K ojima Productions premiered a new, 10-minute long trailer for Death Stranding 2 at SXSW over the recent weekend, and while it features some familiar faces – like Norman Reedus

Kojima explains that during the pandemic, when he was casting for Death Stranding 2, Neil would be an important character that replaces Cliff from the first Death Stranding, and how the fans "would not be satisfied" unless the casting would surpass Mads Mikkelsen (who played Cliff in the first game).

Jason Momoa wasn’t kidding when he said playing the comic book character Lobo was a top priority for him. In a new post on X, DC Studios co-chief James Gunn revealed the text Momoa sent him when it was announced in fall 2022 that Gunn and Peter Safran would be heading up the Warner Bros. …

On the Beach's latest trailer revealed a bevy of new information, including one particular casting that's caused quite a stir thanks to the character's distinctly Solid Snake-esque vibes. As it turns out,

Death Stranding 2 has a few nods to the Metal Gear Solid series, it seems.

If you’ve watched the new Death Stranding 2 trailer, you’ll know that Italian actor Luca Marinelli puts on a bandana and looks directly into the camera like Metal Gear Solid protagonist Solid Snake. It’s one of the best Easter eggs in the epic 10-minute trailer, but did you know auteur Hideo Kojima foreshadowed the scene half a decade ago?

Seeing an actor's face in Death Stranding isn't a surprise anymore – but nobody was expecting to see a face echoing Kojima's old protagonist.

It seems like Death Stranding 2 will shamelessly pull from Kojima's Metal Gear Solid games, as a Solid Snake lookalike will be in the game.

Hideo Kojima has opened up about the casting of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach ’s mysterious new character, Neil, who sparked interest in the latest trailer thanks to his uncanny resemblance to Metal Gear Solid ’s Solid Snake.

Just to be clear: spoilers ahead for Death Stranding, and potential spoilers for Death Stranding 2 (if my predictions are correct). One of the many new characters appearing in Death Stranding 2 is a man named Neil,

A new, very long Death Stranding 2 trailer has finally given the Hideo Kojima sequel a release date and more mysteries, like what’s with the guy who looks almost exactly like Metal Gear’s Snake near the end of it?