Justin Marks is in the 'Shadow of The Colossus'
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I have to admit it's kind of funny that if you do a quick search for the screenwriter Justin Marks, you will get "the guy they brought in to f*ck up He-Man" in your results (probably not very funny to him, but what can you do?). 'Digital reputations' aside, you have to hand it to the guy: with only a few credits to his name, he's managed to attach himself to some high-profile 'geek' properties in the last year. Marks will be working on McG's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo, as well as Green Arrow: Escape From Supermax and Suicide Squad for Warner Brothers. Now, the latest to be added to the pile according to Variety is courtesy of Sony, who has hired Marks to write the screenplay for a feature film version of the PlayStation 2 game, Shadow of the Colossus.Colossus centers on a young man named Wander who must battle sixteen giant bad-guys -- and I mean giant -- if he wishes to restore the life of a young girl. The game wasn't your usual action adventure fare, and players spent most of their time traveling on horseback in a desolate (but beautiful) landscape. In fact, the only action you see is when you encounter one of the 'Colossi'. Ultimately, the title was less action and adventure, and more of a puzzle game where you had to discern the weakness of each Colossi if you were to have a hope in hell of defeating it.
Since the game itself is pretty sparse on the details, Marks will most likely be tasked with trying to fill in a little more story in between action set-pieces. Of course, the big question still remains: Is Marks your man if you're looking for interesting characters and a solid story?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-08-2009 @ 7:50PM
Wexler said...
Well my gut says they are going to screw this up. Considering the vast majority of video games turned movie have all failed in one respect or another, it's hard to see such a unique game having any better luck. It is, however, a fantastic game with very little plot to interpret, so maybe this is the clearance they need to make it a decent story.
In regards to Marks, I don't have anything bad to say about him, but I don't have anything good to say about him either. I've heard Kevin Misher is in talks to direct, which if true is a little disconcerting since he has never directed anything. Whoever they get to direct really needs to have played the game or have seen the gameplay to get it right.
Bottom line, the visuals have to be there. If they can capture the epic nature and beauty of the battles with the Colossi, they can put Zac Efron in the title role and I'll still pay money to see it.
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4-08-2009 @ 9:59PM
WilliamJG said...
One of the best games I have ever played is being adapted into movie form by the worst team possible. This should not be a film. What made the game great is how minimal the gameplay was. The only way this would work is if it was a silent short. Also it would have to be done by someone like Del Toro, Jackson, Jones, Boyle or raise Kubrick from the dead. This is horrible news.
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4-08-2009 @ 11:12PM
Max Hill said...
This is the worst bit of news I've heard in a long time. I honestly can't think of a game less fit for the big screen. The only way such a minimalist plot in the game worked is because of the way they utilized the gameplay, and the interaction between the player and the character. This is the only game I've ever played that actually managed to make me feel guilty about what I was doing in the virtual world. You think a film can do that? Let alone a film made by people known for making shitty films?
They should drop this project right now for the sake of all that is holy and make another Resident Evil film or something. Just thinking about it is making me woozy.
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4-08-2009 @ 11:49PM
Batzarro said...
I did not play Shadow, though it's reputation precedes it. Still, he wrote The Legend of Chun Li, wich unless it was heavilly edited, had terrible plot points.
So, skepticism, ahoy!
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4-09-2009 @ 11:45AM
LeMuRfArT said...
if anything this should be a mini series where we kill off one giant each episode
not a movie
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