Movies Legend Of Zelda Live-Action Movie Spoiler Thread

[Ikagura Ikagura]

He as also worked on a draft of Sony‘s “Metal Gear Solid” adaptation.

We literally don't need a MGS movie because

This movie exists.


As for Zelda I'm fine with

despite its flaws.

 

[ThirteeTooBeets]

Considering how much Nintendo wants to be like Disney my hopes for these products being anything that I whould personally truly like are on the floor, look at their more recent products.
For something like Zelda that already has a more established lore than the mainline Mario games I really don't know if they'll be able to make anything that makes it justice while keeping the "bland" tone the Mario movie had to try and get new and young audiences for the Mario franchise, it'll be harder for Zelda to make something like that while expecting kids to go buy the games who have their own story and characters and lore going on.
I bet they're gonna try to play it safe, HOW safe is the defining factor here

 

[7eve70rd]

I unironically want a stop motion or puppet play OVA of Zelda

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Human actors with practical effects like Legend and Labyrinth would have been ideal.

Human actors in front of blue screens with CGI is probably all the budget allows for.

Who's directing the Zelda movie? Wes Ball​

Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Ball said he wants to channel legendary animation director Hayao Miyazaki's works into the film as much as possible and hopes he can make that happen.

"[Legend of Zelda is ] this awesome fantasy-adventure movie that isn't like Lord of the Rings, it's its own thing," he explained. "I've always said, I would love to see a live-action Miyazaki. That wonder and whimsy that he brings to things, I would love to see something like that."

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Human actors with practical effects like Legend and Labyrinth would have been ideal.

Human actors in front of blue screens with CGI is probably all the budget allows for.

I've somewhat liked the Dark Crystal buut I am not sure of Age of Resistance.

 

[miguk miguk]

I've somewhat liked the Dark Crystal buut I am not sure of Age of Resistance.

AoR was a pretty good series. The only real flaws were Aquafina's character (completely unnecessary and annoyingly Scrappy-like) and the fact that it wasn't renewed for another season.

 

[Don Patch]

I feel a Zelda movie would only work if it was a Ghibli joint.
I have 0% faith in Zelda's movies potential, else-wise.

 

[MasterEn]

i think zelda would work better as a tv show than a movie.

 

[miguk miguk]

i think zelda would work better as a tv show than a movie.

Budget down, soap drama and quipping up. Doesn't sound like a good idea unless it's anime.

 

[MasterEn]

Budget down, soap drama and quipping up. Doesn't sound like a good idea unless it's anime.

i would hope for an anime version or at the minimum, cgi. i would hate to see a live action version.
zelda stories can have a lot of lore, story and character moments that would be cut out or shortened so much that it wouldn't work in a movie unless you plan out a duology at the bare minimum.

 

[7eve70rd]

I remember reactions to Zelda's voice actor in Breath of the Wild.

Imagine how difficult it will be to select a cast of actors to voice characters that a majority of fans remember as being text only.

 

[MasterEn]

I remember reactions to Zelda's voice actor in Breath of the Wild.

Imagine how difficult it will be to select a cast of actors to voice characters that a majority of fans remember as being text only.

i don't remember being either disappointed or impressed by zelda's voice. she seemed alright. might have left a better impression or impact if there were some actual scenes with her in it. there were barely a dozen actual cutscenes. and so much time can pass between each one that you would forget what she sounded like.

 

[7eve70rd]

Gail Tilden, Nintendo of America’s marketing mastermind, takes Frank Cifaldi on a trip down memory lane in a panel at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

• Talk about the reason Nintendo finally agreed to a Zelda movie.
• The pitch for a Metroid movie.

Episode 126: A Fireside Chat with Gail Tilden | Video Game History Foundation

Gail Tilden, Nintendo of America’s marketing mastermind, takes Frank Cifaldi on a trip down memory lane in a panel at the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo, reminiscing about everything from the early days of NES branding to the explosive rise of Pokémon. She shares behind-the-scenes stories about...

