(((Jordan Vogt-Roberts)))
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From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken. Oh, I direct movies and am King Kong's dad.
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Last Seen Profiles
I wish I could share more frequent updates on the film adaptation of
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
’s seminal METAL GEAR SOLID...
But❗️I can share this codec from the legends
@DavidBHayter
,
@4pauleiding
&
@christophran
as we celebrate MGS and try to make the world whole again.
#MGSQUARANTINE
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❗️Follow and retweet this thread to celebrate the 31st anniversary of
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
's METAL GEAR with 31 pieces of never before seen nano-machine-infused-artwork.
Tune in every day for new updates. Some surprises along the way...
Join me with hastag
#METALGEAR31st
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To the METAL GEAR SOLID community:
Happy 33rd anniversary to
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
’s original masterpiece!
Thanks to the legends
@DavidBHayter
@christophran
@TasiaValenza
@4pauleiding
@CamClarkeVoices
for helping me send this message.
New concept art coming all week!
#METALGEAR33
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A tweet cannot begin to express how excited I am by this!
A live-action Gundam movie is coming to Netflix, with Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts helming the project.
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I’m not sure why this started trending, but this is one of my favorite moments of subversion in SKULL ISLAND. Shea Whigham is a master. The tragedy and the dark comedy exist simultaneously at full throttle. I loved audiences in theatres split reactions between gasps and laughs.
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I think about this shot constantly. There’s zero set up for how or why the code is projected onto the raptor. It’s pure cinema. Movies nowadays would need to justify a brilliant visual like this.
JURASSIC PARK (1993)
Cinematography by Dean Cundey
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Special effects by Stan Winston
Here's an interesting read about aspect ratios and dinosaurs:
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Stand by for next tweet...
Oscar Isaac wants to throw his hat in the ring to star in
@VogtRoberts
’ Metal Gear Solid movie.
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THIS-MUSING-IS-NOT-NEWS-PSA:
To everyone asking how I feel about Oscar Isaac saying he wants to be Solid Snake.
The full process required to cast an icon hasn’t even started, but..
Ask
@Bosslogic
where the idea for his brilliant mock up came from.
The ball’s in Oscar’s court.
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DAY 1 of
#METALGEAR31st
There’s many beautiful+insane+iconic images to come...but I want to start with this piece by Nick Foreman.
The bond we formed via mechs reinforced that we should be loud w/ our love of this franchise as we may find friends & collaborators in the process.
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So
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
let me play DEATH STRANDING❗️The world is next-level immaculate. It’s like freebasing pure Kojima & Shinkawa. Remember when FURY ROAD blew you away but also made you (in the best-most-thankful way) ask “wtf” how does this miracle exist? YOU. ARE. NOT. READY❗️
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Day 5 of
#MetalGear31st
I worked with the legend
@mr_werewolf_art
on KONG. He doesn’t do freelance work anymore but we’ve become friends and I convinced him to contribute ‘mood art’ to this project. I truly felt the world needed to see his heavy atmospheric style + Metal Gear.
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DAY 2 of
#METALGEAR31st
The impeccable
@eddiedelrio_art
helped me bring the “Gas Mask Samurai” to life in KONG.
Cyborg Ninja & the Gekkos are two of the most iconic Hideo Kojima + Yoji Shinkawa designs. I wanted to see their potential in the same frame. Wish I could say more...
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DAY 8 of
#METALGEAR31st
Ignacio Lazcano helped me nail the design of Marlow’s boat in KONG.
He regularly helped me flesh out early concepts and he’s one of my go-to people.
I wanted him to play with one of the most iconic scenes in Metal Gear history
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DAY 11 of
#METALGEAR31st
@c780162
was known for his MGS1 speed-paintings, but I worked with him to apply his stunning style to the realm of MGS3.
The tragic relationship that occurrs between Naked Snake and The Boss is one of the most potent in the series.
Loyalty to the end.
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Things like Cinema Sins simply suck the life blood of other people and are often just wrong about intent or how cinema works. It's terrible.
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Well...
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
...
@RealGDT
and I took this photo specifically for you.
#MetalGearSolid
#DeathStranding
#nanomachines
#Philosophers
#LaLiLuLeLo
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Two years ago on this day... KONG was released in theatres. The journey of making the film changed my life forever. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the shoot.
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I’m thankful for the enthused reaction to the recent METAL GEAR SOLID news.
I hope fans realize I will ALWAYS update you WHEN I can provide SUBSTANCE. Every comment on my feed doesn’t need to be about the status of MGS.
Hollywood is slow. I’m in the trenches.
Art
@tgconceptart
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I guess the cat is out of the bag... I’M IN
#DEATHSTRANDING
!
