Dune and Star Wars' Oscar Isaac cast as Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid movie Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Dune and Star Wars' Oscar Isaac cast as Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid movie Kong: Skull Island's Jordan Vogt-Roberts still helming. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 5 Dec 2020 43 comments Sony Pictures' long-in-the-works Metal Gear Solid movie finally seems to be heading in the right direction; Deadline reports that Oscar Isaac - most recently seen on the big screen as Star Wars' Poe Dameron - has been cast as iconic lead Solid Snake. Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of Kings of Summer and Kong: Skull Island (and a self-professed Metal Gear Solid fan) will continue to helm the project, having been attached to the movie for quite some time - he was initially bought onboard by Warner Bros back in 2014. The Metal Gear movie's history goes back much further than that, of course; Hideo Kojima first shared word of a cinematic adaptation for his famed stealth-action franchise in 2006, although little progress appeared to be made in the years following, despite high-profile names like Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and even acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson being linked to the project at one time or another. Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron in the recent Star Wars trilogy. However, momentum has been building ever since Arad Productions (linked to dozens of Marvel movies, as well as next year's Uncharted adaptation) came onboard in 2012. In fact, Vogt-Roberts was teasing his Metal Gear movie as recently as May, sharing concept work from visual effects studio ILM, and a new codec video starring original Snake, David Hayter. According to Deadline, there's no word yet on when filming might finally get underway, but the involvement of Isaac (who, funnily enough, very publicly expressed an interest in playing Snake last year) is likely to make the project a priority for Sony Pictures. In the meantime, Isaac will be popping up next year in Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated Dune adaptation. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store