Kojima Productions is celebrating the eighth anniversary of its founding with reflection, a giant cake, and a star-studded video of well-wishes.
In Kojima Productions social media submit to mark the anniversary, it posted a video that includes Discuss to Me administrators Danny & Michael Phillipou, Lord of the Rings’ Elijah Wooden, Starvation Video games’ Hunter Schafer, Godzila director Gareth Edwards, and musician Woodkid, in addition to a number of others from the world of video games, music, and movie.
Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster additionally confirmed up for a go to. There could be a number of clues in Kojima’s ”Avengers of Horror” he hinted at for his new recreation OD which already has Get Out and Nope director Jordan Peele connected.
Hideo Kojima mirrored on the journey the studio has taken over the past eight years.
”8 years have handed since we began Kojima Productions. Again then, we had no growth instruments, no recreation engine, no workplace, and all we had was a notepad with a draft venture and the LUDENS brand. I adopted Guillermo del Toro’s recommendation, as I had at all times performed (earlier than changing into impartial): “Create an progressive and distinctive AAA recreation that followers are wanting ahead to as quickly as attainable!” With that in thoughts, we looked for engines and places of work, traced our ties, gathered our associates and solid, and in parallel with promotions (trailer manufacturing, merchandise gross sales), on the finish of 2019, the sport DEATH STRANDING, our first IP, was accomplished.
Now, KJP has entered the ‘2nd section’. We now have expanded our studio and strengthened our crew to develop our current IP (DEATH STRANDING) right into a franchise (multi-publishing, sequel manufacturing, movie adaptation) and our subsequent problem, a brand new IP ‘OD‘. Though the COVID catastrophe delayed our plans, we’ve already launched our second booster rocket, accomplished separation, and are persevering with our flight into uncharted territory whereas adjusting our trajectory towards new locations. Thanks on your continued help.”
It’s been a giant week for Kojima Productions as yesterday it was revealed that the Demise Stranding film can be made in collaboration with revered film studio A24. Demise Stranding 2 remains to be in growth with stars Norman Reedus, Troy Baker, and Léa Seydoux returning alongside newcomers Elle Fanning and Shioli Kutsuna.