Later in the day, Kojima punctuated this revelation of MADS MAX with a photo of him and Mikkelsen while Kojima was wearing a Death Stranding shirt with Mikkelsen's face on it. With characters with names like Die-Hardman and Heartman in Death Stranding as well as the likes of Hot Coldman back in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, so those that are already on Kojima's Wild Ride already know to expect names like this.
The idea of Mikkelsen laughing at the title is at least an interesting image, but for those familiar with Kojima's naming conventions, this is par for the course.
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RELATED: ‘Death Stranding Director’s Cut’ PS5 Update Includes New Combat and Customization Options Mikkelsen, who famously didn't understand what was going on in Death Stranding despite starring in it, apparently "broke his face" according to Kojima at the title's reveal. It all seemed good until Kojima told Mikkelsen the tentative title of the game. The Metal Gear creator said that he ran these ideas by Mikkelsen, who would listen intently. In a post on Twitter, Kojima explained that he bounced around a few ideas and concepts that would see Mikkelsen taking center stage in a video game.
An example of this last one was his recent tweet about working with Mikkelsen, who plays Clifford Unger in Kojima's latest title, Death Stranding, and spoke about how he had some wild concepts about a game starring the actor.
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Whether it be a multi-post review about the latest movie he had just seen, selfies with the likes of Norman Reedus, Keanu Reeves, and Mads Mikkelsen, his love for King Shark from The Suicide Squad, or perhaps even some insight on his creative process and development stories. Following legendary video game director Hideo Kojima on Twitter opens you up to a variety of things.