Josh Trank, the director of Chronicle, has his next film lined up, which is a film adaptation of a video game!

Based off of the Sony video game, Josh Trank is currently in the works to create a live-action film adaptation of Shadow of the Colossus.  Trank reportedly sought out the job after being a fan of the game since its release in 2005.

The game is renowned as one of the most beautiful games ever made and is often cited against critics as evidence that video games are an artistic medium.

Deadline states:

The protagonist is a young man who thinks his lover has died. Desperate to bring her back, he heads into a forbidden land, and summons a demon who can wake the dead. The price for bringing back his girl: slay 16 colossi that dominate this mystical place. These are skyscraper-sized giants that rise from the ground, fly through the air and come from the water. As the young man works through his quest on horseback, he begins to wonder if he is on a noble pursuit to bring back his lover, or perhaps has made a deal with the devil and is being used.

With the news of Need for Speed also being adapted into a film, what do you think about video games turning into movies on the big screen?

Reported with Hypable writer Josh Hamel.