The Death Stranding movie, an adaptation of Hideo Kojima’s supernatural UPS delivery guy walking simulator, has its director. A24 has announced that Michael Sarnoski will both direct and write the project.

The previously announced live-action Death Stranding movie finally has a writer and director. Per Deadline, Michael Sarnoski, who directed the critically acclaimed and commercially successful A Quiet Place: Day One,

The “Death Stranding” film adaptation was first announced in 2023, when the critically acclaimed game from Hideo Kojima landed at A24. TheWrap exclusively reported earlier that year that A24 was expanding its strategy beyond arthouse films and into more commercial fare, and this IP certainly fits that bill.