Conversations about a Shadow of the Colossus movie have been around since the late 2000s. However, with such little movement on the project over the years, many fans assumed that the movie was effectively caught in development limbo.

Director Andy Muschietti has reiterated that the long-gestating Shadow of the Colossus film adaptation is still on the way.

The long-in-development Shadow of the Colossus movie may still have a shot at life, according to recent comments made by director Andy Muschietti.

Conversations about a Shadow of the Colossus movie have been around since the late 2000s. However, with such little movement on the project over the years, many fans assumed that the movie was effectively caught in development limbo.

When the Shadow of the Colossus film adaptation was first announced, I was pretty excited about what that might look like. It would be so cool to see this masterpiece of a game brought to life on the big screen in an epic and grand scale.

Shadow of the Colossus was originally released in 2005 for PS2 from director Fumito Ueda. The game has players traversing the world to defeat colossal monsters. A new version of the game from Bluepoint Games was released in 2018 for PS4.

Director Andrés Muschietti plans to bring the Shadow of the Colossus movie project back to life after 10 years. Muschietti faces hurdles in financing the project, needing studio support due to the potentially high budget.

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.

Andrés Muschietti has provided a long-awaited update on the longtime-coming 'Shadow of the Colossus' movie adaptation.