Disney boss says talking to Hideo Kojima helped him fix a story issue in new movie Hexed

Disney animation chief and Hexed co-writer Jared Bush says a conversation with Hideo Kojima helped him resolve a difficult story point in the upcoming film. The example highlights how ideas from video games can inform film-making, though Bush has not explained exactly what he adapted.

Bush said the inspiration came from an approach Kojima used in Death Stranding 2. Hexed stars Hailee Steinfeld as a young witch and is Disney Animation’s first original property since Wish in 2023; its cast also includes Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster, Walton Goggins, Henry Winkler and Dan Stevens. Kojima has also appeared in the Japanese dub of Zootopia 2 and is working on games including Physint and O.D.