The Big Picture News broke earlier this week that Nintendo is at long last developing a live-action feature film based on one of their flagship franchises, The Legend of Zelda. Beyond fan desires to see the green tunic-donning hero Link brought to life on the big screen, there have been rumblings for years about the possibility of a project based in Hyrule including a reported live-action series at Netflix that was canned.
During the Q&A session including Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa and other directors and executives, Miyamoto gave more insight into the long-gestating project and the challenges that lie ahead in creating a film adaptation that will appeal to fans of their beloved action-adventure franchise worldwide. "Regarding the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, I know we face an extremely high hurdle in producing a film that will not disappoint the global fan base," he began.
Understandably, Nintendo wants to be careful with The Legend of Zelda. The company has been very trepidatious about lending out its most recognizable IP and, despite the overwhelming success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, they likely understand an especially delicate touch is needed to capture the feel of Hyrule and its varied denizens.
"Movies are just like games, in that you need to spend a lot of time working on them until you get to something you're satisfied with. Movies therefore need sponsors who can lend their full support until completion. For the production of our movies, Nintendo itself acts as a sponsor. To produce the movie, we were able to assemble a group of people who are willing to commit time to the production until we come up with something we feel confident about.
What We Know So Far About Nintendo and Sony's 'Legend of Zelda' Movie Close The Legend of Zelda movie is still very early in development, so there's no indication of where the film, helmed by The Maze Runner and upcoming Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes director Wes Ball, could go. Nintendo and Sony have plenty of paths to an adaptation considering the sheer number of games to choose from with their own story and take on the franchise.
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