Physint: Bill Skarsgård confirmed as lead in Kojima’s new action-espionage game
Hideo Kojima confirms Bill Skarsgård stars in Physint, his new action-espionage game and spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid.
- Bill Skarsgård is confirmed as the lead actor; his character still has no name.
- Kojima says the plot is already finished, several actors have been scanned, and filming starts next year.
What happened
Hideo Kojima shared new details about Physint in the return of his Koji10 broadcast. The game is being positioned by Kojima as a next-generation action-espionage project and as a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid. In the same update, Bill Skarsgård was again named as the project’s lead, further confirming the casting for the main role.
According to the report, Kojima said he was introduced to Skarsgård through composer Yoann “Woodkid” Lemoine. Skarsgård reportedly saw Kojima Productions merchandise in Woodkid’s studio, which led to contact between the two. Kojima also said he traveled to Sweden to meet Skarsgård and his family, and that the actor was already a Metal Gear fan before being approached for Physint.
Kojima also said that Physint’s plot is already complete and that filming is set to begin next year. In the meantime, several actors have reportedly already been scanned for the project, including Bill Skarsgård, Charlie Fraser, and Minami Hamabe. Performance capture will follow later, once the scan data has been processed.
Kojima Productions and Xbox had previously announced that Skarsgård would play the lead role in Physint. The latest podcast update mainly adds production details and shows that the game is still in an early stage of development.
Timeline
2025-09-17: Kojima Productions and Xbox announce that Bill Skarsgård will play the lead role in Physint.
2025-09-17: During the announcement, Physint is positioned as an action-espionage game and a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid.
2026-10-05: Kojima discusses on Koji10 how Skarsgård became involved through Yoann “Woodkid” Lemoine.
2026-10-05: Kojima says Physint’s plot is finished and filming will begin next year.
2026-10-05: Kojima says Skarsgård, Charlie Fraser, and Minami Hamabe have already been scanned for the project.
Background
Physint is Kojima Productions’ new action-espionage game, designed as a project that returns to the roots of Metal Gear Solid. Based on the available information, Bill Skarsgård is the only actor explicitly confirmed as the lead. Charlie Fraser and Minami Hamabe have been mentioned in connection with scans for the project, but their exact roles have not been revealed.
No release window or platform list has been confirmed yet. The current information is limited to casting, the status of the script, and the filming schedule. For now, Physint remains a project whose development is being revealed step by step.