Sony & Nintendo Co-Financing A 'Legend Of Zelda' Live-Action Feature From Sony

by Outsiders
November 7, 2023
Sony and Nintendo have joined forces to co-finance a highly anticipated live-action adaptation of the video game, The Legend of Zelda. Filmmaker Wes Ball, known for his work on the Maze Runner franchise, has been tapped to direct this project. The screenplay for the adaptation is being penned by Derek Connolly, a writer represented by Verve. Ball, along with his producing partner Joe Hartwick Jr., will produce the film under their production banner, Oddball Entertainment.

The Legend of Zelda video game, created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and launched in 1986, takes players on a thrilling journey through the enchanting land of Hyrule. The story revolves around the courageous warrior Link and the magical Princess Zelda as they unite to protect Hyrule from the clutches of Ganon, a once-noble warlord who has transformed into an evil demon king.

The production of Legend of Zelda will be overseen by Shigeru Miyamoto, the esteemed Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo, and Avi Arad, the Chairman of Arad Productions Inc. While an official release date has yet to be announced, fans of the iconic video game can eagerly anticipate the arrival of this highly anticipated film adaptation.

Source: Deadline



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memocromatico - 2023-11-08 @ 7:29 pm

I think this could work out great. With a proper script and a production team that loves the games to honor it's essence, I see it working as a kind of LOTR meets John Wick (because of the silent main character)

The Mad Bubbler - 2023-11-08 @ 4:25 pm
8 hours ago, MRT said:

This doesn't sound good... Is there really no market for an animated fantasy movie? I would love it if they did it like the Mario movie.

Yeah, I think that would have been a better choice, but I'll try to reserve judgment until we see a trailer. Super Mario Brothers and the two live-action Sonic movies have shown that there is a strong market for big-budget video game inspired movies that aren't terrible. Hopefully they'll give this movie the big budget that it needs (and the great writing that it REALLY needs).

Lord_Scareglow - 2023-11-08 @ 4:08 pm

Honestly the biggest surprise here is that it took this long, I don't know how we never saw a Legend of Zelda movie in the 90's crazy.

I'm kinda stoked about it, let's find out.

Frozentenderloin - 2023-11-08 @ 3:54 pm
8 hours ago, MRT said:

This doesn't sound good... Is there really no market for an animated fantasy movie? I would love it if they did it like the Mario movie.

That would be so much cooler than live action! I have a hard time envisioning a real person not looking like a dork dressed up as Link in his classic green getup. And if they deviate from that look too far, it wouldn't feel true to the games (I guess they could go with the Breath of the Wild look which might translate a little better, but if I am being honest, I wouldn't want that to be the look they use for a Zelda movie). I guess we'll have to see what happens...

MRT - 2023-11-08 @ 7:26 am

This doesn't sound good... Is there really no market for an animated fantasy movie? I would love it if they did it like the Mario movie.

Frozentenderloin - 2023-11-08 @ 3:57 am

I hope they dont slaughter my favorite childhood video game franchise

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