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Hideo Kojima 15 Oct 2026, 16:15

Hideo Kojima praises ‘Digger’ and compares the film to Metal Gear Solid 2

Hideo Kojima praises ‘Digger’ and compares the film to Metal Gear Solid 2

Hideo Kojima praised Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film ‘Digger’ and compared its storytelling to Metal Gear Solid 2.

In a conversation with Iñárritu, Kojima compared the way ‘Digger’ builds its story to Metal Gear Solid 2, his 2001 game.

The film is also described in the same reporting as a divisive release that has struggled at the box office, even as it continues to spark discussion among viewers.

What happened

Kotaku reported on 15 October 2026 that Hideo Kojima had spoken positively about ‘Digger’, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film. In the reporting, Kojima is quoted as praising the movie for the way it handles its themes and ideas. The publication ties that reaction to an official post from the English-language Kojima account on X/Twitter, which says that ‘Digger’ continues to generate conversation despite weak theatrical results and that its fanbase is growing.

According to the same report, Kojima also drew a comparison to Metal Gear Solid 2 during a conversation with Iñárritu. The exact wording of that comparison is not fully included in the material provided, but the link between the two works is central to the article. The available source also says Kojima appreciates the film for the way it develops its themes and ideas, though no full interview transcript is included.

The post from the official English-language Kojima account sums up the reaction by saying that ‘Digger’ is not exactly packing cinemas, but it is prompting a lot of discussion among people who have seen it. The same text says the film is gaining more fans despite poor box-office performance, including the creator of Metal Gear, and that Kojima compares its narrative approach to Metal Gear Solid 2. That tweet is the clearest source in the provided material for Kojima’s public reaction.

Timeline

  • 2026-10-14: GAME-scanner publishes an earlier article about Kojima’s praise for ‘Digger’ and the box-office context, making the discussion visible a day earlier.

  • 2026-10-15: Kotaku publishes reporting centered on Kojima’s comparison between ‘Digger’ and Metal Gear Solid 2, while also citing the official Kojima account’s post on X/Twitter.

  • 2026-10-15: The provided reporting again emphasizes that the film continues to spark discussion despite the reported weak commercial performance.

Background

‘Digger’ is described in the provided reporting as a film about climate catastrophe and misinformation, wrapped in a mix of comedy and intense drama. That framing helps explain why the movie is presented in multiple articles as divisive: it is a title that reportedly splits audiences while also generating a lot of debate.

That theme also explains why the comparison to Metal Gear Solid 2 stands out. Kojima’s 2001 game is known for its story about information, perception, and the way public beliefs are shaped. So the comparison in the reporting is not just about style, but about how both works present themes and ideas through their narrative structure.

The available sources do not provide verified box-office figures, but the film is portrayed as a title that has underperformed commercially while still driving discussion. In the official Kojima account’s tweet, that is summarized as a movie that is not drawing many theatergoers but continues to provoke conversation among viewers. The same source also explicitly says that ‘Digger’ is gaining fans, including Kojima himself.

The external context included with the reporting shows that multiple outlets followed the same line. A Level Up article from 15 October 2026 describes Kojima’s reaction as praise for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s divisive film and also mentions the comparison to Metal Gear Solid 2. Polygon summarizes the relationship between the two works as a shared tendency to subvert audience expectations. That secondary reporting supports the idea that the comparison was widely picked up, but it does not replace the missing full interview.

The provided sources also leave an open question about the exact context of the conversation between Kojima and Iñárritu. The material refers to an interview with Gizmodo Japan, but the full text is not included. As a result, it remains unclear which specific similarities Kojima named and which exact phrases came directly from him. The box-office context is also limited here to descriptions such as “poor performance” and references to an unverified estimate in secondary reporting.

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