Alongside the original cast, Death Stranding 2 will feature actress Elle Fanning as a very important character, as confirmed by Hideo Kojima himself. While not much is known about Death Stranding 2 up until now, the first teaser video does reveal some key parts regarding the sequel to the 2019's action-adventure game. One of them is the mention of Elle Fanning as a major character in the game.First announced at The Game Awards 2022, Death Stranding 2 is actually still a working title. The game will once again follow the story of Sam Porter Bridges, played stoically by Norman Reedus, in his quest to rebuild America. Aside from Sam, Death Stranding 2 will see some returning characters as well, notably Lea Seydoux's Fragile and Troy Baker's Higgs. Complementing the main cast are Shioli Kutsuna and Elle Fanning, who are interestingly omitted from the debut trailer.Despite that, Elle Fanning's character will actually play a very important role in Death Stranding 2. Speaking on his Spotify-exclusive podcast, Brain Structure, Kojima explains that he wanted to use "Elle's talents and charm to create a character unlike any other." While many have speculated who Fanning's character will be in Death Stranding 2, Kojima remains mum about it. He does, however, keep saying that she's a very important character in the game.[EMBED_TWITTER]https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/1623885005343850496[/EMBED_TWITTER]To illustrate how important Fanning's character will be, the Metal Gear Solid director says that he would have had to throw out the scenes that he had written had Fanning said no to being in the game. "I created the character with Elle in mind. So I was worried about her saying no to the offer," Kojima said in his podcast. That certainly didn't happen, but had that come about, it wouldn't be the first time Kojima rewrote the script for Death Stranding 2.Kojima's willingness to alter specific parts of the game's script is further backed up by Fanning herself, who also appears in the podcast episode. Recalling a particular sequence of motion capture during the development of Death Stranding 2, Fanning says: "After we had finished that day, you got to spend more time with me. But after that day, you said 'I think I'm gonna re-write the script now, I have new ideas after meeting you." To which Kojima simply responds that he "changed a lot" and "even added in new scenes" during the performance captures.As of now, Death Stranding 2 still doesn't have any release window. While a 2023 release is possible, it's worth noting that Kojima Productions is currently also developing another game that will make full use of Xbox's cloud technology.Death Stranding 2 is in development for the PlayStation 5.