No, more than that. I may end up killing my self in the future.

This is one game I have heard many great things about and haven't played, but I know what you meen when something should just be left alone, hopefully something good turns out from this and maybe it won't be turned into a movie ; O

Great news. I can't wait for them to adapt Pong next.

Oh ffs - Responsible for The scorpion king and legend of chun li 

I'm not even a big fan of Shadow of the Colossus. But I'm still appalled by this.

Ugh. I'm with you. Shadow of the Colossus should never be made into a movie, especially not by them.

"From the makers of 'The Scorpion King' and 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li', comes....Shadow of the Colossus."

"

Anyone have a spare gun lying around? I should just shoot myself now.

Oh god.....GREAT! BEAUTIFUL!

Well whatever, I'm gonna see it anyway.

"No planned release date for the film, but hopefully we'll all be dead from a nuclear holocaust or black plague by that point."

Well said, Kotaku.

You know what?

Hm...I guess it could work. But they would need to pull most of the movie from before the actual game starts for it to be compelling, imo. I'll give it a chance...but I'm pretty sure it will suck.

i know i normally hunt zombies but i think i will make and exception for everyone involved in making of this film...

That hurt to read.
Not that, leave sleeping colossi lie.

i have a simple solution: don't go see it. done.

"Anyone have a spare gun lying around? I should just shoot myself now."

....no :'(

Bog! You need to shoot me in the head! And I'll shoot you in the head! That way, we'll both be dead!

Good fucking grief, this disgusts me to the very core...

"You know what?

The same guy that starred as Dr. Moreau in The Island of Dr. Moreau...

...also played Vito Corleone in The Godfather.

The same producer that made produced Hudson Hawk, Cradle 2 Tha Grave, and Speed Racer...

...also produced Die Hard, Predator, and The Matrix.

The same guy that produced Deep Impact and The Flintstones...

...also directed Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.

See where I'm going with this?

I'm willing to give the movie a chance if they are willing to try for quality.

"

Ehh, I'm rather indifferent. Unless the movie causes my copy of the game to spontaniously combust, I could give a fuck less.

"Edgar said:

"jakob187 said:

"You know what?

The same guy that starred as Dr. Moreau in The Island of Dr. Moreau...

...also played Vito Corleone in The Godfather.

The same producer that made produced Hudson Hawk, Cradle 2 Tha Grave, and Speed Racer...

...also produced Die Hard, Predator, and The Matrix.

The same guy that produced Deep Impact and The Flintstones...

...also directed Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.

See where I'm going with this?

I'm willing to give the movie a chance if they are willing to try for quality."

Dude. The Legend of Chun-Li. CHUN-LI. Also, producers are a bad example. I need some faith in the writer and director. Producers are usually just in it for the profit. The creative vision, most of the time, is that of the director. "

Producers are never a bad example.  In actuality, the producers are the ones with more of the vision than the director is.  The director's job is to block the scene, rehearse the scenes, and shoot the scenes.  Hell, the DP has more control over the general LOOK of a film than the director does.  Guys like Joel Silver, Arnon Milchan, and Frank Marshall get far more respect from me than most directors...as without them and the level of confidence they have in a piece of work, you wouldn't get most of the amazing movies we've seen.

All I'm trying to say is this:  yes, the past work of these guys may not be stellar, but at the same time, the examples that were given are also projects that the studio would have FAR more control over than the directors and/or writers.

So I try not to discount anyone unless I see some kind of trailer and/or stills that would make me believe otherwise...like Dragonball: Evolution.

Besides, at least it's not Uwe Boll.

"

"From the makers of 'The Scorpion King' and 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li', comes....Shadow of the Colossus."

I could see this turning out well, but it probably won't. The movies-to-games attempts need to die.

Shadow of the colossal turd.... boom!

The gameplay is core to the experience in sotc, as well as being able to slow down, explore and take in the scenery and atmosphere. It's so rare in games to use the medium so effectively. It will never translate completely into film. This is sacrilege.

Ueda needs to elbow drop sony pictures HQ.

Look on the bright side, at least it's gonna introduce more people to the game. And if there's any game worthy of more attention it's Shadow of the Colossus.

Hopefully it's animated. Hand-drawn. That's the only way I can see this being anything more than a monumental fuck up.

/fetal position

As someone who's never played anything SotC, I can't wait to see the movie! I'll review it for you, BoG.

Just have Michael Bay make it then it would be godly.                   n/m      It would probably just turn out to be like Transformers with big giant hairy monsters and some skinny kid whining.

This is .....some kind of sick joke, right Bog? ..................my god.

Everyone involved with this production deserves to die.

So I'm guessing they'll name the movie adaptation "Rape of the Shadow of the Collosus" amirite?

"Bog! You need to shoot me in the head! And I'll shoot you in the head! That way, we'll both be dead!"

I'd understand if they turned it into an anime type movie, akin to Princess Mononoke and Akira. That could actually be good. But no, they had to give the greatest game of all time a Hollywood adaptation. 

Remember the deep story in the game?  I mean come on, it's full of narrative.  There was the beginning....and then you fought a lot of big things...and then the thing with the horse....and then the fight with the bigger thing...and then the end.  BEST STORY OF ANYTHING EVER IN THE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING!!!

BoG, the good news is it doesn't mean it'll actually happen. I've seen reports of Crazy Taxi and Pac-Man being made into movies, and those never happened...

However, in the case of Shadow of the Colossus... I think it has a greater chance of actually happening. For a moment I stopped and thought about how cool the Colossi might look in a movie, then I suddenly realized how horrible and disgraceful of a movie it would turn out to be. Let's hope it doesn't happen.

Jeez, I've never played SotC...but I know what it's all about, and you're right...it's not meant for the theater.  I bet movie studios are just shopping around for games that look like they could be adapted well into movies, because that seems to be big now...that and comic book/graphic novel movies.  Just because you can do it doesn't mean it's a good idea.  And of all the games to choose, why this one?  I'm sure it's a great game...I've always wanted to play it, but it just seems like a strange choice, it's a fairly obscure title.  it's weird that they're making this, yet so far I've heard nothing about a Gears of War movie...and that Halo movie really hasn't materialized into anything.  Not that I want a Gears or Halo movie, but those are probably the best-known games because they're known even outside the gaming world.  I thought the King of Fighters movie was a weird idea, but this is even stranger.

"Shadow said:

"Remember the deep story in the game?  I mean come on, it's full of narrative.  There was the beginning....and then you fought a lot of big things...and then the thing with the horse....and then the fight with the bigger thing...and then the end.  BEST STORY OF ANYTHING EVER IN THE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING!!!"

Woah. SoTC had a fantastic story, but that's because of its minimalism. It's pretty much a fairy tale with an awesome setting and no real words.

That wouldn't make a good movie either.

"

@Red & Shadow

Some things are just better kept alone....

as much as i loved the game, i'm kind of interested in seeing where this is going, i guess in some sick satisafaction kinda thing....

Going to go to development hell, just like the halflife and deus ex movies.

Apparently yeah. You have been smashed by the Hulk.

While it's definitely a travesty that Sony let them make this film I think people should realise that the film shouldn't any way taint your memory of the game. That's like saying you don't like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat as much because of their crappy movies.

The worst thing would be if people don't go and play the game because of the movie, now that would just be awful.