Guzikowski has won praise for his emotionally charged storytelling, with credits including sci-fi show
Raised by Wolves and 2013 abduction drama
Prisoners directed by Denis Villeneuve.
“I love the world of
Death Stranding, it’s so creatively freeing, so beautifully dark and yet hopeful; I’m so excited and honored that Hideo Kojima, whose work I’ve long admired, has invited me to dwell within his creation, to birth new stories into this fertile, mind-bending universe,” said Guzikowski.
“Drawing and animation have always been near and dear to my heart, so to finally get to play in this space is a dream come true.”
Directed by Kojima and featuring performances by Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Guillermo del Toro,
Death Stranding has been credited with redefining the dramatic potential of video games. A new version of the original game
, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – adding Elle Fanning to the cast – is due out on June 26.
The new animated feature project is separate from a previously announced
live-action adaptation being developed by Kojima Production with A24.