Kojima Offered Margaret Qualley Her Death Stranding Role After Seeing Her In A Perfume Ad

Hideo Kojima has revealed a new piece of trivia about his PlayStation game Death Stranding. He said on a social media post that he offered Margaret Qualley a role in the video game after seeing her in a Kenzo perfume ad back in 2016.The ad was directed by Oscar-winning director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Her), and in it, Qualley dances in a variety of contorting positions. "The only note I got from my agent was that they wanted me to dance like a tree," Qualley said of the ad, which you can see below.I saw this and offered her the role of Mama (Lockne) in Death Stranding. https://t.co/UDJa2NjbO6 — HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) April 25, 2025 In Death Stranding, Qualley plays Mama and Lockne. It's unclear if Qualley is coming back for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Apr 25, 2025 - 14:40

Kojima Offered Margaret Qualley Her Death Stranding Role After Seeing Her In A Perfume Ad

Hideo Kojima has revealed a new piece of trivia about his PlayStation game Death Stranding. He said on a social media post that he offered Margaret Qualley a role in the video game after seeing her in a Kenzo perfume ad back in 2016.

The ad was directed by Oscar-winning director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Her), and in it, Qualley dances in a variety of contorting positions. "The only note I got from my agent was that they wanted me to dance like a tree," Qualley said of the ad, which you can see below.

I saw this and offered her the role of Mama (Lockne) in Death Stranding. https://t.co/UDJa2NjbO6 — HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) April 25, 2025

In Death Stranding, Qualley plays Mama and Lockne. It's unclear if Qualley is coming back for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Continue Reading at GameSpot