

They worked on Silent Hills, a reboot of the franchise, until Konami cancelled it.ĭeath Stranding is currently in development for PS4 and PC at Kojima Productions. Kojima and del Toro's relationship was more collaborative prior to the Metal Gear creator's unceremonious departure from Konami. My contribution is limited to being a cheerleader for his ideas and being scanned for long hours at a time. "I think it's gonna be a fantastic game, 100%. "This is entirely Kojima-san’s game," del Toro added. "He’s discussed his ideas so I could understand the character, but other than that I'm not involved, creatively, at all," the director continued. "Kojima-san called me and said, 'I want you to be a character in the game,' and I said, 'Gladly,'" del Toro, who counts Kojima as a close friend, explained in an interview with IGN. We also got a clearest look at gameplay yet, including its unique asynchronous multiplayer that allows you to “assist” other players.While Hollywood director plays a character in Hideo Kojima's next game, Death Stranding, acting and motion capture comprise the extent of his contributions. Outside of its all-star cast, the newest Death Stranding trailer confirmed that it will be releasing on Novemexclusively on the PlayStation 4. Now it appears that his involvement is only surface-level, literally.

Del Toro later confirmed he was not involved creatively with Death Stranding. He was supposed to be involved with that game, though it’s unknown exactly what capacity. Refn’s character is known as Heartman, while del Toro’s character is named Deadman.ĭel Toro has a long history with Kojima, spanning back to the since-axed Silent Hills. Del Toro is the Oscar-winning director of films like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water. Refn is perhaps best known for the 2011 film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling.

Notably, both are big-name film directors, so it’s entirely possible neither had time to take part in the production of Death Stranding. We 3D scanned his head, body, and facial expressions to make his 3D model, but his acting and voice are done by a different performer, same as with Guillermo. I asked my bestie, Nicolas, to be “HEARTMAN” in DS as special guest.
