Director Chad Stahelski Offers Update on His GHOST OF TSUSHIMA Film Adaptation – ‘It’s In Heavy Development’

John Wick director Chad Stahelski is working to develop a film adaptation of the popular martial arts video game Ghost of Tsushima.

During a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Stahesle introduced Rogan to the game and said, “It’s one of the coolest games out there. It has a great story. He goes on to explain that the story is about Jin Sakai and the Mongol invasion of Japan and that they had to stop them on the island of Tsushima. While the Samurai got their asses kicked, “they stranded them long enough for bad weather to sink them into the kamikaze, the typhoon that hit. Lui continued, “It’s basically the birth of the first shinobi about how we’re asked to be something less than a Samurai but more than anything to save people from him.”

The story centers on samurai warrior Jin Sakai, the last surviving member of his clan, who must set aside the traditions that shaped him as a warrior to wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima.

In another interview with ComicBookMovie, Stahelski also said that the creative team is in “heavy development” on the film. He said:

“It’s something we’re heavily developing on. I love the property. Jin Sakai’s game story, and it’s what I’d say, ‘The most anti-samurai samurai movie out there’, because of the storylines, the thematics in it and the journey through Jin Sakai […] it is so interesting to me. The characters in the story are definitely something I don’t want to miss in any way.

Speaking about the challenges of developing this film for the big screen, he said:

“The trick is not if we have great material, we know we have great material. It’s like making it palpable on any platform. You know, how do we make a great two, two and a half hour movie out of that? Make it satisfying and leave it open for expand further from there. That’s the real challenge. How to take so much good and bring it to a watchable level.”

Stahelski has previously spoken about the project and the approach it’s trying to take. He specifically talked about the amazing visuals of the game and how he will try to surpass what the games have done in his film of him. He explained:

“Ghost of Tsushima is a really interesting story if you really dive into the story of Jin Sakai and what the movie is really about. And you tie it to these amazing images. You can already tell from the John Wick movies that I love color and I love composition. To really try and not just measure up to, but surpass what the game did with its graphics is completely fascinating to me. So that’s something we’re currently researching and working on. For example, how can you push the color palette? How can you bring that world to life in a very realistic and grounded way?

He also shared his vision for the film, saying it will feature “a full Japanese cast, in Japanese.” She also plans to create an authentic Japanese experience and celebrate her “love of country, love of people, love of language.” He said”

“Honestly, it’s probably the same things that would scare the shit out of most people. It’s a fantasy period piece. It’s done with respect for Akira Kurosawa, who is probably among the top five influences of my life when it comes to cinema. .

“It’s a chance to push technology and people into a timeless story. It’s your typical good versus evil mythological story, find a man, watch him change the world or the world changes him. It’s all the Joseph stuff Campbell that you would Love in a story You put it in, of course, so I’ve been told that I have a bit of a samurai fetish, which is probably true for manga and anime and stuff like that.

“So, I think if we got it right, it would be visually stunning. It’s character driven. It has an opportunity for great action, great looks. And honestly, we’d try to do it, all in character. Meaning, it’s a Japanese thing about Mongols that they invade Tsushima Island.

He went on to say that Sony Pictures fully backs his vision for the film: “A full Japanese cast, in Japanese. Sony is so keen to back us up on this. I’ve been going to Japan since I was 16.” She added:

“I have a love of country, love of people, love of language. Trying to direct in not just my own language, but someone else’s and culturally shifting my mindset to separate all of that in an interesting way that still appeals to a Western public.”

This is one of three films Stahelski is currently developing. He is also working on a reboot of Highlanders with Henry Cavill and a film adaptation of Rainbow Six with Michael B. Jordan. It’s unknown which of these three projects will go into production first, but I hope it does Ghost of Tsushima.