Hideo Kojima leaves video games aside and becomes an actor, with participation in the hit Zootopia 2

OD, the horror game prepared by Hideo Kojima, suffered a serious setback with the death of Udo Kier, one of the main actors in the project.

While you decide how to resume this developmentcreative oversees PC version of Death Stranding 2; as well as continuing to work on the mysterious Physint.

It’s a lot of work and Kojima decided to take a well-deserved (and fun) breakstarring in a small role in Zootropolis 2.

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Kojima is a police officer in Zootropolis 2

Insider Gaming reflects Kojima’s statements to Famitsu, in which He is very happy to have participated in Zootopia 2.

In this sequence, Juddy Hopps and Nick Wilde try to assert themselves in the police force; But a new crime makes them guilty, and only the mysterious snakes can prove their innocence.

Kojima participates in the Japanese version of the film, and does so with a character tailor-made for him: Paul Moldebrandt, a spy who works in the Police Department.

This is the first time I have added my voice to an animated film.. And from Disney, no less!he explains enthusiastically.

As Kojima explains, The request came from the director of Zootopia 2 himself.Jared Bush: “for me it was an honor and I accepted without hesitation”.

It’s a small scene, but for creatives it’s been exceptional.The level of detail in the production is impressive.; Thanks to the illustrations, the dubbing session went like silk.”.

I usually work as a director and here I learned a lot. “It showed me the attention that voice actors give to everything, even turning the pages of the script without making a sound.”.

Until now, Kojima’s cameos were in his image and likenesswith appearances in games like Cyberpunk 2077, Control and, of course, both installments of Death Stranding.

Furthermore, with this role, Kojima showed his commercial eye: Zootopia 2 is already one of the highest-grossing films of 2025, and reached 600 million dollars at the box office in its first weekend.

The creator of Metal Gear Solid is still connected to this day; sometimes for controversies, sometimes for his work and, on this occasion, with his fun participation in Zootropolis 2.