The Kojima Productions studio extends its influence beyond the simple video game … We are learning today (through Gameindustry.biz) the creation of a new department based in Los Angeles. She will specialize in the production of films, series and music adapted from her works.. We’ll find Riley Russell, a veteran of Sony Entertainment Division, at the helm of this company.
This is what the interested party says about the ambition of Kojima Productions:
This new division will aim to work with television, film and music professionals, as well as the video game industry. The team needs to expand the reach of the properties currently under construction at Kojima Productions and anchor it even more firmly in our popular culture. Although we are an international group, our headquarters will be in Los Angeles.
Yoshiko Fukuda, the managing director, adds:
Our new department will bring our works beyond video games into other media. We will open up new opportunities for our fans to communicate and immerse themselves in these spaces.
Kojima Productions was founded in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. Originally working for Konami, he was responsible for the series Metal gears, but also associated with projects like Castlevania Lords of Shadows (with MercurySteam). After 2015, the studio founded by Hideo Kojima separated from the Japanese publisher in order to stand on their own two feet. His first independent production, Death stranding
It is stated that Kojima Productions will focus on its games currently in production. Should we understand Metal gears won’t be there? A film with Solid Snake is currently being planned, with Oscar Issac in the title role. Produced by Avi Arad, production has been running since 2012 … But the rights of Metal gears have obviously been in Kojima’s hands since a deal with Konami, so who knows? The future will show!
