{"id":775744,"date":"2026-09-19T12:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775744\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T12:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:02:18","slug":"bill-skarsgard-sounds-very-excited-to-be-starring-in-hideo-kojimas-physint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775744\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd Sounds Very Excited To Be Starring In Hideo Kojima&#8217;s Physint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a busy month for <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/physint-hideo-kojima-new-game-state-play-1851214597\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Physint<\/a>, Hideo Kojima\u2019s potential long-awaited successor to Metal Gear Solid. After an awkward breakup that saw the Sony-backed project <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/xbox-swoops-in-to-save-kojimas-stealth-action-game-physint-after-playstation-tried-to-cancel-it-2000732992\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">transferred to PlayStation rival Xbox<\/a>, an update for the espionage thriller <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/kojima-says-physint-is-making-steady-progress-and-stars-bill-skarsgard-in-first-update-since-switching-to-xbox-2000735260\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was shared at Tokyo Game Show 2026<\/a>. Now actor Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd has shared a video to reaffirm his personal excitement for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Skarsg\u00e5rd is best known for his role as the evil clown Pennywise in the most recent adaptations of Stephen King\u2019s It, and his involvement in Physint was revealed during the Xbox showcase at TGS. While we still have no real idea what the game will be about, or what kind of gameplay it will feature, Skarsg\u00e5rd shared his trust in Kojima in a brief new video clip shared online on September 18.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve received a video message from Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd, who stars as the lead in \u201cPHYSINT.\u201d\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude47\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude0d\ud83e\udef6\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C3BMFHkb4p\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/C3BMFHkb4p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN\/status\/2101117270286307491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be appearing in Physint, a brand-new, original video game created and developed by the great Hideo Kojima,\u201d Skarsg\u00e5rd said while definitely not reading off of a script provided to him by Kojima Productions. \u201cI\u2019m a huge fan of Hideo\u2019s and I have been ever since I was a child, so I\u2019m very excited to embark on this creative journey together with him. He is a true pioneer and an auteuer in the video game field, and someone who really blends cinema and video game, so I\u2019m very excited about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skarsg\u00e5rd was born the same year Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake came out, and his age makes it likely that Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty would have been his first real experience with a newly released entry in the popular franchise. He was first photographed appearing at Kojima\u2019s game studio <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN\/status\/1913105959133811159\" rel=\"nofollow\">over a year ago<\/a>. Skarsg\u00e5rd stars in Physint alongside Charlee Fraser, Ma Dong-seok, and Minami Hamabe. The game\u2019s tagline is \u201cThe Next Cold War Begins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                          <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been a busy month for Physint, Hideo Kojima\u2019s potential long-awaited successor to Metal Gear Solid. 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