Fans are convinced that Nicolas Cage will appear in Death Stranding 2 after the franchise’s director, Hideo Kojima, posted a photo of himself with the actor at his Tokyo studio.
Nicolas Cage recently made his first foray into video gaming with a cameo in the survival horror game Dead by Daylight. where he plays a slightly exaggerated version of himself.
During a surprise appearance at Geoff Keighley’s recent Summer Game Fest, the actor explained that his cameo in Dead by Daylight gave him the opportunity to “meet a whole new audience,” while Keighley jokingly hinted “Maybe the next thing I do is a Hideo Kojima game.”.
Well, it seems that inappropriate comment made more sense than you thought because this week Hideo Kojima posted a photo of himself posing with the Hollywood legend next to the Ludens statue at his studio in Japan.
Nicolas Cage in Death Stranding 2 sounds great
Naturally, Kojima fans are convinced that the actor will join the cast of the Death Stranding sequelan idea that would be very absurd if the developer hadn’t had a penchant for recruiting celebrities for cameo appearances in their games.
What role could the actor play this time?
Many have predicted this Cage could make a cameo as one of the only survivorsthose people who chose to live alone after the catastrophe known as Death Stranding.
For his 2019 game Kojima brought together a large group of celebrities to give a voice to these search enginesincluding comedian Conan O’Brien, horror artist Junji Ito, film director Edgar Wright, and of course Kojima’s old friend Geoff Keighley.
Others were more specific with their predictions, Some have suggested the actor could be portraying a version of himself in Death Stranding 2.. From there, the suggestions became less…predictable.
As a villain, Nicolas Cage wouldn’t be bad
Some even suggested it The actor could also take on the role of the villain in addition to the character of Troy Baker in the upcoming sequel announced during the Game Awards 2022 live stream. Additionally, the trailer appeared to confirm the return of Norman Reedus as series captain Sam Porter Bridges.
The conjunction smells of success
In any case, The idea of a Hideo Kojima title starring Nicolas Cage seems to be going down well with fansmany of whom have promised to buy the Death Stranding sequel on release day (assuming the actor appears in the game).
Of course, it’s also entirely possible that Kojima invited Cage to visit his offices in hopes that he would appear on a possible second season of his Spotify podcast, Brain Structure, or that, heaven forbid, he might just wanted to meet a creative partner.
The only thing we can deduce from Cage’s surprise visit is this His interest in the world of video games didn’t end with his appearance in Dead by Daylight.
