Solid Snake’s voice actor David Hayter has shed some light on the status of the elusive movie adaptation of Metal Gear Solid, revealing that the project has hit a roadblock as a result of “political reasons” at Konami HQ.
Chatting during his guest blog spot on MTV Multiplayer, Hayter commented: “They’ve been trying to work out a deal between [creator Hideo Kojima] and [Sony],” adding, “A couple of years ago, a producer friend of mine asked me if I would be interested in doing the adaptation. And I said ‘Of course. I know it pretty well.’ I think I can say without contradiction that I know it better than any screenwriter on the planet. I’ve said every word that Snake has said. So I felt well-qualified.”
Hayter even submitted his own script for the flick but has yet to receive a reply. “On top of that, I don’t believe they were ever able to successfully close a deal between Mr. Kojima and Sony. This is all just stuff I’ve heard,” he added.
Despite this, Hayter revealed he is still keen for the project to go ahead: “I really want to spring some things on people,” he explained, adding, “Having been intimately involved with ‘Metal Gear,’ I would like to give people a story that will grab the fans. The fans will know the context that we’re talking about once they see the trailers. They’ll say ‘Oh my god, they’re going there.’ But they won’t quite know how the story is going to unfold or what some of the big surprises are going to be. And that’s really the only way to keep a movie [adaptation] interesting.”
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