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Oscar Isaac Will Play Solid Snake in ‘Metal Gear Solid’ Movie from Sony and ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Director!
Well, it’s finally happening. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts‘s (Kong: Skull Island) feature film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid has begun casting, with Oscar Isaac the first to sign on.
Issac has been cast in the leading role of iconic character Solid Snake! It’s interesting to note that just last year, Isaac had expressed serious interest in playing that very role.
Deadline broke the news this afternoon.
Derek Connolly wrote the script, with Avi Arad producing.
The original Hideo Kojima-created video game Metal Gear was released by Konami on July 13, 1987. The game went on to spawn a massive franchise that continues to this day.
In the game (via Wiki), “The player often takes control of a special forces operative (usually Solid Snake or Big Boss), who is assigned the task of finding the titular superweapon, a bipedal walking tank with the ability to launch nuclear weapons.”
Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.
The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.
“Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”
John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.
“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”
Film Bridge International is launching sales on the project in Cannes.
Blackmore’s Mountain Man series features 7 books, the first one published in 2011.
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