Xbox and Hideo Kojima announce Bill Skarsgard as lead star in Physint

The 'It' star joins fellow castmates Charlee Fraser and Don Lee.

During the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast, Hideo Kojima announced that Hollywood actor Bill Skarsgard will take the lead role in Physint, Kojima’s upcoming action-espionage game recently snatched up by Microsoft.

“We are both long-time fans of each other’s work, and we've decided to embark on this new adventure together,” Kojima said in a press release. “The costume fittings, scans, and camera tests we conducted with Bill and [fellow co-star] Charlee [Fraser] earlier this year gave me tremendous confidence in the direction of the project.”

A Swedish actor and producer, Skarsgard is perhaps most famous for playing Pennywise the clown in It and It: Chapter Two, the most recent adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic horror novel. 

As for Physint, Kojima's press release describes it as “the culmination of his 40-year career as a video game creator."

Last week, PlayStation announced the termination of its deal to publish Physint. It came as a shock, considering Sony and Kojima have been long-time collaborators. Microsoft swooped in to publish the game—a major get for the Xbox manufacturer.

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