Simply when it appeared that the XBOX Tokyo Sport Present 2026 Broadcast had come to an in depth, legendary recreation creator Hideo Kojima arrived with yet another shock: recent updates on OD – KNOCK and PHYSINT, together with the information that Swedish actor and producer Invoice Skarsgård will painting the lead position in PHYSINT, the upcoming action-espionage recreation from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS.
Kojima-san additionally shared a brand new poster for the title that includes a photograph he personally shot of Skarsgård alongside Charlee Fraser, providing a recent glimpse on the expertise serving to carry this bold mission to life.
“I’m delighted to substantiate the lead position for PHYSINT will probably be Invoice Skarsgård,” stated KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS founder Hideo Kojima in a press launch. “We’re each long-time followers of one another’s work, and we’ve determined to embark on this new journey collectively. The costume fittings, scans, and digicam checks we carried out with Invoice and Charlee earlier this 12 months gave me great confidence within the route of the mission.”
Most just lately, Skarsgård acquired rave opinions for his efficiency in Gus Van Sant’s Useless Man’s Wire (2026). He subsequent stars in Peter Bergs’s The Mosquito Bowl and Andrew Niccol’s Lords of Battle reverse Nicolas Cage. Earlier this 12 months he co-starred in The Loss of life of Robin Hood (Michael Sarnoski, 2026) with Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer.
Skarsgård gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of the long-lasting clown Pennywise in It (Andy Muschietti, 2017), a task he reprised in It: Chapter Two (Andy Muschietti, 2019).
His movie profession spans titles equivalent to Nosferatu (Robert Eggers, 2024), Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022), The Crow (Rupert Sanders, 2024), Atomic Blonde (David Leitch, 2017), John Wick: Chapter 4 (Chad Stahelski, 2023), The Satan All of the Time(Antonio Campos, 2020) and Boy Kills World (Moritz Mohr, 2023).
On tv, he just lately starred in It: Welcome to Derry (2025), the It prequel sequence for HBO Max, by which he reprised the position of Pennywise and likewise served as govt producer. His tv credit additionally embrace Clark (Jonas Åkerlund, 2022), Fort Rock (2018–2019), and Hemlock Grove (2013–2015).
He joins an ensemble solid that features Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe with Kojima-san promising additional casting updates sooner or later.
For OD – KNOCK, Kojima-san shared an replace on growth progress, revealing behind the scenes footage of stars Sophia Lillis and Hunter Schafer in a efficiency seize session.
Final week, XBOX and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS introduced that XBOX will publish PHYSINT, increasing a relationship that already consists of OD. The collaboration additionally extends past video games, with the businesses working collectively throughout movie and tv to carry new tales to broader audiences.
Watch these bulletins from the XBOX Tokyo Sport Present 2026 Broadcast right here, and keep tuned for extra updates as growth progresses.
