Ghost of Tsushima: this announcement from the director of the film will put all fans in agreement

Last year, fans of the era of feudal japan was over the moon to learn that the game Ghost of Tsushima would be entitled to a adaptation on the big screen. And a few months ago, we learned that this adaptation would be supported by Chad Stahelskithe director of the saga John Wick. And more recently, the filmmaker made an announcement that will please fans of the game, sharing his ambitions for this new feature film.

a rather promising vision

As part of the current trend which increasingly mixes the video game industry and the cinema industry, Ghost of Tsushima thus appears in the list of these games which will be able to make their transition into our cinemas, like a Sonic, and soon from one Pac man. However, adaptations of video games into films are often the subject of criticism, thus proving that finding the balance between a sufficiently attractive lore for neophytes and a sufficiently detailed one for fans is not an easy task.

But Stahelski seems to want to honor the title he is going to adapt, as evidenced by the ambitions he has for his next film. Indeed, the director talked about his plans for the next film adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima, and how it seeks to stick to the roots of the game as much as possible. In an interview given to Collider, Stahelski expressed his desire to tell the story in Japanesestating as follows:

We will try to do everything through the characters. It’s a Japanese story where the Mongols invaded the island of Tsushima. [Nous voulons donc] a full Japanese cast. Sony fully agrees to support us on this point.

I’ve been going to Japan since I was 16. I like the country, the people and the language. [L’objectif est] to try to perform not only in my own language but also in someone else’s, as well as culturally changing my mindset in order to put all that aside, but in a cool way that is able to seduce a Western audience.

However, Stahelski is aware that a film with subtitles may be a hindrance. acknowledging that it can be difficult to do well at the box office with a subtitled film. But he hopes Ghost of Tsushima will be different. He said:

If you come to my offices in Manhattan Beach, I have entire walls and hallways depicting the best silent movies of all time. There’s a way to direct actors and a way to dramatically improve facial performance. So, if I mute the sound, I want you to know what the scene is about, regardless of the language.

Ghost of Tsushima is a game released in 2020 and developed by Sucker Punch. It followed the story of Jin Sakai, repelling the Mongol forces who were trying to invade the Japanese island. The period during which the story takes place, as well as the characters and even the original aesthetics of the game, are all elements that push the director to want to surpass himself:

It’s a fantastic period film. We know of the inspirations of the films of Akira Kurosawa, who is probably in the top 5 of the greatest influences of my life as far as cinema is concerned. So it’s an opportunity to push technology and people into a timeless story. It’s your typical mythological story of good versus evil, finding a man, watching him change the world, or the world change him.

I think if we can get it right, it would be visually stunning. The game is character driven. This is an opportunity to have action and aesthetics.

And to find out this new game set in the time of feudal Japan which is to be watched very closelysee our previous article on the subject, right here.