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07.11.2023 - 22:39 / deadline.com
Sony is making sure it has its franchises covered as the actors strike hopes to end as the studio is co-financing with Nintendo a live action feature of popular videogame The Legend of Zelda. Maze Runner franchise filmmaker Wes Ball is directing.
Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) is penning the adaptation. He’s repped by Verve.
The videogame, created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, and launched in 1986, follows the elf-like warrior Link, and magical Princess Zelda, as they fight to save the magical land of Hyrule from Ganon, an evil warlord turned demon king.
Nintendo saw huge success earlier this spring with Illumination and Universal on the animated feature take of videogame Super Mario Bros which ranks as the second highest grossing pic of the year with $1.36 billion. More than 50% of Zelda will be funded by Nintendo with Sony releasing theatrically worldwide.
Legend of Zelda will be produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo and Avi Arad, Chairman of Arad Productions Inc.
A release date has not been set.
Movies based on videogames, once unfertile IP for Hollywood at the box office, has blossomed in recent years. Parmount’s The Sonic the Hedgehog Sega franchise has minted over $725M worldwide with a third film dated in December 2024.
As of September, the Legend of Zelda franchise has sold over 150M units.
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Naruto‘s live-action adaptation is likely coming soon!
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The Legend of Zelda is finally coming to movie theaters. Nintendo has announced that is developing and co-financing a live-action adaptation of its premier video game property, working with Sony Pictures and “Maze Runner” trilogy director Wes Ball.
Ethan Shanfeld Nintendo has announced a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda, creator and game developer Shigeru Miyamoto announced. The gaming legend took to Nintendo’s official X/Twitter account to write, “This is Miyamoto. I have been working on the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda for many years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many mega hit films.” He continued, “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.
The beloved video game The Legend of Zelda is heading to movie theaters in the near future as a live-action movie!
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