US EditionFinal Destination Bloodlines Directors "Thrilled and Honored" to Make Metal Gear Solid Movie
- Sony Pictures signed filmmaking duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to a first-look deal covering all studio labels, with the pair set to direct a live-action 'Metal Gear Solid' adaptation for Columbia Pictures.
- Lipovsky and Stein gained industry prominence last year with 'Final Destination: Bloodlines', which grossed $317.0 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing franchise entry in about 14 years.
- Under the deal, their company Wonderlab will develop films across Sony's labels, including an animated 'Venom' movie they are directing and the sci-fi epic 'The Earthling' they will produce.
- Father-and-Son producers Avi Arad and Ari Arad will oversee the 'Metal Gear Solid' feature, while Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group President Sanford Panitch called the directors 'thrilling storytellers, masters of visuals and suspense.'
- Previous attempts to adapt the game date back to 2006, but none materialized; Sony Pictures hopes to succeed where others failed, following momentum from adaptations like 'The Legend of Zelda.
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The Metal Gear Solid movie is back on, with Final Destination: Bloodlines directors in charge
A film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid is in the works again, this time from filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directors of Final Destination: Bloodlines, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo are reviving the project at Columbia Pictures as part of a new first-look deal with Sony, the latest attempt in what's been multiple decades of work to turn the blockbuster stealth game into a blockbuster film."Metal Gear Solid was noth…
Metal Gear Solid movie on the way
In 1998, Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid brought cinematic action to the original Sony PlayStation, and now Hollywood is returning the favor. Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein are to film a blockbuster based on the game. Regarding Metal Gear Solid, the duo stated, "Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionized video games. — Read the rest The post Metal Gear Solid movie on the way appeare…
The new directors for Sony's Metal Gear Solid movie are a surprising fit
Sony Pictures is giving a Metal Gear Solid movie another run, with Final Destination: Bloodlines directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein tackling a new live-action adaptation of the tactical stealth action game franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lipovsky and Stein landed the gig directing Metal Gear Solid thanks to a fresh first-look deal at Sony, where they're also working on an animated movie based on Spider-Man anti-hero Ve…
Final Destination Bloodlines Directors "Thrilled and Honored" to Make Metal Gear Solid Movie
Final Destination Bloodlines filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein will direct a live-action feature film adaptation of Konami and Hideo Kojima’s iconic video game franchise, Metal Gear Solid.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the duo are making the Metal Gear Solid movie for Sony’s Columbia Pictures as part of a first-look deal between Sony Pictures and the filmmakers’ new production company, Wonderlab.Lipovsky and Stein said in a statem…
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