Zelda followers already bought a stellar new recreation with “Tears of the Kingdom” this yr, however Nintendo simply dropped one other thrilling nugget of stories: the gaming large is engaged on a live-action film primarily based on the Legend of Zelda franchise.
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the 37-year-old franchise, introduced the information this night.
“I’ve been engaged on the live-action movie of The Legend of Zelda for a few years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many mega hit movies,” he wrote on X in an announcement translated from Japanese. “I’ve requested Avi-san to provide this movie with me, and we now have now formally began the event of the movie with Nintendo itself closely concerned within the manufacturing. It should take time till its completion, however I hope you stay up for seeing it.”
Avi Arad has produced movies like “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” which received the Academy Award for Finest Animated Characteristic, together with dozens extra Marvel motion pictures.
Whereas sudden, this transfer makes quite a lot of sense for Nintendo. Although Hyperlink’s story has been unfolding for many years, the franchise is hotter than ever. Breath of the Wild, the 2017 recreation launched on Nintendo Swap, has been hailed by each followers and critics as one of many best video video games of all time (extra realistically, it’s probably the greatest video games to come back out on Nintendo Swap, which remains to be excessive reward). When the sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, dropped earlier this yr, it in some way managed to stay as much as followers’ big expectations, promoting 20 million copies from Could by September.
So, if Nintendo noticed match to make a film all about Mario, a working-class plumber, why not inform the story of Hyperlink, a legendary hero spanning time and area?
That is Miyamoto. I’ve been engaged on the live-action movie of The Legend of Zelda for a few years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many mega hit movies. [1]
— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) November 7, 2023
When Nintendo introduced it was making “The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film” a number of years again, followers appeared a bit jaded — and in addition confused as to the casting of Chris Pratt as Mario. However the film was shockingly profitable, even for a product constructed on such iconic IP. The film grossed greater than $1.3 billion, surpassing “Frozen” because the second-highest-grossing animated movie ever (“Frozen II” holds the crown). The Pokémon franchise, one other Nintendo money cow, has been churning out motion pictures and tv exhibits at breakneck velocity for many years, even tapping Ryan Gosling to be Pikachu… So why not give Hyperlink the highlight this time?
We’re simply hoping Chris Pratt doesn’t audition to play Hyperlink.