Oscar Isaac has been tapped to play Solid Snake, the iconic protagonist of Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear video game franchise. Deadline broke the story earlier this morning.

Oscar Isaac will star as Solid Snake in ’Metal Gear Solid' movie

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— Fandom (@getFANDOM) December 4, 2020

It's massive news for the project, which will be directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Snake had been played by David Hayter in Metal Gear Solids 1-4, while Kiefer Sutherland took on the role for Metal Gear Solid 5.

Isaac was rumored to be in line for the iconic role since he expressed interest in a MArch 2019 interview. In December of 2019, Kojima tweeted pictures of himself with Isaac, further adding fuel to the fire.

oscar isaac is solid snake https://t.co/MMvd6mKMSa

— tracé⁷ 🧵🪡✂️ (@traceyfanclub) December 9, 2019

oscar isaac is solid snake https://t.co/MMvd6mKMSa

— tracé⁷ 🧵🪡✂️ (@traceyfanclub) December 9, 2019

The adaptation sent shockwaves through Twitter, as people were stoked to see the actor land the part.

the thing about oscar isaac being cast as solid snake is that they both have big butts and therefore it is perfect casting

— karen han (@karenyhan) December 4, 2020

OH.
MY.
FUCKING.
GOD.

Oscar Isaac To Star As Solid Snake In Sony’s ‘Metal Gear Solid’ Moviehttps://t.co/GjZoFz5uT7 pic.twitter.com/XnsuT5oLt8

— Big Boss (@LordBalvin) December 4, 2020

it would be so funny if the metal gear movie started with oscar isaac on a russian tanker and then the rest of it was just owen wilson as raiden

— gaming disorder pawg (@roun_sa_ville) December 4, 2020

There's no word yet on if the cinematic adaptation of Metal Gear Solid will follow the events of the first game or if it will be an original story. Either way, it will be interesting to see Isaac's approach to Snake's iconic voice.