JACK BAUER!!!!
HOW COULD YOU NOT INCLUDE HIM IN THE LIST???? HE SHOULD BE #1

I don't think David Hayter could play the role (the guy does kind of look like Solid Snake, but we don't know the extent of his acting experience) But i'm all for him him writing the screenplay, I loved Watchmen (he wrote the adaptation)

I reckon liam neeson could do it if he could it if he got the voice right.

Jack Bauer ftw :D

That list is a fail ( Personal Opinion)i think no one will be able to play Snake as good as Christian Bale.

Bale could be the best Snake,

Three people, at the time of posting, have so far claimed that "Jack Bauer" would be the best person to play snake.

His name is Kiefer Sutherland, people! Jack Bauer is just ONE character he's played. Honestly, if you all think Solid Snake == Jack Bauer, there's a good chance he'd turn down the role due to feeling typecast.

Hugh Jackman and Kurt Russel seem like pretty good choices, Liam Neeseon is typecasted himself into the role of "dad" or "mentor" so I don't think he is a good choice.

How about the Snake Plissken character who Solid Snake was named after? Yeah, that's right, Kurt Russel. He looks similar (see Escape from New York or LA) and can sound close. Either him, or David Hayter himself, that's it.

Edit: next time I'll read the article first lol

LIam niesson(if thats the right spelling)

I mean come on, the article has Hugh Jackman as a potential Snake contender but not Christian Bale.

Guess I will be the first to say it, but I would much prefer they didn't make a MGS movie in the first place. Every game doesn't need a movie.

Any movie released, judging by past game>movies, has a 99% chance of being crap (100% so far, but there has to be a good one some day), and far more so than any other game made into a movie so far, MGS is far too good of a franchise to be tarnished that way.

ps. Also, if they have to make the movie, I don't see how they could get a perfect fit for the role of Snake. Sure, they can get someone that looks like him, but as someone already said, Snake's look is only 1/2 of what makes Snake so recognizable. With the amount of dialogue in the MGS games, his voice is just as important as the look. I just can't imagine anyone but Hayter sounding spot on, and I just have too many doubts in terms of acting experience and such to trust that Hayter would do well in the role.

er.........

Nelson.. even if hes 1º of the best actors out there.. no
Eric Bana maybe
Hayter.. he got the voice! because hes the voice duh hes perfect (Y)

To me live action isn't the way to go. Have it be completely original CGI movie w. David Hayter's Voice.

what about pauly shore?

is this win?

David all the way.. He is great at acting and v o ... I like the acting he did in the couple of movies he is in

Jack Black !

first of all, there shouldn't be an MGS movie. it will undoubtedly tarnish the franchise. if they do make one and it comes out, i'm just gonna get pissed off.

second, the actors you people suggest are incredibly dumb. liam neeson? are you ****ing kidding me? too old, has his own distinct voice, and too tall. ppl say taken showed how badass he was. it only showed how unrealistic his combat was (watch the last half of the movie). the movie was mediocre at best btw.

ppl also say david hayter. he has the voice, but is that the only thing that matters? what about ACTING? totally different ballpark for a voice actor.

jason statham? bad actor, wouldnt fit. kiefer sutherland? nooooo. kurt russell? too old. eric bana? better than liam neeson, i'll give him that much.

and then the majority of ppl debate who is better for the role; christian bale or hugh jackman. both have the build and talent. in terms of acting skill, personally i think bale has jackman edged. jackman has the popularity over bale. bale would have to work on his gravelly voice, because everything now sounds like his batman voice (check terminator salvation).

honestly, everyone would love bale or jackman, but if there is a movie (dear god no) then please (dear god if you do) cast an unknown. they did that for district 9 with sharlto copley, and he did a great job. check that movie out if u havent seen it, its brilliant.

Eric Bana was my pick even before I clicked on the link. I was pleasantly surprised to see his name there.

For all you people who aren't Aussie, see Chopper to get an idea of Bana skill and range. He could easily bulk up for the part in the Deniro-esque way he did for that movie.

And yes, he was fkn brilliant in Munich.

It HAS to be David Hayter. It's the only appropriate way.

Kiefer Sutherland could play a great snake he has the voice if the movie were ever a cg animation. But for live action I would go with Russel Crowe

All I know is that the actor who plays The Comedian in Watchmen looks exactly like Old Snake. I'm just saying.

lucky for us that none of you including the article writer is a movie caster

A movie based on a movie(MGS4) based on another movie(escape from new york). Interesting...

Some choices in this article are really lame. Kurt Russell? Just because he was the inspiration in an almost 30 years old movie? Come on...

Kojima said Viggo Mortensen would be a good match, I agree, he can play a great variety of characters. Watch Eastern Promises, awesome movie. He could pull off Snake.

Kurt Russel would be good but too old, I think Eric Bana is a good call.

but I would prefer someone else. Not that big fan of the guy, he's just has Wolverine written all over his face, I'll never be able think of him as Snake. Kurt Russel maybe, but isn't he too old now, I mean for a young Snake? Personally, I'd rather they make a CGI film with Hayter's voice, I can't imagine anyone else as Snake: he can play a lead role, what's the problem if he isn't well known in movie's as an actor: popularity starts somewhere.

how about bill gates lmao!

I don't care who would be the best to play Snake i's just rather they don't make a MGS film (unless Kojima san / David Hayter are on writing duties and get their pick of actors to play the parts and Kojima gets at least some Directorial / Producing role then maybe... but we all know that would never happen)

If Hollywood gets their hands on this it WILL be truly atrocious.

Why does every decent game franchise have to be ruined by a $hitty movie? Resident Evil, Tekken, Street Fighter **gags at the thought**, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Mario Bros etc

If history is anything to go by then this would only tarnish a legendary game. It's unlikely it will stick to the original story or if it does it will do so very loosely in order to cater to the masses.

Why does MGS need a movie adaption? It's already an amazing story with more cinematic scope than most games will ever achieve, a big screen adaption really isn't needed. Is the gaming experience and story not enough already!?

How do they expect to squeeze such a vast, intricate and delicate plot into a two hour movie? You can't. It will mean stripping away and diluting everything that made the game/story so great in order to please the average brain dead teen movie goer who can rarely be bothered to think for themselves and needs to be spoon-fed mindless action scenes to get their kicks.

MGS is dearly loved by it's fans, not by joe public who have no clue about it. They aren't going to finance a big budget film in order to just please the fans, they will need to draw in big crowds to turn a profit which means watering it down. Id just rather they didn't!