The Legend of Zelda is receiving a live-action adaptation. After years of rumors, Nintendo has finally confirmed that it is working on a film set in the enchanted lands of Hyrule, co-produced by the video game giant and Avi Arad, behind the recent Spider Man spin-off films. Wes Ball – best known for the Maze Runner trilogy – is attached to direct, which hasn’t gone down well with fans of the franchise. Of course, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto is deeply involved in the project as a producer, just as he was for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
“It’s Miyamoto. I have been working on The Legend of Zelda live-action film for many years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many successful films,” Miyamoto said in the announcement tweet. “It will take time until its completion, but I hope you look forward to seeing it.”
It’s Miyamoto. I have been working on The Legend of Zelda live-action film for many years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many successful films. (1)
– 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) November 7, 2023
Nintendo confirmed earlier this year that it plans to transform the gaming company into an entertainment empire by slowly moving into theme parks and movies. They both pulled it off with grace, the Super Mario Bros. movie. produced by Illumination having grossed $1.36 billion (approximately Rs. 11,324 crore), ranked second among the biggest films this year. This is a huge feat, considering the film ruffled fans’ feathers before its release for casting Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) as the titular plumber, Mario.
As The Legend of Zelda is a live-action production, Nintendo is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment to make the film, with the former providing more than 50% of the financing. Currently, there is no logline for the film, but we can assume that it follows the perilous adventures of young warrior Link, tasked with saving the kingdom of Hyrule and its princess Zelda by defeating the evil King Ganon . The decades-spanning game series is full of dungeons and puzzles to solve, but in recent years it has moved into open-world territory, allowing players to explore the entire kingdom on their own. pace. 2018’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the first to do this, and it was later expanded in Tears of the Kingdom with special abilities that let you build machines and an entire section of Sky Island map to explore. They are both considered among the best video games ever made.
Director Ball is also set to direct Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, scheduled for release on May 24, 2024, in which a wild young woman (Freya Allan) and an ape Cornelius (Owen Teague) embark on a spiritual journey to the seeking freedom from the reign of chimpanzee king Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) – who assumed the mantle after Caesar’s death and perverted his teachings. While fans still wish Zelda That the film is an animated take must mean a lot to Ball, who in 2010 expressed interest in seeing a Zelda film. At the time, he also hoped it would be a mocap film similar to James Cameron’s Avatar. In 2015, even Netflix attempted to develop an animated series based on Zelda, but it never came to fruition.
Currently, The Legend of Zelda live-action film does not have a release window.
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