With the information in 2023 that Nintendo can be engaged on an official Legend of Zelda film in collaboration with Sony Footage Leisure, you may wager that we needed to scoop our jaws from off the ground.
Even with the success of the Tremendous Mario Bros. Film, a Zelda adaptation simply did not appear all that possible to us, and it appears like Nintendo was of the identical thoughts for a few years. Based on the Video Sport Historical past Hour podcast with ex-Nintendo “advertising and marketing mastermind” Gail Tilden (thanks, GamesRadar+), legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto would flat-out say “No” when approached a couple of potential Zelda film.
In reality, not even the hypothetical involvement of Steven Spielberg was sufficient to persuade him:
“Individuals have been at all times calling about doing a film. You’ll be able to think about that the commonest query is, you understand, “We’re calling, we’d love to do a Zelda film”. So the reply was at all times no. And so, you understand, even I personally stated, “Mr. Miyamoto, like, if Steven Spielberg himself needs to do a Zelda film, what’s the reply?” He stated no. In order that was it.
“The reply was at all times no.”
It makes us query precisely what occurred to alter Nintendo’s thoughts on the matter. Was it the overwhelming success of the Mario film? Or is it merely Nintendo’s need to develop its attain with motion pictures and theme parks? Regardless, we’re cautiously optimistic concerning the upcoming Zelda film.
With Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad producing, the Zelda film will probably be directed by Wes Ball, who most not too long ago loved essential success with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, a continuation of the reboot sequence beforehand helmed by Rupert Wyatt and Matt Reeves.
