Kojima Productions Reveals Physint Casting Details

Hideo Kojima's Kojima Productions has revealed new casting details for its upcoming action-espionage game Physint, offering early glimpses into a tense hijacked bus sequence and a chilling antagonist, as production ramps up for a next-generation PlayStation release.

The project, announced in 2024, marks Kojima's return to the stealth-action genre that defined his Metal Gear Solid series. Casting calls, conducted under the working title Shimmer, seek actors for multiple roles in the bus scene, including a mother holding her newborn baby, five teenagers of different ethnicities, and two additional male passengers. The most detailed description is for an antagonistic figure, portrayed as a slim man aged 50 to 70 with a thick German accent. Officials describe the character as exuding quiet intensity, confident in a psychotic manner, and drawing direct inspiration from Mads Mikkelsen's portrayal of Hannibal Lecter, but with added charisma and flair.

Mari Ueda, founder of Pivot Motion and casting director for the game, previously collaborated with Kojima on Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Motion capture filming for these scenes is set to begin in June 2026, though the project remains...