It’s an insane honor to be in a game from the living legend & friend
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
.
If I could travel back in time and tell my 14 year old self this would happen... my brain would have melted out of my ears.
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM
“The people of Earth do nothing but pollute it. Their souls are weighed down by gravity.”
It’s an absolute dream to reunite with my filmmaking family at
@Legendary
as we partner with
@netflix
- the only studio capable of birthing a
@SUNRISEINC7
#GundamMovie
.
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Just... wow
Apparently a Nintendo super fan in China made this incredible The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker automaton. 😮😮
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I don’t know a single adult in my generation who writes in cursive. If I saw someone effortlessly writing in cursive I would instinctively call the cops on them.
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DAY 1 of
#MGSQUARANTINE
This gem was done by my friends at Form Language Studio.
It’s the type of image I would’ve dreamed of having as my desktop wallpaper as a kid. I think the towering and insurmountable nature of REX speaks to the dread we’re collectively feeling right now.
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DAY 3 of
#METALGEAR31st
@BenMauro993
created this for me and I have a good feeling he’s a dude I’ll be working with for the rest of my career.
One aspect of Metal Gear that’s important for me to translate onscreen is the blending of horror imagery with stylized magical realism.
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DAY 6 of
#METALGEAR31st
I found
@c780162
’s beautiful speed paintings and reached out to collaborate.
Metal Gear is unique for the sorrow & loss you feel while “winning”. The death of Sniper Wolf rocked me when I first experienced it. I wanted to capture that melancholy victory.
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DAY 29 of
#METALGEAR31st
The final piece by the great
@mr_werewolf_art
.
It always amazes me what sense of dread and wonder he creates at once. Men and machines. Nature and steel.
In Metal Gear, wild technology is common place but still needs to be treated with a sense of awe.
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Mystery Science Theatre built something artful, endearing and comedic on top of the foundation other people's work. It had merit to itself.
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❗️CLICK FOR CODEC❗️
#METALGEAR31st
was beyond expectations. Seeing the shared love of
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
’s series has been an incredible moment in time.
We left our motherlands behind. We are a community.
In Snake we trust!
@DavidBHayter
VIDEO LINK:
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DAY 4 of
#METALGEAR31st
Dennis Chan was one of my art assassins on KONG.
MGS is about the “cycle of pain” so we created a diptych to visually represent history repeating.
Can’t wait for you to see my approach to the dense past & present timeline of this world.
Zoom in. Enjoy
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1. I LOVE the Detective Pikachu trailer.
2. I adore how they brought the iconic designs to life.
3. I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was.
4. To catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause.
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DAY 22 of
#METALGEAR31st
Many people ask if I’m adapting a specific game and they usually assume MGS1 or 3.
I think the original MSX games are also crucial to understanding the lore so I wanted visually experiment.
@c780162
explored Big Boss and Snake in a remixed scenario.
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This is obviously an alien parasite walking around in seagull skin.
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CREATE AN OSCAR CATEGORY FOR STUNTS OR BUST
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In Los Angeles it’s important to have friends who aren’t Snakes... that’s why I’m fortunate to have
@DavidBHayter
around.
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DAY 14 of
#METALGEAR31st
@c780162
captures the tragedy of The Boss.
Standing in that field until you realize that YOU must pull the trigger is
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
at his finest.
Flowers shifting color + stylisized moments of magic realism are elements to embrace rather than fear.
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I love Kung!
'Kung: Skull Island' filmmaker Jordan Vogt-Roberts will be directing an original monster movie next, one based in his hometown of Detroit Michigan
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The boys are back in town...
Godzilla vs. Kong will now release in theaters and HBO Max on March 26, 2021, two months sooner than originally scheduled.
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Please spread this. Shaun has already been able to track some of the others down from a beating that's not getting much attention. Help
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DAY 15 of
#METALGEAR31st
If you know anything about me as a filmmaker... it’s how much i love shooting during magic hour.
So I couldn’t resist having
@Kilo_Three
make this gorgeous shot of Rex during sunset.
Accurately bringing the MGS designs to life is one of my goals.
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You’re not ready...
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DAY 9 of
#METALGEAR31st
Joe Peterson is an artist I met specifically for this project and he is A+
Enjoy
NOTE: This artwork is NOT in any way representative of casting nor wishlist casting. It’s a common practice for artists to use actors in key frames. Nothing more than that.
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DAY 27 of
#METALGEAR31st
I worked w/
@josephacross
on KONG & DESTINY. These are very early renders of accurately replicating Snake’s iconic wardrobe + other MGS inspired designs.
I found
@NivanhChanthara
through this celebration and he played with a few horror-driven concepts.
