“The relationship between tech and human nature is important to this film.”
Earlier this month, Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts began celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Hideo Kojima-created Metal Gear by releasing early concept art for his forthcoming Metal Gear movie, which has been penned by Derek Connolly.
“We just turned in the script, and I think it’s one of the best scripts I’ve ever read,” Vogt-Roberts told IGN earlier this month. “It’s one of the coolest, weirdest, most Kojima things. If I wasn’t involved in it, I would still look at that script and [say], ‘Holy shit.’”
During the same chat, Vogt-Roberts made sure to mention that there’s still no guarantee that the movie will actually be made, but he seems quite determined to make it happen.
Check out some more concept art below and follow Vogt-Roberts on Twitter for daily updates!
Day 5 of #MetalGear31st
I worked with the legend @mr_werewolf_art on KONG. He doesn’t do freelance work anymore but we’ve become friends and I convinced him to contribute ‘mood art’ to this project. I truly felt the world needed to see his heavy atmospheric style + Metal Gear. pic.twitter.com/l9I5B3f1xY
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 17, 2018
DAY 6 of #METALGEAR31st
I found @c780162’s beautiful speed paintings and reached out to collaborate.
Metal Gear is unique for the sorrow & loss you feel while “winning”. The death of Sniper Wolf rocked me when I first experienced it. I wanted to capture that melancholy victory. pic.twitter.com/FD06Gajk4R
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 18, 2018
DAY 7 of #METALGEAR31st@maciejkuciara was a huge part of cracking the code on the 8-bit-tribal-villager-war-paint in KONG.
This piece explores visualizing active-camouflage + integration into an environment.
He nails the badass elation of stalking & the tension being stalked. pic.twitter.com/0MLPxXh1M1
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 19, 2018
DAY 8 of #METALGEAR31st
Ignacio Lazcano helped me nail the design of Marlow’s boat in KONG. https://t.co/s5gSLRGbVc
He regularly helped me flesh out early concepts and he’s one of my go-to people.
I wanted him to play with one of the most iconic scenes in Metal Gear history pic.twitter.com/u4KWLHnH2a
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 20, 2018
DAY 9 of #METALGEAR31st
Joe Peterson is an artist I met specifically for this project and he is A+
Enjoy
NOTE: This artwork is NOT in any way representative of casting nor wishlist casting. It’s a common practice for artists to use actors in key frames. Nothing more than that. pic.twitter.com/dzbBM9M4rD
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 22, 2018
DAY 10 of #METALGEARSOLID31st
How most people feel after comic con…
“Neither truly alive, nor truly dead, an undying shadow, in a world of lights. Now, in front of you, I can finally die”
This @BenMauro993 art is an exploration of Cyborg Ninja’s trapped & tortured nature. pic.twitter.com/lLcoiUGmQJ
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 22, 2018
DAY 11 of #METALGEAR31st@c780162 was known for his MGS1 speed-paintings, but I worked with him to apply his stunning style to the realm of MGS3.
The tragic relationship that occurrs between Naked Snake and The Boss is one of the most potent in the series.
Loyalty to the end. pic.twitter.com/hZ8TLyTJ8t
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 23, 2018
DAY 12 of #METALGEAR31st
Another piece by the impeccable Jakub Rozalski (@mr_werewolf_art)
This is one my favorite pieces of art (much more than 31 days worth) that I created while working on the script.
The relationship between tech and human nature is important to this film. pic.twitter.com/Js7eU2TXpc
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 24, 2018
DAY 13 of #METALGEAR31st
Here’s another gem by @eddiedelrio_art that introduces (and remixes) a few elements from the vastly underrated PSP games.
Portable Ops and Peace Walker are two of my favorite stories in the franchise and I couldn’t help but explore them visually. pic.twitter.com/3P9XRCTzNr
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 25, 2018
DAY 14 of #METALGEAR31st@c780162 captures the tragedy of The Boss.
Standing in that field until you realize that YOU must pull the trigger is @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN at his finest.
Flowers shifting color + stylisized moments of magic realism are elements to embrace rather than fear. pic.twitter.com/kbvB1CNAL1
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) July 26, 2018