Well damn... If this isn't some darn fine casting right here!
Oscar Isaac is now said to be attached to Sony's upcoming movie adaptation of the mega-popular Playstation series Metal Gear solid.
Isaac will play the main protagonist of the series, Solid Snake.
The game series, created by the legendary Hideo Kojima, became a massive hit for Playstation and studio Konami upon the release of the 4th entry into the Metal Gear series, 1998's 'Metal Gear Solid'.
That highly acclaimed game followed Solid Snake, a soldier who must infiltrate a nuclear weapons facility in Alaska to stop a terrorist threat from Foxhound, a renegade special forces unit that Snake used to be associated with. The game was heavily stealth-based and expertly plot driven. It was one of the games that launched the popularity of stealth games.
The movie is set to be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts the man behind the excellent films The Kings of Summer and Kong: Skull Island.
No release date has been set, and with Oscar Isaac attached to quite a few high profile projects (not the least of which is the title role of Marvel's Moon Knight TV series), it may be a little while until this kicks off production. But with a big name now attached don't be surprised if Sony moves this up their priority list quick smart.
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