Metal Gear Solid 5 wasn't the first time Konami tried to replace David Hayter

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Metal Gear Solid fans were conflicted when it was revealed that longtime veteran voice actor David Hayter would no longer be playing the role of Snake - by which I mean Naked Snake, AKA Big Boss, and his clone, Solid Snake. But Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and its standalone prequel, Ground Zeroes, weren't the first time Hayter was set to be cut.

"I had to re-audition for Metal Gear [Solid] 3 to play Naked Snake," Hayter told Game Informer on a recent podcast. "They made me re-audition to play Old Snake, and the whole time, they were trying to find somebody else to do it. I heard that Kojima asked one of the producers on Metal Gear [Solid] 3 to ask Kurt Russell if he would take over for that game."

Sam Prell
Sam Prell

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