Ever since Hideo Kojima announced the film adaptation of "Metal Gear Solid" by Hollywood in 2006, things have been moving slowly. It's almost a decade now since the announcement was made, and there is no Metal Gear Solid movie in sight.  But last March 30,2015, news that the movie made a sudden leap to being made into reality made rounds in entertainment circles.

According to Deadline, in demand British writer Jay Basu has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to write the screen adaptation of the bestselling video game made for the Sony Playstation Series. The film will be produced by Avi and Ari Arad with "The Kings of Summer" Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts taken on board to direct the movie.

"Metal Gear Solid" is a video game created by Hideo Kojima and launched in 1998. Almost 20 years old, it is one of the video game titles that has a very avid following in the video game community. The game is about the Solid Snake, who was given the mission to infiltrate the facility controlled by the Foxhound organisation to rescue hostages and prevent the bad guys from launching a nuclear strike. It is a video game that is based on quick thinking and stealth with the use of guns just being a last resort or when a major character from Foxhound confronts Solid Snake requires the use of firearms.

As for the casting, there is no line-up of potential actors and actresses for the main characters of "Metal Gear Solid". There were rumours that Christian Bale would sign-up to play the lead role of Solid Snake as he admitted that he is a  big fan of the "Metal Gear Solid" Series. We wish that this should come true as we find Christian Bale as one of the finest actors these days and also has solid action movie credentials such as being Batman in the highly acclaimed "Dark Knight Trilogy" by Christopher Nolan.

Even with more well-known names now being mentioned for the production of the "Metal Gear Solid" Movie, the details are still sparse. Perhaps when the script that will be written by Basu gets the green light for production then we shall hear more information such as casting and release dates. But for now, if you feel restless waiting for the movie, I suggest that you settle first with watching the "Modern War Gear Solid - The Complete Saga" by Beat Down Boogie and have a good laugh: