Cube Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2023/231108.html Produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad, directed by Wes Ball. It will be financed and distributed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Shame. I was hoping for an animated movie much like what this person is doing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Well, ain't that a thing. Sony Pictures making a film for Nintendo. Huh. Directed by the director of the Maze Runner trilogy and co-produced by the guy who is notorious for studio interference and hamfisting as much as he can into a film to treat it like a product rather than, you know, a story to be told? See: Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I'm sure this'll be fine. And live-action? Seriously? Can't wait to see Tom Holland as Link, Zendaya as Zelda, and Scarlett Johansson as Ganondorf! 29 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Shame. I was hoping for an animated movie much like what this person is doing. Saw this the other day, some of the stuff people pull off in UE5 really is astounding This forever and always comes to mind when I think of a possible Zelda film, such cosy vibes: Probably need to wait for Miyazaki to kick the bucket before Ghibli consider taking on more third-party work, but I'm patient enough to see this live-action film review poorly first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Live action is not the route I imagined an official Zelda product to follow. The series is so colourful and vivacious. I really hope this doesn't take itself seriously. This better turn out really cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 7 hours ago, Julius said: See: Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. 2 of the best Spider-Man films in there so I don't know what the concern is 😋 Like others, live action was unexpected and they will probably have uninspired casting again but it is what it is. Will see what it's like but - as with Mario - I'm not expecting much and I'm also not the type to flip tables if it turns out naff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) Sony making a Zelda… what a world we live in! Shame it’s live action, but it was always going to be… They want that GoT/HoTD money, and live action would always have orders of magnitude more box office potential than animation. Cant say I blame ‘em really. Still, with the Hollywood SAGAFTRA strikes still ongoing? This movie isn’t getting released for at least another 5 years. Edited November 8, 2023 by Dcubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drahkon Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 10 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: This looks awesome! Wish a new game was made with that engine/art style. Not sure how I feel about this movie being live action. Gotta wait and see. If Zelda Williams doesn't at least get a small role, there will be hell to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh64 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Cher as Great Fairy please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksnowman Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 timeline... where in the... timeline... 2 minutes ago, Josh64 said: Cher as Great Fairy please. Also starring: Chris Pratt as Sheik Danny DeVito as Baby Goron Robin Williams as The King of Hyrule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 38 minutes ago, darksnowman said: Robin Williams as The King of Hyrule Actors are currently on strike to prevent this happening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh64 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Ashley said: Actors are currently on strike to prevent this happening What did he do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Well he died a decade ago... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowserBasher Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Well this is going to be an interesting one to watch what happens. Nintendo seem to have an idea of the story and direction but I’ve never felt you could translate a Zelda game faithfully to a single film. Maybe using an original story will mean a slightly different approach. But the games are all about exploration and dungeons. I don’t see how classic dungeons would work in film, but I could see the smaller BotW and TotK type dungeons working. But then I don’t see a film where the hero goes to 4 of them, fights a boss in each and then goes to fight another boss in Ganondorf to work as great film. Maybe something very different is needed that will fit the film media for a Zelda inspired film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksnowman Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Ashley said: Well he died a decade ago... They must have been doing something in the photo-realistic realm since the Wii U bird tech-demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 I can't see this ending well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) If Link says anything other than HIYAAA, this movie is a failure. In fact, if Nintendo had any real balls, they’d make this a silent movie. A $200 million silent movie. I double & triple dare you Nintendo. Do it! Edited November 8, 2023 by Dcubed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Dcubed said: If Link says anything other than HIYAAA, this movie is a failure. In his usual way and also Kirby's. Mix it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowserBasher Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Dcubed said: If Link says anything other than HIYAAA, this movie is a failure. Just make it an hour and a half of this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmsly Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 52 minutes ago, BowserBasher said: Just make it an hour and a half of this. or this: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedShell Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Live action? Hmm... Hollywood? Ugh... Yeah, not confident about this one at all. I also think animated would've been the way to go, traditional even. Will be interesting to see how it turns out, but unfortunately it's pretty much guaranteed that it won't be my cup of tea. You can count the number of modern films that I've truly enjoyed on one hand though, with only one finger! Spoiler RRR (Rise Roar Revolt). Amazing film. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 They should just make a new story in the Legend of Zelda-world rather than copying what the games contain. That wouldn't make any sense at all. But having the princess find the chosen one to make him help take down Ganondorf and his hoard of evil monsters, all ending in a giant battle, Link vs. Ganondorf, like the Spaceworld 2001 demo. It'll probably be inspired by the LotR-movies, setting-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, MindFreak said: It'll probably be inspired by the LotR-movies, setting-wise. It’s probably going to literally be a knockoff of Return of The King, just with the 3 Goddesses OoT origin story and the Scouring Of The Shire Hyrule Castle/Kokiri Forest tacked onto the start. The Frodo/Sam portion of the movie will be Link & Navi spelunking through dungeons to find a thing that can kill Ganon. The Aragorn section will be Zelda gathering up her army of Gorons/Zoras/Dekus etc and the Gandalf section will be whatever side characters they decide to pull from the mainline Zelda series to help out the main heroes on the side. Edited November 8, 2023 by Dcubed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindFreak Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 I'd be okay with that, though. Maybe not high quality media (story-wise) by today's standards but entertaining and beautiful. Don't forget the Master Sword, though. That will be the item that Link will have to find to kill Ganon. Deku Tree is Gandalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh64 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Ashley said: Well he died a decade ago... If the strike goes well I hope he comes back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen-i Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 If this isn't anything other then utter tosh, I'll consider that a miracle. Somehow, I have even less confidence in this then the other two recent Ninty based movies. Which is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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