Just the other day, Hideo Kojima announced the release date for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and the trailer accompanying the announcement had a very cool surprise for Kojima fans.
If you haven't seen it yet, I suggest you do that first, as you'll see a familiar face pop up -- or at least that's what it looks like at first. Appearing in the trailer is a new character named Neil, that looks very similar to Solid Snake from Metal Gear.
Nope, Solid Snake Is Not In Death Stranding 2
Sadly, nope, Solid Snake won't be in Death Stranding 2. I mean, it's even absurd to even think about it, but yeah, don't get your hopes up.
Over on Twitter/X, Kojima talked about the casting of Death Stranding 2's character Neil, who's played by Italian actor Luca Marinelli.
Kojima notes, "Luca Marinelli, the man we asked to play the role of Neil. I first learned of him through his role as the antagonist (Fabio Cannizzaro/Zingaro) in the Italian film "They Call Me Jeeg," and I fell in love with his amazing acting in Jack London's autobiographical film, "Martin Eden," which was released in Japan in 2020. It was...