'Final Destination Bloodlines' Directing Duo Tapped for 'Metal Gear Solid' Movie Adaptation

A Metal Gear Solid movie is in the works!

The Konami video game is getting the big screen adaptation from Final Destination Bloodlines helmers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The news comes after the duo singed a first look deal with Sony Pictures, where the upcoming video game adaptation will be set up.

“Zach and Adam are thrilling storytellers, masters of visuals and suspense, and two of the most impressive director/producers working today,” Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group President Sanford Panitch shared in a statement. “With projects across all the company’s film labels, we are so happy to create a home for them, and proud to have them as part of the Sony family.”

“We are honored to be partnering with the incredible executive team at Sony,” the filmmakers added. “While working with several Sony teams in the last year, we’ve been blown away by the level of creativity, thoughtfulness, and passion we felt in every conversation. We share the vision that Tom, Sanford, Peter, Louie, Kristine and Damien, Ashley and the whole Sony team have for creating theatrical event films that entertain the world.”

Metal Gear Solid is a stealth combat game created by Hideo Kojima, which was originally released in 1998 and has since spawned several follow ups, including Metal Gear Solid: Integral and the most recent Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater.

“Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionized video games. We are thrilled and honored to bring Hideo Kojima’s iconic characters and unforgettable world to life,” Lipovsky and Stein said of their upcoming movie adaptation.

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