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Gail Tilden 1:00:54

Okay, so life after Pokémon. Although we still had a lot of stuff going on with Pokémon because of the game, and we are considered one of the tentpoles, there was a group that did something called Pokémon Forever, and that we were involved in that initiative ongoing. But we had other things going on too, and as the brand group, we kind of took over both merchandise and entertainment of all the Nintendo brands. So the Kirby TV show that we localized and had on with 4kids, they had purchased their own TV network at the time, and we were doing toys, t-shirts. Nintendogs was a great brand for doing some licensing and extensions. So always wanting to do– and people were always calling about doing a movie. You can imagine that the most common question is, you know, We’re calling, we’d like to do a Zelda movie. So the answer was always no. And so, you know, even I personally said, Mr. Miyamoto, like, if Steven Spielberg himself wants to do a Zelda movie, what is the answer? He said, No. So that was it. The answer was always no. But the Metroid team, which is Mr. Sakamoto, is the person who created Metroid. He also made Kid Icarus, and he’s the Wario creator and games like WarioWare, really fun guy, and he was open to pitches on Metroid. And his counterpart for Metroid Prime is Mr. Tanabe. So together, John Woo’s company, Chinese director, had wanted to pitch to do a Metroid movie, and we had several meetings. It took a long time. We would talk about, sometimes about who should play, Samus should be Charlize Theron. Should it be? No, she’s not right. Anyway, it was on and on about who the actresses that they could see as Samus, but which we never settled on anything. I think they thought she’s not such a beauty, as opposed to kind of a athlete. So we had several story angles that were we pitched or presented, and finally landed on something and did a pitch kit and took it out. And the level of budget that would be needed to make the movie was significant. And at the time, the only female action movie that had come out was Halle Berry’s Catwoman, and it didn’t do well. And so the company, John Woo’s company, they pitched for Metroid, but we did not make a sale. So that is the truth of why that particular project didn’t happen.

 

[7eve70rd]

The live-action film of The Legend of Zelda will be released worldwide on MARCH 26, 2027.

 

[Adrastia]

the problem with Zelda, is in fact...
Link doesn't Speak, aside the Hyeeah/Kyaah/Hyaaah/haa/hyet/haa/jum sound's he makes when being hit/attacking
<And NO! I do not count the CD-i/80's Toon links as Cannon speaking>

But... they did pull off a Well done Anime with Komi can't Communicate, so if they did it as a Anime movie. Sure it might work.

I'd rather it be an anime movie. I wish they had gone in that direction.

No Chris Pratt.

Dear God no! Something like this is what I'm afraid of. "How do we get people who don't know WTF a Zelda is to buy movie tickets? I know! Chris Pratt!"

Hopefully they cast the best actors who auditioned and not the biggest names instead.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I'd rather it be an anime movie. I wish they had gone in that direction.

I don't get why they haven't done that by default.

Why making it live action?

 

[MasterEn]

I don't get why they haven't done that by default.

Why making it live action?

live action is usually cheaper.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

live action is usually cheaper.

It depends of the costumes and CGI usage?

Honestly I don't like the idea of seeing Link being played by an actor that doesn't look "elfish" enough.

 

[MasterEn]

It depends of the costumes and CGI usage?

Honestly I don't like the idea of seeing Link being played by an actor that doesn't look "elfish" enough.

yeah, that affects the price quite a bit. if it's a one off movie, then costumes and cgi can be expensive; but if there is more than one movie, you can save a bit of money by reusing the cgi and costumes if possible.
if nintendo is directly involved, there is a good chance of the actors looking like the characters in question. if not, then yeah, link ain't probably going to look like an elf then.

 

[legsrjust4show]

Every single time they announce a Nintendo Direct I dread the fact that this could be the one where they finally show anything about the live-action Legend of Zelda movie.

I feel like it's doomed. It can't be done. The main producer they got is some hack job loser responsible for total trash like "Morbius". Can they find literally no one else? Anyone???

 

[Deleted member 884]

I want the Russo bros for this movie.