Metal Gear Solid director, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, says the film is a "different approach to a video game movie", and will be made to reflect Hideo Kojima's approach to storytelling.

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In an interview with Collider , Jordan Vogt-Roberts says that he wants to make a film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid that appeals "to the hardcore" fans of the series, but will also make "a general audience falls in love with" it.“Even if I wasn’t involved in this movie I would read that script and say, ‘Holy sh*t.' It represents a different approach to a video game movie. It represents a different approach to how a three-act structure is put on screen," he said.As well as Snake and Big Boss, Vogt-Roberts plans to expand the cast with a number of other characters, saying that "these two figureheads of the franchise...define themselves based on the relationships of the people around them."So much of the game ends up being the tragedy that these characters experienced…you have a boss fight, and instead of feeling like you accomplished something, you feel a sense of loss, which is such a unique Metal Gear feeling."So it’s important that those characters are surrounded by a roster of people. So we’re finding the exact right amount of people where we can introduce enough of them where it feels robust, where we can define Snake or Boss through these characters, but not enough to get lost.”He also wants the threat of mutually assured destruction and the fear of nuclear war to be at the forefront of the film, adding that "a lot of work" has been done to "make the Metal Gears themselves relevant in a very cool way.”Talking about a potential R rating, Vogt-Roberts still wants to keep costs down somewhat. “It’s about doing it for a price so you can make the riskier, balls-to-the-wall, Kojima-san version of it."The director is keen to make a film "that touches people" the same way the game affected its audience, stressing that he will be "fighting" to make the "best version of it on-screen" because he believes it's a "world that people are ready to see."Despite the series' convoluted plot and somewhat bombastic nature, Vogt-Roberts seems confident that he can make an adaptation that will draw in fans of the game and movie-goers alike.Vogt-Roberts shared details of the completed script with IGN last month during our Comic-Con live show , and explained that the film won't be a "verbatim" adaptation of the series, but will still retain the pivotal elements of the story.

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