UPDATE:

It was a pretty wild rumor but fun to think about never-the-less. I would still say Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Aeon Flux) is still favourite for this but I wouldn’t be surprised if Len Wiseman found himself with the project sooner rather than later.

Here is the expected studio denial from Collider…

…whatever Konami’s Aki Saito meant to say is irrelevant, as I’ve emailed someone involved with the upcoming movie and they said the rumor about Paul Thomas Anderson is “completely false and ridiculous.”

END OF UPDATE

Well if it wasn’t for the direct quote I wouldn’t believe it myself but here’s the mega bizarre rumor that is just so ridiculous ya know, it might just turn out to be true.

At a press launch for the new Metal Gear Solid video game for the Playstation 3, Kokatu reporter Brian Ashcroft got to talk with Konami’s Aki Saito who said the much talked about movie adaptation of the popular game was still very much in the negotiations period BUT he also said that PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON was interested in directing.

You don’t think it’s possible he has got PTA (THERE WILL BE BLOOD, MAGNOLIA, BOOGIE NIGHTS) mixed up with Paul W.S. Anderson (MORTAL KOMBAT, RESIDENT EVIL, ALIENS VS. PREDATOR) do you?

Is PTA - one of the finest storytellers we have in the business actually interested in making a big studio blockbuster movie?

Man, that is a pretty big coup if true. The last we heard Colombia were aggressively going after Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrum) to helm but man PTA - that’s on another level entirely.

Surely he meant W.S?

Man, what a juicy rumor to try and digest this Tuesday morning!

source - moviehole