The announcement was made during Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show 2026 presentation. A new Physint poster featuring Bill Skarsgård and Charlee Fraser was also revealed.
Speaking about the casting, Hideo Kojima said that he and Skarsgård had been following each other’s work for a long time. Following this mutual interest, the two sides decided to begin a new project together. Kojima also noted that costume fittings, the scanning process, and camera tests conducted with Bill Skarsgård and Charlee Fraser earlier this year had produced successful results.
Bill Skarsgård will star alongside Charlee Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe, who joined the cast earlier. Details about the characters the actors will portray in the game have not yet been revealed. Kojima said that several more noteworthy cast announcements will be made in the future.
Skarsgård is best known for playing Pennywise in It, It: Chapter Two, and It: Welcome to Derry. The actor’s other notable works include Nosferatu, Barbarian, The Crow, Atomic Blonde, John Wick: Chapter 4, and The Devil All the Time.
Physint Will Be the Culmination of Hideo Kojima’s 40-Year Career
Hideo Kojima has described “Physint” as the culmination of his more than 40-year career in the gaming industry. According to him, the project aims to redefine the concept of action espionage by moving beyond the boundaries of existing digital entertainment genres.
Kojima Productions announced that progress had been made in the project’s development, with casting, player scanning, and collaboration with external creators currently ongoing.
“Physint” will be Kojima Productions’ third original IP. With Xbox’s support, the studio plans to combine the latest technologies with a large cast to reach a new level in the espionage genre.
The game was originally set to be published by PlayStation Studios. However, after Sony withdrew from the project, Kojima Productions began searching for a new partner and decided to continue developing “Physint” with Xbox. The game’s release date and platforms have not yet been announced.