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Tell you’re son he’s my hero because not only is he absolutely correct, but I’m not kidding when I say less than five people have ever noticed this. He’s one cool dude!
Hey
@VogtRoberts
my 7 year old son would like to know if the Skull Crawlers design from 'Skull Island' was inspired by this guy in the original 1933 film? He watched it for the first time yesterday and is convinced it's the same creature 🦍
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DAY 7 of
#METALGEAR31st
@maciejkuciara
was a huge part of cracking the code on the 8-bit-tribal-villager-war-paint in KONG.
This piece explores visualizing active-camouflage + integration into an environment.
He nails the badass elation of stalking & the tension being stalked.
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BONUS IF YOU MADE IT TO THE END: I’m sorry can’t update you on the MGS film more regularly... but:
-We just turned in a new draft. It’s full Kojima-quirk and full Military surrealism. I won’t say more 🤫
-I’m hoping to meet a specific actor very soon :)
-Let’s make this movie!
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Today is the North American 22nd anniversary of
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
’s PS1 masterpiece METAL GEAR SOLID.
It changed me.
To celebrate, I commissioned artist
@bud_sanfilippo
(SG Customs) to riff on Yoji Shinkawa’s iconic brush strokes & colors.
Off-White Jordan x Shinkawa-San 1❗️
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In the greatest achievement of my life...
I collaborated with the young legend
#stompinggroundcustoms
to create a custom PIKACHU Off-White Jordan 1 for the
#DetectivePikachuMovie
premiere. I don’t know how I’ll go back to wearing non-Pokémon themed sneakers.
Go see this movie!
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Can we talk about how great our Japanese Kaiju poster is?
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Hello world. You're welcome for this piece of concept art I did early in the development of Kong.
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My baby boy Kong is all grown up since you last saw him. I’m honestly emotional like a father watching his ape go off to Kaiju college.
So proud of Adam,
@Legendary
and their team!
Check out the trailer for
#GodzillaVsKong
& prep your eyeballs for the fight to begin March 26th.
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I’ve been keeping this a secret for a while but it a great honor to announce that
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
wrote an introduction to the liner notes of the Japanese KINGS OF SUMMER release.
In it he says “I’m convinced that no one but him can direct "METAL GEAR SOLID".
❗️❗️❗️
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DAY 16 of
#METALGEAR31st
It’s not over yet!
I haven’t focused much on our friend Revolver Ocelot, but as we know he’s one of the main pillars of the franchise.
@c780162
created this lovely piece of Shalashaska.
Such a fun character to write for. So ripe for amazing casting.
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DAY 13 of
#METALGEAR31st
Here’s another gem by
@eddiedelrio_art
that introduces (and remixes) a few elements from the vastly underrated PSP games.
Portable Ops and Peace Walker are two of my favorite stories in the franchise and I couldn’t help but explore them visually.
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Hey, here’s a cool feeling in life: calling your mother to invite her to The Oscars because your movie is nominated.
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Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Japanese PlayStation release of
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
’s masterpiece METAL GEAR SOLID.
It altered my life forever.
Legends never die, so here’s a magnificent commission from
@tgconceptart
showing Sniper Wolf having lived on to fight another day...
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DAY 24 of
#METALGEAR31st
In honor of today’s codec transmission, I have one more piece capturing the iconic Sniper Wolf.
@eddiedelrio_art
blew me away with here.
I wanted to explore pushing the magic realism and stylization. Letting her be the bloody, wounded angel she was.
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Going to get so weird with it.
Jordan Vogt-Roberts' 'Metal Gear Solid' Movie Will Embrace the Video Games' Weirdness
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❗️We’re entering the FINAL WEEK of
#METALGEAR31st
❗️
I have a special message from someone we haven’t heard from in a while...
As a teen, it was as if she showed up in MGS1 and sent me a love letter. It was bullet, straight from her gun to my heart.
Thank you
@TasiaValenza
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DAY 10 of
#METALGEARSOLID31st
How most people feel after comic con...
“Neither truly alive, nor truly dead, an undying shadow, in a world of lights. Now, in front of you, I can finally die”
This
@BenMauro993
art is an exploration of Cyborg Ninja’s trapped & tortured nature.
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2020 was cruel. Many discard New Years Resolutions as “that thing no one follows up on”, but this year I reclaimed & strengthened my body losing 60+ lbs and manually (tediously) rewired my neurology so I could escape chronic pain.
Also, I wanted to see my face again.
Onward!
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DAY 17 of
#METALGEAR31st
Another great piece by Nick Foreman (
@Kilo_Three
)
I wanted to see REX out of the hanger and in action.
I love the idea of characters using Metal Gear as more than a walking tank, but instead also using it as a symbol for the times we live in.
