News Nintendo officially announces live-action Zelda film, produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad, directed by Wes Ball

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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.

By producing visual contents of Nintendo IP by itself, Nintendo is creating new opportunities to have people from around the world to access the world of entertainment which Nintendo has built, through different means apart from its dedicated game consoles.

By getting deeply involved in the movie production with the aim to put smiles on everyone’s faces through entertainment, Nintendo will continue its efforts to produce unique entertainment and deliver it to as many people as possible.

edit:

Deadline reports that the screenplay will come from Jurassic World's Derek Connolly.

 

[Shiba]

 

[Christo750]

Holy shit they're really going live action.

 

[Mirev]

LETS GOOOOOOO

 

[Meelow]

I can't believe it's actually happening. Day fucking 1!

 

[TheRealTalker]

Nintendo and Sony co financing it. Sony will handle distribution as well.

 

[Chrdmart]

This is going to be either horrible or amazing

 

[Raploz]

Oh no, it's live action! I hoped they would make it in anime style like this:

 

[Mbolibombo]

Not exactly the franchise I was hoping for they went live action with to be honest..

But I'll see it obviously but it could ruin so much

 

[Plum]

Sony, in the midst of developing live-action versions of all their own IP, agreeing to make a Zelda movie:

 

[Dark Cloud]

Holy fk I just saw this on Twitter! Sony and Nintendo coming together!

 

[WestEgg]

I’m honestly shocked they didn’t stick with Universal.

 

[Amadeus]

Sony Pictures Entertainment lmaooo

 

[Shiba]

This is going to be either horrible or amazing

Avi Arad almost guarantees it being horrible and Sony Pictures’s recent live action films have not been great either.

 

[Christo750]

The story they're adapting has to be Ocarina of Time, right? or at least heavily based on it?

 

[BassForever]

Switch 2? No, a switch to live action Nintendo movies.

 

[Mekanos]

Not working with Universal is strange. But I expected live action. They want this to have a broad appeal for both kids and adults compared to Mario.

 

[BlackthornOrion]

Really don't think they'll be able to make it work in live-action, but I guess I'm open to being wrong.

Co-financed with Sony's sort of a funny detail. I get Sony Pictures is relatively separate from Playstation, but still kinda amusing to think Sony's most-successful video game movie could end up being a Zelda one.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Nintendo and Sony finally working together.

 

[totofogo]

Gotta love a This is Miyamoto tweet

 

[ze_]

Gotta love a This is Miyamoto tweet

It's going to start triggering my flight or fight response.

 

[Hocot8]

I expected live-action but Avi Arad gives me little faith.

 

[Josh5890]

Oh my God

 

[Neverx]

This is gonna suck lol, why live action....

 

[Hugo Hufflepuff]

AVI ARAD? Real-life Spider-Man villain AVI ARAD? Nintendo, WHAT THE HELL?

 

[OctoSplattack]

Avi Arad producing. Dude behind the Maze Runner film trilogy directing. No clue how to feel about this beyond F E A R.

 

[Earthbounder]

I'm not feeling it with this one, Fami.

But I'd love to be wrong.

 

[Starphanluke]

I'd heard for a while Nintendo was keen on live action, but I'd always heard with Universal.

Nintendo is footing more than half the bill, they'll have almost full creative control here. Sony is basically just distributing.

 

[Dark Cloud]

Chris Pratt playing Link!

 

[Starphanluke]

The story they're adapting has to be Ocarina of Time, right? or at least heavily based on it?

I think that's the smartest route. Maybe with a lil' BotW influence sprinkled in.

 

[shoichi]

The Nintendo X Sony collaboration lives on.

Link gets to talk in words and sentences on the big screen.

Wes Ball (Maze Runner films) directing and Avi Arad Studios with Nintendo producing...not sure I have the best hopes for it. Although I was one that liked the Maze Runner movies.

 

[Mekanos]

This gonna suck lol, why live action....

Because they are gonna angle this to be a PG-13 adventure fantasy movie like LOTR and POTC, and fairly or not, animation still has a stigma for that sort of demo.

 

[TreIII]

Avi Arad almost guarantees it being horrible and Sony Pictures’s recent live action films have not been great either.

Obviously, he and Wes Ball (the director) are going to be kept on pretty short leashes, because Nintendo is still in charge. They're just going to treat Sony Pictures like another "third party", just like they did Illumination.

Wes Ball has his upcoming Planet of the Apes flick to really change my mind about him, specifically, though.

 

[Comic Obsessed]

Please don't suck.

 

[JorgenRaft]

Avi Arad???

This is Jim Ryan's last effort to sabotage Nintendo.

 

[Bokuringo]

Now, this came out of nothing. I want to see the cast.

It will be Tom Holland, won't it?

 

[Josh5890]

Whomever is casted as Link and Zelda, I apologize on behalf of the internet for all the hate that you both will receive.

 

[Christo750]

I think that's the smartest route. Maybe with a lil' BotW influence sprinkled in.

somehow, yeah. like a "calamity" style 2nd act.

but if it opens like a link to the past it will be based.

 

[Catsylvania]

Ehh, I’d prefer cel-animation or CGI, but I’ll still watch either way (on streaming). Skeptical though willing to keep an open mind.

The story they're adapting has to be Ocarina of Time, right? or at least heavily based on it?

My guess would be Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom.

 

[Thunder84]

Please have godawful stunt casting again, the Mario movie actor reveal was glorious and I need it to happen again

 

[Joe]

Oh my god.

 

[Onilink97]

Wes Bell, really? Also, teaming up with Sony again haha

 

[BlackthornOrion]

Now, this came out of nothing. I want to see the cast.

It will be Tom Holland, won't it?

Feels like Hollywood only has two actors, so it's either Holland or Pratt

 

[Plum]

I think that's the smartest route. Maybe with a lil' BotW influence sprinkled in.

I can also see them going with something close to the Twilight Princess look for Link.

OoT Link would be too goofy for a live-action modern film and BotW's Link - whilst great - is not the iconic green.

 

[Dark Cloud]

My god I can’t wait for that Nintendo direct where Miyamoto announces all the actors and every breaks down in tears

 

[Slash]

Tom Holland as Link
Zendaya as Zelda
The Rock as Ganondorf

 

[JorgenRaft]

Miyamoto my man I love you but how were your choices for adaptions of your most popular characters the Minions guys and the guy who gave us Morbius?

 

[Koren Lesthe]

Wait and see.

Miyamoto my man I love you but how were your choices for adaptions of your most popular characters the Minions guys and the guy who gave us Morbius?

He also worked on the two Spider-Verse.

 

[Shiba]

What is gonna be the insert song for this movie?

 

[Slash]

Why are people thinking this will be bad? Was the Mario movie by Illumination bad?