http://www.n4g.com/News-67033.aspx It gives a link to a "full story" posted on a PS3 board that you need to register for in order to read anything, and even then the story originally comes from Nuts so it might not be 100% reliable. A couple of weeks ago though, after watching Batman Begins again and shortly before watching TDK, I was talking to a friend about the possible MGS cast and after telling him how much I think Gary Oldman simply has to play Ocelot we also came to the conclusion that there aren't many actors who would be better suited to Snake than Bale. Heck, we even thought Cillian Murphy (who plays Scarecrow) would be the ideal Otacon. Thoughts?
He can do the voice, I'd say he could act the part, and if he was made to look a little rougher (Messier hair and so on) he'd look at least somewhat like him. (I know, that's Big Boss, but obviously he and Snake look practically the same anyway) edit: Btw, I forgot to mention that page is from like a year ago I want this thread anyway though, if that's okay, because presuming there are actually fans on here it'd be a good talking point, and it's evidently only just been discovered by Wikipedia users anyway.
I'd burst into tears and cry for days on end if Christian Bale played Snake. Cillian Murphy as Otacon is a good match though.
There need to be more game-based films with those elements kept in. Stuff like invisible walls and trees that don't really look like trees, and doors that are just there for variation but can't actually be opened.
He is apparently a pretty bad physical actor, plus I saw what was supposed to be a recent picture of him a few months ago and he looked like Toad from Neighbours. That's Toad by the way, on the right.
!! Yeah, but with a few weeks he could get into shape easily. I'd like to see Hayter act out snake because I have a gut feeling that if christian bale was to do it, he would not only butcher but destroy snakes voice by putting on his batman voice. :\ Although Snake is cool, my favorite character from the series is Psycho Mantis, I'd be interested to see who would play him the most.
I think Batman's voice from Begins would be fine for Snake, but the gravellyness was a little bit OTT in The Dark Knight.
This is what I have to say: that Batman voice is all well and good for Bale ... until he does it in front of Morgan Freeman. Then, the whole "I'm so fearsome," demeanour just doesn't work. Now, as long as something like that doesn't happen in a Metal Gear movie, it'd be fine with me.