The Death Stranding 2 trailer was published: On the Beach, the new Hideo Kojima video game coming on June 26th for PlayStation 5. In the ten minutes of video, cinema stars such as Norman Reedus and Léa Seydoux appear. There is also the Italian actor Luca Marinelli: he will play the character of Neil.
It looks like a golden age for Italian actors in the videogame world: after Alessandra Mastronardi in Indiana Jones and the ancient circle, it is the turn of Luca Marinelli in Death Stranding 2: On the Beachthe new title of Hideo Kojima, among the most famous Japanese videogame author in the sector. In the game, which talks about a courier in the United Cities of America in a post-apocalyptic world, Marinelli will play Neil’s character. This information emerged in the long trailer of the game presented in the past few hours at the SXws, an international conference dedicated to culture and new technologies.
Luca Marinelli in Death Stranding 2
In the final scenes of the Death Stranding 2 trailer: on the Beach, you can see the character of Luca Marinelli in the foreground wearing a bandana, followed by a handful of soldiers. A clear quote in Solid Snake, an iconic protagonist of Metal Gear Solidthe saga that made Kojima one of the most iconic personalities of the game industry. Already in July 2020, the Japanese author had said that Luca Marinelli would be a perfect interpreter of Solid Snake. Kojima had also already praised the actor for his interpretations in films such as “The Old Guard”, “Martin Eden” and for the role of the villain in “They called him Jeeg Robot”. A further clue about a collaboration between the two is the post on Instagram by Kojima dating back to January 2025 dedicated to the TV series “M: the son of the century” and Marinelli as the fascist dictator. His arrival in the stellar cast of Death Stranding 2 is nothing more than a consolidation of his international success.
Death Stranding 2 comes out on June 26th
The first chapter of the game, released in 2019 and which anticipated the themes we lived during the pandemic (centrality of the couriers in human relationships, lack of physical contact and need for connection between the people), counts among its stars Norman Reedus In the role of the protagonist Sam Porter Bridges, Léa Seydoux in those of the fragile character, Mads Mikkelsen In that of the villain of the game, more directors of the caliber of Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn. And they are just a few examples. In the second chapter, expected for On June 26th in the exclusive PlayStation 5the actor figures have increased: in addition to Luca Marinelli, there are also George Miller, Elle Fanning and Alissa Jung.
The cinematographic approach of Hideo Kojima
A choice that reiterates the deep bond that Kojima has with the cinema. Since the first Metal Gear Solid on the first Playstation, the Japanese author has shown one peculiar ability to combine cinematographic language with the videogame language. A talent that has become increasingly evident in subsequent works, including both the various chapters of Metal Gear and the playable trailer of Silent Hills of 2014. The result is a curriculum of cryptic but powerful works, capable every time to revolutionize the sector with narrative choices and avant -garde game design. All that remains is to wait for these three months to understand what Kojima will tell the world through Death Stranding 2: on the beach.
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