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.

The first whispers of a film adaptation of the already cinematic Shadow of the Colossus began in 2010. After several creative reshuffles, The Flash director Andrés Muschietti was hired in 2014. Over a decade later, Muschietti claims it's still happening.

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.

"I'm not a big gamer, but Shadow of the Colossus seems to me a masterpiece and I played it several times," Muschietti said. "The film has been in development for 10 years and now

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.