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DAY 12 of
#METALGEAR31st
Another piece by the impeccable Jakub Rozalski (
@mr_werewolf_art
)
This is one my favorite pieces of art (much more than 31 days worth) that I created while working on the script.
The relationship between tech and human nature is important to this film.
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DAY 30 of
#METALGEAR31st
One final piece by
@c780162
and a companion piece by Alex Mandradjiev who is another legend in his own right.
Once again showing history repeating itself.
I can’t believe there’s only ONE MORE DAY left. I’m going to miss sharing all of this art.
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS was a seminal example of the power of DVD extras with the unprecedented success of the EXTENDED EDITIONS.
Thus, it is absolute bullshit that the no versions of the digital trilogy available on iTunes come with any directors commentary.
RIP Physical Media.
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Our world may very well end up being defined as PRE and POST the moment
@Netflix
streamed Neon Genesis Evangelion for the masses.
I’m so rabidly curious about this exact moment in time.
Is EVA about to influence our culture... again?
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Today I watched Kojima-San direct a cutscene. I’ve watched hours of his cinematics and witnessing one in real life was beyond special. Death Stranding is unlike anything you’ve seen. Get excited.
#KeptYouWaitingHuh
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DAY 26 of
#METALGEAR31st
By
@eddiedelrio_art
The design of the Scarabs are another uniquely original Kojima / Shinkawa achievement and I wanted to capture their unsettling swarm.
Their presence after the exhaustive brutality of the microwave-corridor has always stayed with me.
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Give the people what they want...
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This makes me so happy. I remember reading in EGM about how you designed the map using Lego’s and being blown away. I ran around the boxes in the subsequent Hind-D area endlessly leaving footprints and torturing the guards. Congrats buddy.
I played the very first part of MGS on PlayStation Classic during the holiday. I made this 20 years ago (did numerous adjustments) but I successfully went up on the elevator and saw the title screen without being spotted. 😅
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THANK YOU to the fans who made this a historic weekend not just for
#GodzillaVsKong
or Kaiju films and creature features - but for all of cinema. Thanks to
@Legendary
for taking a chance on 4 directors who were changed by Willis O’Brien, Ray Harryhausen, and Toho’s men-in-suits.
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DAY 31 of
#METALGEAR31st
A final piece by the amazing
@BenMauro993
.
Snake and Rex activated.
Something about this classic pairing just felt like the right thing to end this celebration on.
This scene is forever engraved into my childhood brain.
Stay tuned for a final update.
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I make movies because I love film. These guys are just trolling the art form we love and profiting from it while dumbing the conversation.
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The fact that this nod exists still blows my mind a little. Park Chan-Wook told me he was going to make Choi Min-Sik watch it just for this
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I’m so happy that
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
is trending after today’s news break.
But to the person talking about ‘flaming sky whales’... you must have missed me sounding the alarms that in my mind, Military-Surrealism is an element that cannot be divorced from the rest of the franchise.
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The last years I dealt with a debilitating health issues. My assault & trauma’s severed my brains ability to regulate my nervous system. Auto-immune issues were revealed that contributed to chronic pain. I had to manually reprogram myself. It’s still a journey, but never give up.
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Last night
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
showed me his love of XEVIOUS and then I introduced him to IKARUGA.
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DAY 20 of
#METALGEAR31st
I worked with Form Language Studio on KONG. These guys always deliver.
This beautiful photobash inspired by Walker Gear is an exploration of if bipedal technology proliferated into other countries earlier in history with their own spin on the design.
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Just bumping this early scheming of mine and wanna shout out
@Bosslogic
for being an absolute BEAST.
THIS-MUSING-IS-NOT-NEWS-PSA:
To everyone asking how I feel about Oscar Isaac saying he wants to be Solid Snake.
The full process required to cast an icon hasn’t even started, but..
Ask
@Bosslogic
where the idea for his brilliant mock up came from.
The ball’s in Oscar’s court.
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DAY 21 of
#METALGEAR31st
By the maestro
@DennisChanArt
.
Metal Gear is full of what I call “military surrealism”. It’s a delicate balance between horror-inspired-supernatural (nanomachines) & manga-stylized-magical-realism.
I wanted to explore and capture these odder moments.
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Spending the day watching
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN
direct cut scenes that are going to melt your eyeballs in DEATH STRANDING got me like...
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DAY 18 of
#METALGEAR31st
Today you get a pair of frames by
@BenMauro993
, which means you technically get 32 pieces of art!
Snake and Ninja in a ROCKY face off.
“Now we can fight as warriors. Hand-to-hand, it is the basis of all combat. Only a fool trusts his life to a weapon”
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