A few stories around the Internet today are reporting that Columbia Pictures are in the early stages of bringing Sony's PlayStation 2 classic Shadow of the Colossus to the big screen. Yeah, that's right. You just read that.
The reports have Kevin Misher (Public Enemies) on board to produce, and young Hollywood writer Justin Marks to write the script. Does the name Justin Marks sounds familiar? He's the guy who wrote Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Yup.
Look, don't shoot the messenger, guys. I can't confirm whether or not this information is accurate, and in any case, Hollywood deals are a fickle thing. If this indeed true, it's entirely possible a Shadow of the Colossus film (and I'll repeat, written by the guy who wrote Legend of Chun-Li) may never actually happen. (It should be noted that Marks apparently also wrote a killer screenplay -- something I can't vouch for first hand -- for a Masters of the Universe film that has yet to pan out.)
But let's take a moment to think about what it would be like if it did.
[Update: Variety's Ben Fritz -- a friend of screenwriter Justin Marks -- has confirmed this news with some additional information.
"I understand the folks working on the project are planning to have some of the characters who appear only momentarily in the game, such as those who try to track down and stop Wander, play bigger roles in the film," Fritz writes. "And despite the game's somewhat 'artsy' cred, they're hoping 'Shadow' will be 'Lord of the Rings'-size fantasy tentpole."]
[Via Risky Biz Blog]
Contest:
4:51 PM on 04.07.2009
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But as long as it isnt as bad as In the name of the King.
No no no no no. :[
FFFUUUUCCCKKKKKKKKKK!!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
gah... that was something i always dreamed of! but i didnt actually want it to happen!
But that attracted viewers because it had Tom Hanks...
As for the amount of CGI in movie? It'd be huge...
Hopefully the choreography will be good...
I'm curious as to whether the writer is going to follow the games faithfully down to the method of killing each colossi, or if he is going to create some new ones with a more creative way of killing them...
How boring would a movie be to watch the Wanderer fell each of the colossi that we all know how to take down already?
*cries, yes you gits, cries*
This is...
"they're hoping 'Shadow' will be 'Lord of the Rings'-size fantasy tentpole."
I think I know what they are gonna do with that tentpole too. And it's gonna hurt.
WHAT!?!
Usually I ignore this kind of stuff. I don't think I can with this horrendous idea.
also, no. Just please no, don't do this hollywood.
*cries*
like, I could grasp if maybe they somehow stretched it to be a 3 part movie, and had him kill 4 or so colossus per.
That, I could deal with, but the crew behind this just makes me sick. Why not Del Toro? He'd be perfect, that man knows how to bring stuff to life, and is an avid fan of the game.
I'd imagine del Toro wouldn't get in on this because he actually has sense!
What goes on with the player interaction and all that stuff in Shadow of the Colossus, you really cannot replicate on film. Only people that would jump aboard are your common, bog-standard idiots...
Woop for humanity!
I 'm not sure what to say
Mark my words, I'm going to put a bullet in the middle of this guy's head.
I would cry, but I'm so fuckin angry I can't. This fucker should burn in hell forever.
I guess this comment was a little over the top, but what the hell, this guy deserves it.
So should we assume a sassy sidekick alongside our hero as he runs from his pursuers on a quest of revenge the great colossus he believes responsible for his sisters death (gotta be sister so he can make out with sassy sidekick(tm))?
Please keep Uwe Boll away from this.
This could work.