Bill Skarsgård Explains Why Starring in Hideo Kojima’s Physint Is a ‘Big Deal’ for Him

In September 2026, Hollywood’s resident horror icon Bill Skarsgård was confirmed to play the lead role in Hideo Kojima’s highly anticipated action-espionage project Physint.

This game marks a long-awaited return to form from Kojima as fans pine for another Metal Gear-style experience. And while much about it is still unknown, we got just a smidge more information about the project thanks to its leading man, Bill Skarsgård.

Skarsgård opened up about the game in a November 5 episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he revealed that he’s a massive fan of the Metal Gear series and shared a conversation he had with Kojima regarding his love for cinema.

“That’s a big deal for me,” he said. “Specifically, the Metal Gear Solid games. I played every single [one], at least the ones on [console] platform. Starting from the one on PlayStation 1 all the way to the last one. …