Shigeru Miyamoto, the video game designer and game director of Nintendo, has announced that it’s working on a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda with Avi-Arad.
I have asked Avi-san to produce this film with me, and we have now officially started the development of the film with Nintendo itself heavily involved in the production. It will take time until its completion, but I hope you look forward to seeing it. [2]https://t.co/2H9lzzS5Pv
— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) November 7, 2023
Avi-Arad has worked on movies like Venom, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and more.
The film will be produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions and directed by Wes Ball. The movie is co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures, with over 50 percent financed by Nintendo. Sony will do the theatrical distribution of the film.
Previous rumours indicated that Nintendo was working with Universal; however, it looks like things have switched up.
It’s unclear when this movie will launch.
Despite a mixed reception from critics, The Super Mario Bros. Movie earned over $1.3 billion USD (about $1.7 billion CAD) at the global box office since its early April release. Tears of the Kingdom, the most recent entry in the Zelda video game franchise, also isn’t a sales slouch, selling over 10 million copies in just three days. This makes it the fastest-selling game in the series.
Source: Nintendo
