{"id":1605582,"date":"2026-06-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CTCdm9vbTy6ZpKuPZF9b64"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:00:00","slug":"dont-expect-the-death-stranding-movie-to-retell-the-story-of-the-games-as-its-director-says-the-film-will-be-set-in-his-own-corner-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dont-expect-the-death-stranding-movie-to-retell-the-story-of-the-games-as-its-director-says-the-film-will-be-set-in-his-own-corner-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t expect the Death Stranding movie to retell the story of the games, as its director says the film will be set in his ‘own corner of the world’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Death Stranding<\/a> movie was announced way back in 2022\u2014a length of time that may well have worked out for it given how videogame movie adaptations are suddenly on a hot streak<\/a>. The project is still in its early stages and the specifics are being hashed out. But one detail has recently been confirmed by director Michael Sarnoski, which is that the cinema version of Death Stranding won’t be a straight retread of Kojima’s scenic delivery simulator.<\/p>\n

During a chat with IGN live<\/a> (via Eurogamer<\/a>) about his latest movie The Death of Robin Hood\u2014which arrives in cinemas later this month\u2014Sarnoski shared some additional details on progress with the Death Stranding film: “I’m writing the script right now, and [am] hopefully almost done with that and really excited to dive into it,” said Sarnoski, who previously directed the well-received prequel A Quiet Place: Day One.<\/p>\n

Rather than retell the story of Sam Porter Bridges’ journey across Kojima’s ‘I can’t believe it’s not Iceland’ depiction of North America, Sarnoski instead says the movie is “a story with my own characters and my own corner of the world.” He does hint that viewers “might see some characters from the game pop up”\u2014so there’s still hope for a Dollman cameo. But all-told, Sarnoski wants to “explore something that’s meaningful to me.”<\/p>\n

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