A new report states that after scanning so many people for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Hideo Kojima had to turn down ...

Luca Marinelli recently caught my eye after watching ... Solid Snake – the universes of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding are separate. However, it’s undeniable that Kojima is referencing ...

But Marinelli isn’t just playing a new character in the Death Stranding universe… He seems poised to become Kojima’s new Solid Snake. Who is Luca Marinelli playing in Death Stranding 2?

Luca Marinelli plays Neil, who has some serious Snake vibes. Image credit: Kojima Productions. Perhaps Marinelli's Snake-like role in Death Stranding 2 shouldn't come as much of a surprise.

On X/Twitter, Kojima wrote a lengthy post about the process of casting Italian actor Luca Marinelli to play Neil in Death Stranding 2. "During the pandemic, I was casting for DS2," Kojima said.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach launched a ... The new character, played by actor Luca Marinelli, has fueled most of the trailer’s buzz due to his resemblance to a previous Kojima protagonist ...

We got our first long look at Death Stranding 2 with the debut trailer ... and the most prominent character in the trailer, Neil, played by Luca Marinelli. Neil appears in shots almost identical ...

IGN: Are there any cast performances in Death Stranding 2 that you like in particular? Kojima: That would have to be Neil and Lucy. Neil is played by Luca (Marinelli), and I actually made a ...

2019’s Death ... Death Stranding 2. As the name DHV Magellan suggests, the story steps into themes reminiscent of colonial domination. Of particular note is the presence of actor Luca Marinelli ...