Legend of Zelda movie is a go

[Optimus Prime]

Thought it might be animated but will be live action
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Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto Minami-ku; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, "Nintendo" hereafter) today announced that it will develop a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda.

The film will be produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo and Avi Arad, Chairman of Arad Productions Inc., who has produced many mega hit films.

The film will be produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc., and directed by Wes Ball. The film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., with more than 50% financed by Nintendo. The theatrical distribution of the film will be done worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.……

News Release : Nov. 8, 2023 "Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start"

Press release of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

www.nintendo.co.jp

 

[jboss]

Thought it might be animated but will be live action
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Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto Minami-ku; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, "Nintendo" hereafter) today announced that it will develop a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda.

The film will be produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo and Avi Arad, Chairman of Arad Productions Inc., who has produced many mega hit films.

The film will be produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc., and directed by Wes Ball. The film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., with more than 50% financed by Nintendo. The theatrical distribution of the film will be done worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.……

News Release : Nov. 8, 2023 "Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start"

Press release of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

www.nintendo.co.jp

Never thought I'd see the day. Really wondering how they'll pull this off. My gut says a live action Zelda movie has that awful Dragonball movie written all over. If they pull this off they might have a whole franchise on their hands. There's plenty enough source material and lore to explore.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Curious if it will be a direct adaptation of one of the games, a mishmash of several of them or an original story with tons of Easter egg nods to the games

 

[Optimus Prime]

………Ganon: Jason Momoa


Jason Momoa’s natural charm would make him an incredibly believable and trustworthy Ganon. Composite: Nintendo/Warner Bros
Now on to the big guns … literally. Ganon must be equally malicious and absolutely jacked, so why not give the people what they want – the incredibly handsome and talented Jason Momoa. And his natural charm will make it incredibly believable that our protagonists could be lured into trusting him, before his inevitable and catastrophic betrayal.

Zelda: Zendaya


Zendaya’s confidence and ability to play vulnerable geniuses would make her the perfect Zelda. Composite: Nintendo/Getty Images
Zendaya, an actor so accomplished she doesn’t need a last name, playing a princess so iconic she only has one name too. It’s a match made in heaven.

No, but seriously: Zendaya’s confidence and ability to play vulnerable geniuses would make her the perfect Zelda. Yes, she does have a tightly packed schedule with the Dune movies and the (absolutely unearned) third season of Euphoria in the pipeline, but luckily the whole point of the Zelda games is that Zelda gets kidnapped at the start – so she would only really need to be on set for little bit. Come on Zendaya!

Link: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai


D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai could embody the silent, stricken and loyal Link as well as bringing the charisma and levity required. Composite: FX/Nintendo
No, Tom Holland shouldn’t be playing Link. In fact, with the absolutely stacked (imaginary) lineup we have (not actually) cast, the protagonist role would be perfect for a talented rising star.

That’s why we have gone with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai for Link. Having won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Bear Smallhill in Reservation Dogs, he could embody the silent, stricken and loyal Link as well as bringing the charisma and levity required as the main character inevitably finds his voice in the live-action adaptation.

Plus, Link being played by a First Nations actor (Woon-A-Tai is of Oji-Cree, Chinese-Guyanese and German heritage) would add a new layer of meaning and nuance to his fight to protect the land of Hyrule and his complicated relationship with Zelda, the monarch he is charged to serve…….

No, Tom Holland shouldn’t play Link: what’s your dream cast for The Legend of Zelda film?

When the new Zelda film was announced, fans immediately began debating who should play Ganon, Zelda and Sidon. Here is one big fan’s dream cast

www.theguardian.com

 

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[RaginCajun83]

Let’s go, please don’t screw this up

 

[SaintInBucLand]

Let’s go, please don’t screw this up

You know they're going to.

Queue Cartman and the panderstone lol

 

[Optimus Prime]

Let’s go, please don’t screw this up

I was hoping for it to be animated with a unique art style

Now I'm worried that it will just look like a generic fantasy movie or cheap lord of the rings rip off

 

[Optimus Prime]

Nintendo can't put off not having Link talk anymore

 

[Brennan77]

Nintendo can't put off having Link talk anymore

Yeah that's gonna be weird. I hope he has a really deep sultry voice.

 

[RaginCajun83]

Nintendo can't put off not having Link talk anymore

Yeah that could be a major problem

 

[Optimus Prime]

Yeah that could be a major problem

there's going to hate mail no matter who is cast and what the voice sounds like

 

[RaginCajun83]

there's going to hate mail no matter who is cast and what the voice sounds like

True but isn’t that the “in” thing about the internet now. on and complain about everything