The widely popular video game title Death Stranding is the latest announced addition to a perpetually ongoing stream of live-action adaptations. Kojima production’s massively acclaimed action game has sold millions of copies worldwide. Generally reputed as one of the greatest titles of recent times, Death Stranding is based on a dystopian future planet Earth on the brink of collapse.
Featuring The Walking Dead star Norman Mark Reedus as the protagonist Sam Porter Bridges, who is tasked with delivering supplies to isolated colonies and reconnecting them via a wireless communications network, this single-player open-world game takes players through a journey like none other. Other actors in the game include Mads Mikkelsen, Margaret Qualley, Léa Seydoux, Tommie Earl Jenkins, and film directors Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn.
The storyline of the Death Stranding
After the cataclysmic event called “Death Stranding” rocked the Earth, the players start in the United States, where they control Sam, whose job is to transport Cargo supplies to isolated cities scattered throughout the world. This might sometimes include individual researchers and survivalists, all of whom Sam intends to connect through a communication system known as the Chiral Networks. As the Chiral Network extends, the areas and accessible map extend with it, opening a new realm of possibility for the character.
While Sam is on his journey to save the world, or at least do his part in it, his path is not easy by any means. With the world now tainted with horrendous otherworldly beings known as the “Breached Things” or “BTs,” it’s just the skills and sheer determination keeping the protagonist on track. Other than the BTs, MULEs, who are like in-game equivalents of thugs attempting to steal the cargo, are a major challenge on the already difficult path of Sam Porter. Add to the mix acid rains, and the scenery seems straight out of a nightmare.
On his way to Central Knot City, Sam meets other characters like Fragile played by Léa Seydoux, Deadman played by Guillermo del Toro, and Bridget Strand portrayed by Lindsay Wagner. These characters support and assist Sam as the storyline progresses.
More about the developers and the production agency behind the live-action
Kojima Productions, who are the developers of Death Stranding, are critically acclaimed in what they do, with the Metal Gears series being their most notable work to date. They are pairing up with A24, an American independent film and television production company for the live-action adaptation of the video game. A24 has received global recognition with titles like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Midsommar, The Witch, The Whale, Moonlight and more.
Although the official cast and other details including dates have not been released yet, admirers of the game have already started their speculations about the possibility of the in-game star cast to play their respective roles in the live-action adaptation.
Fans of the game rejoice as they wait impatiently for their favorite game to come to the big screen. With the recent success of similar titles like The Last Of Us, hypotheses about the title are already ongoing.
