Nintendo’s foray into movies won’t stop anytime soon: the company has confirmed who is working on a live-action adaptation of The legend of Zelda. The film will be directed by Wes Ball, best known for maze runner trilogy and what’s next kingdom of the planet of the apes. Zelda Creator Shigeru Miyamoto will serve as producer, just as he did on this year’s animated film. Super Mario Bros. movie. He will be producing alongside Avi Arad.
“This is Miyamoto. “I have been working on The Legend of Zelda live-action film for many years with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many highly successful films.” Miyamoto said in a statement published on X, formerly Twitter. However, we may be waiting a bit for the movie; Miyamoto said“It will take time to complete, but I hope you are looking forward to seeing it.”
While there aren’t many details about the film itself, Nintendo says it will be co-financed by itself and Sony, with Nintendo covering more than 50 percent of the bill.
“By producing visual content from Nintendo’s intellectual property itself, Nintendo is creating new opportunities for people around the world to access the world of entertainment that Nintendo has built, through different media beyond its dedicated game consoles.” , the company said in a statement on the Zelda movie. “By becoming deeply involved in film production with the goal of making everyone smile through entertainment, Nintendo will continue its efforts to produce unique entertainment and bring it to as many people as possible.”
It was previously rumored that Nintendo was working on a live-action. Zelda series for Netflix, although that project was never made. Nintendo previously shot down rumors that a Zelda project would follow Super Mario Bros. movie
