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Snake from METAL GEAR SOLID.
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PTA to Direct GEAR?

Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft reports that Paul Thomas Anderson (THERE WILL BE BLOOD) is interested in directing the big screen adaptation of METAL GEAR SOLID.

Konami's Aki Saito, who is handling the film negotiations, told Ashcraft, "Paul Thomas Anderson is interested."

Hideo Kojima, the game's original creator and designer, will not be directing. He will instead serve as a producer.  Kurt Wimmer wrote the script.

Saito noted, "Often Hollywood adaptations have the original game creator involved at the beginning, but somewhere along the line they fall out of view. This is why it's very important for us to carefully pick the studio for this project."

The MGS story centers on Solid Snake, a retired soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons disposal facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. He attempts to liberate their two hostages, the head of DARPA and the president of a major arms manufacturer, and stops the terrorists from launching a nuclear strike. Snake also confronts and defeats members of FOXHOUND.

Update:  Collider.com is reporting they emailed someone involved with the upcoming movie and they said the rumor about Paul Thomas Anderson is “completely false and ridiculous."