hideo kojima says he abandoned the sturdy snake to murder 2, trying to surpass MADS Mikkelsen
Blog Andrew Joseph 12 Mar , 2025 0
Death Stranding 2: In the latest trailer for the beach A new set of information is revealed, including a special casting that has caused a sensation in the character's apparently solid serpentine atmosphere. It turns out that playing this role has evolved further as director Hideo Kojima tries to find someone who can surpass the outstanding from the first death stranding.
exist X/TwitterKojima wrote a lengthy post about the process of playing the Italian actor Luca Marinelli as Neil Death Stranding 2. “I'm casting for DS2 during the pandemic,” Kojima said. “Neil will be a big role in replacing the cliffs of DS1. Unless the actors go beyond the madness, fans will not be able to satisfy them.”
Kojima first learns about Marinelli through his role in Italian films, they call me my Jeeg and sends out a letter in the movie Martin Eden's Japanese Release. Marinelli sent Kojima an email that reads: “I grew up with metal gear. I'm a big fan of you. I'm so honored that you saw the movie I've starred in. I want to tell you this directly.”
After seeing Marinelli Old guardKojima sent an email quote to the actor and talked to him after he packed eight mountains. Once Marinelli pitched, she agreed, and upon learning that Kojima was looking for Lucy's guy, introduced the game director to his wife, Alissa Jung.
“We did scans and PCAP (performance capture) during the pandemic, but they performed very well on the scene,” Kojima said. “You can see, even a small part of the trailer, in the digitized results. I can only thank Luca and Alissa for agreeing to perform when we don't even have scripts yet.”
Marinelli's character Neil has been one of the breakthroughs in the latest Death Stranding 2 trailer. Finally, we see Neil Don's turban in the same way as the solid snake in the metal gear solid, and then instruct a group of soldiers in the same way as Cliff in the first death strand.
The actors have obviously been in Kaujima's mind for a while, as are the images of Luca wearing a hijab. Back in 2020, Kaujima talked about how Marinelli got his attention, adding: “I think if he had put on a turban, he would be the spitting image of a sturdy snake!”
While Neil is unlikely to be some multi-cosmic snake, the image will surely think of the legacy of the island with the metal equipment franchise. Hopefully he has chosen the right person for this job. For more information, please check out IGN's features. Who is the new “sturdy snake” of the island.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, to be released on PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025.
Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.
