Nintendo has officially announced a live-action 'Legend of Zelda' movie.
News Release : Nov. 8, 2023 "Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start"
"well, excuuuuuuuse me princess!"
I hope they go that route
I mentioned this in another thread about this: How Nintendo has characters in game refer to Link and how Link is portrayed in media outside the games, it seems very much like the personality of that cartoon version is the canon personality of Link.
Chris Pratt as Gannondorf, Tom Holland as Link, and Danny DeVito as Navi. It'll be alright.
Jack Black as Ganon singing about his love for Zelda
Danny DeVito as Navi
Samuel L. Jackson.
"Hey, listen, motherfucker!"
Directed by Michael Bay
So, the bomb bag is the first item, that Link gets
Make it pg13 and that's a winner.
We need a scene where DeVito, as Navi, sings about the toll that trolls charge.
Why not a studio Ghibli collab ಠ︵ಠ
That would have been amazing to see.
Is… is Link going to be a voiced role?
"HYET HEH HYAAAA"
"It's a me, Link."
I hope so. Another masterpiece like dragon ball evolution would be amazing
Give it to Justin chatwin again...
Hyrule Kingdom, here we go.
Or they make it like Nicholas Cage's character in the Willy's Wonderland, who's essentially just an invincible player character other characters react to
Hey, I didn't know about that movie. They ripped off FNAF before the FNAF movie came out!
Chris Pratt, of course
If link says even a word the whole thing will be ruined
Well, excuse me princess.
Starring Timothy Chalamet as Link
Link talks. The fan theory that he's mute is unsupportable. Too many instances of him conveying complex information to people he just met (and who wouldn't know his gesture language). You can try to explain it away, but it will quickly get more complicated than assuming he talks.
The director of the fucking Maze Runner movies?
Really?
Not only that, but also the producer who forced Sam Raimi to include Venom in Spider-Man 3, and who is responsible for all those Sony/Marvel movies (including Morbius).
who has produced many mega hit films.
Mega. Hit. Films. Who cares that he has a history of ignoring source material, angering fans, ruining IP? They're mega hits.
At first I confused Chris Ball and Uwe Boll. So when I realized that Chris Ball was the dude who did Maze Runner, rather than the dude responsible for almost every bad video game adaptation that's ever been made, I felt a bit relieved. I'm just going to let that feeling carry me for a bit and hope for the best.
I said the exact same thing when reading about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes earlier today.
I don't know the director, but it seems like he's got a visual sense of what's needed. Visually I think the first Maze Runner was well done (didn't see 2 & 3) and looking at the trailer for Planet of the Apes I think it matches the films that came before it.
I am cautiously optimistic that he can take an idea and put it to screen.
This is going to a difficult film to put together, but I expect when it's all done the director isn't going to be the issue. The issue is going to be putting together a good story and having a good story to tell.
Mario games are all about whimsy and spectacle. Mario 1 has you jump incredible heights and throw fireballs. Mario 2 has you in a dream world with potions. Mario 3 has you travel between unique worlds. Mario World has dinosaurs and secret paths. I could go on, but you get the idea and the movie did an excellent job.
Hypothetically if we had a Metroid movie it would have to be about isolation. Not complete isolation, but isolation with a sense of being watched or followed, or being in over your head.
But, we're talking about Zelda. What makes a Zelda game and in turn a movie a Zelda movie? I think it's a sense of exploration. It's an adventure. Think Star Wars, think Indiana Jones, that's the kind of movie this needs to be.
What if they adapted Link's Awakening? An established hero, lost at sea, slowly uncovering secrets of the island. That could work. I don't think they should adapt that story but that's the sort of story they need to tell. A fairy boy with a greater purpose. A boy who seeks out his missing father in a storm. A boy trying to rescue his kidnapped sister.
I think this could work, but it won't be easy.
This is going to be a disaster.
Yeah. My first thought was who the fuck would want to play Link? Then I imagined Tom Holland as Link. This is going to be so bad. This is Masters of the Universe for a new generation.
I didn't see live action and I'm like why would Tom Holland need to do the voice? Yeah ... I thought they were doing well with the Mario Movie ...
This is going to be so bad. This is Masters of the Universe for a new generation.
You've contradicted yourself. MotU with Dolph Lundgren was amazing. Was it super accurate to the show, nah, but it was a cool story and Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella made it a blast.
I already have metric tons of popcorn ready. I'm gonna watch every minute of this trainwreck.
"Gee, it sure is BORING around here!"
My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.
Your Majesty, the kingdom is under attack!
...piece, glancing at Zelda knowingly...
Thank you, unknown Russian animation studio, for being the progenitor of a million memes.
Fingers crossed for Owen Wilson to be Link
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"Wow."
This made me laugh out loud.
Uhhh... I'm not so certain that this is something that will go over well as a live action movie. ESPECIALLY if they plan on having Link appear in it. Link is a silent protagonist primarily because it allows the player to easily project themselves into the position of the character. Meaning that every individual fan has their own specific idea of how link "should be." Any deviation from that and... Well we know how gamers can be. If you don't put Link in it and focus on side characters in a plot that happens in the Legend of Zelda setting, you have a chance for something more successful as a spin-off. You'll still have people on the side shouting "Why didn't they put link in it?" But if the movie is written and produced well, then isn't much of an issue.
But the Mario movie was a success so I'm not overly worried about it and I'm hopeful.
Does he actually say it that much in that series? My goodness.
They should just piss everyone off universally and give him like a Gilbert Gottfried voice.
Link doesn't really have a character. He's just a sword arm.
lol could they really get away with making a Zelda movie without Link??
I guess I could see it. Like maybe it's literally a "legend" of Zelda, where the hero is a figure of myth and the story actually centers around other characters many years later. Sorta like Wind Waker, I'm realizing as I'm writing this. Actually, using the Wind Waker trope of making the main character a reincarnation of Link might give them the wiggle room to create a Link with some unique personality.
Arad productions has produced fine films such as venom and the uncharted movie. Along with the spider verse movies. What a range.
Also, Sony pictures is distributing the film, funnily enough, lol.
I had a hard enough time just clicking this link and remaining optimistic that this project wouldn't be embarrassing and uh, this just killed that feeling. Toss it in the video game movie pile along with Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed...
I can't think of a single way this will not suck. I was pleasantly surprised by the Mario movie but that was animated
I'm calling it now: as soon as some casting is announced or stills shown there's going to be a massive shriek from chuds over the 1-2 PoC actors portraying Hylians and they'll pretend they're actually just mad because lore says Hylians are white or some bullshit
Even though there are multiple examples of dark-skinned Hylians across multiple games
They are only teasing. We won’t hear anything for a couple years and then it will re-emerge as an animated series for little kids.
Crazy to think after 15 years this might not be a good April fools joke any longer
I wonder how accurate to the source material it will be. https://youtu.be/lDPRwLlpdTU?si=CqByY5BnQMBycLIx
It ain't animated I'm not interested
nononononononononononononono
Guys... Check the date. It's Apri~ Oh wait. This is real? Ha ha ha! Let's see what unfolds!
Waits patiently for windwaker reboot/re-release.
Hear me out people: Orlando Bloom as Link so they can do a funny and say “Link, what do your elf eyes see!?”
I don't get it.
And you have my bow
Since Mario was played by the actress who did Linda Belcher, maybe Link should be played by H. Jon Benjamin
Ah yes, esteemed actress John Roberts
She's beautiful
Huh, maybe I can get through that without falling asleep... like every Zelda game.
It is ok to fall asleep in 30-100h gaming sessions. I'm sure you can do a 90-120 minute movie.
