Shadow of the Colossus movie ‘not abandoned by any means’
It and The Flash director says he still wants to make a Shadow of the Colossus film
The director attached to a Shadow of the Colossus movie adaptation for over a decade has said the project could still see the light of day.
Sony first announced plans to bring Team Ico’s celebrated PS2 game to the big screen way back in 2009.
But little has been heard about the project in the years since Andrés Muschietti (It, The Flash, Mama) was confirmed to be helming it in 2014.
However, Muschietti recently provided a positive update on the film in an interview with an Argentinian radio station.
“The film has been in development for 10 years, and now the possibility of making it opens up,” he told Radio TU, according to Reconectados (translated by The Gamer).
Muschietti claimed it wasn’t “an abandoned project by any means,” adding, “I love that film, there is a script that I like a lot.”
However, he acknowledged that securing his desired budget for the project remained an obstacle.
“There are factors that have nothing to do with your hobby and desire to make it, but with how popular an intellectual property like this is,” he said.
“Shadow of the Colossus is a cult game, but to make a good film, there is a studio that puts the numbers and says how much it is worth to give the director 200, 150, or 100 million dollars. There are different versions of the film, and obviously, I want them to give me 200 million, but this is another factor to take into account.”
Sony announced two new movies based on popular PlayStation games this week. During the company’s 2025 CES press conference on Monday, it was revealed that films based on Helldivers and Horizon: Zero Dawn are coming.
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