The Boys Ruined Kojima's Plan For Superhero Game With Mads Mikkelsen
Gaming auteur Hideo Kojima has revealed that he put a superhero project on hold due to similarities to Amazon's hit show The Boys, and that Mads Mikkelsen was his chosen actor to be the lead. Both Kojima's project and The Boys would have revolved around the idea that superheroes may not be as good as their public image implies, and would need to be kept in check.
The Boys is an adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's comic book series, which ran from 2006 to 2012. It presents a dark, satirical take on the world of superheroes and corporate America, while further tackling the political themes of superhero fiction and celebrity with nods and parallels drawn to real-world events — far different to the video game story of Marvel'sSpider-Man. Amazon's show has been highly praised by fans and critics and is currently on its third season, with Karl Urban as the show's lead, Billy Butcher.
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Hideo Kojima often takes to Twitter to comment on the latest movie or TV show he has seen and offer his views, with high praise reserved for films he ends up enjoying, such as Paddington 2. In his latest update, Kojima (via. VGC) talked about The Boys, admitting that he initially quit watching the hit superhero series after the first three episodes of the first season, but recently chose to revisit it. In a series of tweets, Kojima revealed that he had been planning a project that would have starred Mads Mikkelsen (who previously collaborated with the game director as a cast member of Death Stranding), and would have focused on a special squad facing off against legendary superheroes who needed to be kept in check behind the scenes. However, he eventually
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