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.
Everytime a new movie is out we are gonna do the "This is going to be a dumpster fire" dance aren't we?
They could absolutely make a movie about a mute (or mostly quiet) protagonist if they wanted to. This won't be that.how Nintendo is gonna do a live action movie of the Legend of Zelda, knowing Link never talks?
I mean, love them or hate them, the ENTIRE modern cinematic landscape was changed when X-Men trilogy and Spider-Man trilogy came out. That was the real start of the superhero genre domination that carries the entire industry today.Seeing as Miyamoto-san is co-producer with Arad, the only way this movie works out is if Miyamoto truly is a multi-disciplinary genius. Which, you know, maybe...
Sure, those movies are well-loved, I get it. Fair enough. I'm just not a comic books or cape-movie guy, so for me to see that be 90% of his work was a major oof.
There's just nothing in the announcement to be optimistic about. Miyamoto's involvement might be the only saving grace.Everytime a new movie is out we are gonna do the "This is going to be a dumpster fire" dance aren't we?
And none of that is related to Nintendo. So that poster is right. You see the same song and dance of negativity. If it was animated there would be negative responses too. Let’s be real.
It’s not like the reasoning is the same here. If they said it was animated I’d at least have faith that it could be another nostalgic family focused adventure.
It’s live action tho. In an era when so many attemptse at making live action adaptations from animated sources are horrible, and most video game adaptions continue to miss the mark.
As someone who loves films and whatnot.
this is so disappointing to hear. I don’t think this will end up being good. And I don’t mean the live action stuff. That I always had an open mind and don’t think Zelda is a series that only works animated.
it’s more the folks behind it lol. And yeah, I thought the Mario Film was mediocre and downright forgettable.
Link will talk.how Nintendo is gonna do a live action movie of the Legend of Zelda, knowing Link never talks?
mix of pratical effects/CGI, they should made the movies,like Warner Bros did with Harry Potter, a mix of pratical effects/CGI or the new Star Wars movies(that is pratical/CGI)I recall this getting out not that long ago. Obviously not with all these specifics. Was that rumor denied by Nintendo at the time?
Edit: Also, live action Zelda doesn't sound great! So long as they don’t use the classic tunic it has a chance at not looking terrible…
Most living things in Zelda games aren’t human (hylian), so I’m curious how they approach CG here. Hyper realistic Zora and Goron designs sounds gross.
Link does talk you know that right? They’re not making a movie where Tom Holland just stands there and makes facial expressions throughout the whole movishow Nintendo is gonna do a live action movie of the Legend of Zelda, knowing Link never talks?
how Nintendo is gonna do a live action movie of the Legend of Zelda, knowing Link never talks?
I work in the industry, I know how the budgets work haha. The press release is very clear Nintendo is funding "more than half." That's code for "they're in charge." Sony will help with resources, knowledge in the logistics of actually making it, and a release strategy. Sony has the infrastructure, but Nintendo is driving the ship. Sony is putting in the money up front to be able to take a piece of the pie when it hits big at the box office.That's not really true, Sony is basically financing half. It's not like Avi Arad has $150 million lying around to finance/market a movie, lol.
Nintendo and Sony will be partners, we are probably talking a $150 mill production budget minimum, but then you have to add in marketing spend which could be another $100 million.
Terrible idea. Best case scenario this movie reviews terribly but people go to see it anyway. Worst case scenario it flops like Morbius, which is very possible with Avi Arad is involved.
I don't think I'm ready to have my dream of a Genndy Tartakosky-led Metroid 6 episode anime shattered by whatever nonsense they actually end up doingMetroid is definitely next.
Link talks all the time. We just don't hear it.how Nintendo is gonna do a live action movie of the Legend of Zelda, knowing Link never talks?
So the guy got his dream achieved???
samus in cinema-qualityMetroid is definitely next.
So the guy got his dream achieved???