7 Best Candidates To Direct A Shadow Of The Colossus Movie

5. Guillermo Del Toro

According to Guillermo del Toro, there are only two video-games he considers to be masterpieces: Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. And its pretty obvious why.

Fascinated by monsters since childhood, the Mexican filmmaker has done them a great deal of service in a filmography filled with tastefully peculiar, incredibly designed Lovecraftian entities. A master storyteller and a deep connoisseur of the western fairytale lore, Del Toros monsters are a product of love, thoroughly handled as lost, misunderstood creatures, instead of foul, mindless beasts.

His 2006 magnum opus Pans Labyrinth alone, qualifies him for the job. The films themes, its juxtaposition of fantasy and reality in a twisted Alice in Wonderland tale turned into an anti-war parable, gained it universal praise and a worthy place among the best fantasy films ever made. Its emotional aspect, earthly tone, hypnotizing pace and somewhat primordial aura it breathes, are the exact stuff that could turn a Del Toro Shadow of the Colossus adaptation into an instant classic.