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Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts Shares More Concept Art For His ‘Metal Gear’ Movie
“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
Movies
‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson
Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.
Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.
Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.
Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.
Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”
“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”
The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.
“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”
Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.
Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.
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