, expanding the game IP to other media," he continued. "That’s the second phase.
That’s what we’re aiming for next. I created Kojima Productions under the scope of 'digital entertainment,' but I don’t think it necessarily has to be a video game.