Oscar Isaac is set to take on the lead role in <em>Metal Gear Solid</em>, a film adaptation of the popular action-adventure video game. Best known for playing Poe Dameron in the latest <em>Star Wars</em> trilogy, the Guatemalan-American actor will be playing Solid Snake in the adaptation. <em>Metal Gear Solid </em>is a part of the <em>Metal Gear </em>series, which first launched by Konami in Japan in 1987. <em>Metal Gear Solid</em> was debuted in 1998. The games centre on the character of Snake, a special forces operative, attempting to destroy Metal Gear, a walking tank with nuclear capabilities. The film, which is set to be made by <em>Kong: Skull Island </em>director Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has taken six years to reach this point, but now has<em> Jurassic World </em>trilogy co-writer Derek Connolly and <em>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse</em> producer Avi Arad on board. <em>Metal Gear Solid </em>will be the latest in a long line of games that have been made into feature films. However, many have not been well received. <em>Super Mario Bros. </em>was made into a film in 1993 and was roundly panned, despite having Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper in lead roles. The smash game <em>Tekken </em>was made into a film in 2010 but pulled in only $1.6 million at the worldwide box office. There have been some successes however. The<em> Tomb Raider </em>series of films, which first starred Angelina Jolie and more recently Alicia Vikander, have pulled in more than a total of $705.8 million, while the film version of <em>Pokemon Detective Pikachu</em> raked in $144m in its first six months.