Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid director has made his love for the recent Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga no secret, . Now, Kojima has spread the love to an actor who he "could only see" as Metal Gear's Solid Snake. While Kojima has gushed about the film's two leads before, calling Anya Taylor Joy and Chris Hemsworth "great," what he found "even more blinding this time" were two supporting characters: Mary, Furiosa's mother played by Charlee Fraser, and Jack, Furiosa's mentor played by Tom Burke.
"These two new characters are too cool! The actors who played them are sure to be a breakout hit," Kojima tweeted. Part of that love for the characters might come from Burke's resemblance to Kojima's beloved Solid Snake character. "I could only see him as Snake," he added.
"When I met Tom at a party, I asked him about it and he told me that he was told that he looked like Snake by the crew on the first day of shooting." A Metal Gear Solid film was in development at one point, for the espionage flick, but our last update on the project came two years ago when If production ever kicks back up, at least we know which actor has Kojima's blessing to step into the role..
