Hideo Kojima Wants THE OLD GUARD Actor Luca Marinelli to Play Solid Snake in the METAL GEAR SOLID Movie

As you know, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has been developing a feature film adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s classic Metal Gear Solid video game for years. We don’t know when this movie will get made, but it’s not far along enough to cast the lead role of Solid Snake yet.

When the time does come to cast Solid Snake, Kojima has an actor in mind that he wants to see in the role. That actor is Luca Marinelli, who was most recently seen in the Netflix action film The Old Guard.

In a recent post on Instagram, Kojima responded to a question about what creators and actors have caught his attention recently. That’s when Kojima called out Marinelli specifically saying:

“There are many actors that I follow. Luca Marinelli recently caught my eye after watching The Old Guard and Martin Eden. He played an impressive villain in They Call Me Jeeg Robot, but I think that he will break out soon, and his popularity will increase. Also, I think if he donned a bandana, he’d be a spitting image of Solid Snake!”

That’s definitely a casting choice that never crossed my mind, but if the creator of Solid Snake envisions Marinelli in the role, then he really sees something in him and believes he’s the right man for the job. Personally, I like the thought of Oscar Isaac in the role.

But when the time comes, we’ll see who ends up being cast. Are there any other actors you’d like to see in the role?