Anecdote 2023-02
“I think I'm gonna re-write the script now, I have new ideas after meeting you.”
What it documents
Kojima created the Death Stranding 2 role with Elle Fanning in mind before offering it to her, and said that if she had turned it down he would have had to throw out the scenes he had already written; after meeting her he rewrote parts of the script because he had new ideas.
Sources
NME (Kojima on Elle Fanning's role in Death Stranding 2), 2023-02. View source ↗
“created the character with Elle in mind”; “I would have had to throw out the scenes that I had written”; “I think I'm gonna re-write the script now, I have new ideas after meeting you”
HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 22 «Elle Fanning» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription, 2023-02 (00:12:57–00:13:12 and 00:24:13–00:24:31). View source ↗