'Shadow of the Colossus' Game Goes from Being in a Movie to Becoming a Movie
Has anyone ever played this game?
I remember after watching Reign Over Me wondering if the videogame Adam Sandler's character was obsessed with playing was real or not. I believe I went home to search for it, but don't remember anything beyond that… Not like it mattered, really, but the game is real and "Shadow of the Colossus" is no longer going to be a plot point in a movie as much as it is going to be the plot point of a movie as Risky Biz Blog announces Sony has brought in Justin Marks to pen a feature adaptation.
The game centers on the character Wander, who along with his horse Agro travels across a Western-style landscape to defeat enemies known as Collosi, with Wander's larger aim to save the girl Mono. Steve Zeitchik and Borys Kit at Risky Biz describe the game's landscape as minimalist, saying it lacks some of the ensemble characters of other video games; instead, the challenge lies in locating the remote Colossi and uncovering their weaknesses through a series of puzzle-like challenges. Its scenes as well as its soundtrack are regarded by many as highly cinematic.
Any chance this film is good? Marks being on board to write is a bit worrisome if you are interested in the project considering he penned the script for the latest bust Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and other scripts of his including Masters of the Universe based on the He-Man cartoon and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo for McG have not been heard from since their announcement. He does have a script called Hack/Slash in pre-production and he is also said to be writing Suicide Squad based on the DC Comics property as well as scripts for Green Arrow: Supermax and Voltron.
Now, either Marks is going to become one of the most popular screenwriters in fanboy history or he is going to see his scripts rewritten and/or tossed aside. Considering studios continue to return to him there must be something special about him — I guess we will have to see what it is.
NOTE: You can read a pretty cool article on how "Shadow of the Colossus" got into Reign Over Me right here if you are interested.










