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A big screen adaptation of Team ICO's PlayStation 2 game has gotten underway at Sony Pictures.

Regardless of whether or not film adaptations of videogames ever turn out good, some seem like obvious choices and some don't. Gears of War, sure. Saints Row? Why not, especially if 50 Cent is doing it. Shadow of the Colossus? No, absolutely not. Nevertheless, producer Kevin Mishner over at Sony Pictures is determined to turn Team ICO's minimalistic tale of love, loss and killing gigantic creatures into a big screen bonanza.

Attached to pen the screenplay is Justin Marks, who worked on Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li as well as the upcoming 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea remake currently underway at Disney.

No offense to Marks or his work, but anyone who's played Shadow of the Colossus knows it'll take a lot to turn it into a Hollywood-style narrative. Because while Shadow of the Colossus has one of the most powerful stories I've yet experienced in a videogame, the narrative isn't exactly flush with action. Most of what happens occurs before the game even really begins and then at the very end. Everything else in between is just killing colossi and being sad while riding around on your horse, by yourself. On top of that, the story has a far from fairy tale conclusion.

So don't be surprised to hear that they're planning on making some changes to the plot. According to The Cut Scene's Ben Fritz, who's an acquaintance of Marks, the movie might involve bringing minor characters from the game (like the tribal leader trying to stop the main character) into bigger roles, and will be going for what Fritz calls a "Lord of the Rings-style fantasy tentpole."

I just hope they get a really good horse to play Agro, because that thing is going to be seriously overworked.

Fonte: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... Big-Screen

hm...
vai ser tipo um Shadow of the Colossus versão clip musical?
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Eu quero acreditar que isso pode ser bom. Pelo menos a trilha sonora já está garantida!

Yey, mais um filme ruim baseado em jogo de videogame.

No offense to Marks or his work, but anyone who's played Shadow of the Colossus knows it'll take a lot to turn it into a Hollywood-style narrative. Because while Shadow of the Colossus has one of the most powerful stories I've yet experienced in a videogame, the narrative isn't exactly flush with action.

Quem fucking liga pro Hollywood-style? Parei de ver filmes assim faz tempo, só produz lixo, e a pré-estréia de Dragonball que vi ontem só re-afirmou isso. Agora eles vão pegar um jogo ótimo, e multilar com 10 personagens sem sentido e sem personalidade fazendo um Colossus' Creek da vida...



The old showbiz saying goes, "You're only good as your last job." And while that axiom may hold true for much of Hollywood, it doesn't seem to apply to game-based movie projects. Case in point: Andrezj Bartkowiak, the director of the big-screen version of Doom. When that project bombed, he was promptly given the job of helming Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

Now, despite The Legend of Chun-Li adaptation's spectacular flame-out at box-offices and with reviewers, its screenwriter has been handed another beloved, award-winning game license. According to both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Marks has been asked to write the script for a big-screen version of Team Ico's Shadow of the Colossus. Currently, the scribe is working on a remake of 20,000 Leagues: Under the Sea for director McG (Terminator: Salvation, Charlie's Angels).

According to the trades, the big-screen Shadow of the Colossus is in the early stages of development at Sony Pictures Entertainment, sibling to the game's publisher, Sony Computer Entertainment. It will be produced by Kevin Misher, who worked on The Interpreter and this summer's Michael Mann-directed, Johnny Depp-starring gangster epic Public Enemies. He is also attached to a new adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune, to be directed by Peter Berg (Hancock).

Hailed by reviewers upon its release in 2005, the PlayStation 2-exclusive Shadow of the Colossus sold over 900,000 copies in the US. Developed by Team Ico, which is working on its PlayStation 3 debut, the game follows a young warrior who has brought his fallen love to a faraway temple in the hopes of restoring her to health. According to a mysterious presence that dwells within the temple's walls, the only way to save this girl is to hunt down and destroy the 16 massive beasts that roam the surrounding lands. To see how the quest goes, check out the video review below.

Fonte.

E sobre outro filme do mesmo diretor, para chorarmos mais:

http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/s ... ?q=chun-li

Só o que me resta é tentar esconder essa notícia da Vamp, ela vai surtar.

Só o que me resta é tentar esconder essa notícia da Vamp, ela vai surtar.

Adeus, Lenin!

Só eu que acho que Shadow of the Colossus, junto com a série Half-Life, são daqueles jogos que não podem ser traduzidos para outra mídia?

_Virtual_Adept_ escreveu:Só eu que acho que Shadow of the Colossus, junto com a série Half-Life, são daqueles jogos que não podem ser traduzidos para outra mídia?

Não, mas pode ter certeza que eles vão enfiar um romance sem graça e sem sentido.

Não, mas pode ter certeza que eles vão enfiar um romance sem graça e sem sentido.

Mas TEM um romance no jogo.
Tá certo que a garota está morta desde o começo do jogo, mas...

NeverSleep escreveu:

_Virtual_Adept_ escreveu:Só eu que acho que Shadow of the Colossus, junto com a série Half-Life, são daqueles jogos que não podem ser traduzidos para outra mídia?

Não, mas pode ter certeza que eles vão enfiar um romance cena de sexo sem graça e sem sentido.

consertado

anyway, o jogo já é sobre um romance

Olha, eu acredito que dá para fazer algo não-lixo. Vamos aguardar.

Seu_Madrüga escreveu:Olha, eu acredito que dá para fazer algo não-lixo. Vamos aguardar.

Não com esse diretor e com essa história.

consertado

anyway, o jogo já é sobre um romance

Hein? Onde explica isso?

juma escreveu:

consertado

anyway, o jogo já é sobre um romance

Hein? Onde explica isso?

er...
o Cara ressuscitando a amada dele?