Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc. has announced the start of development on a live-action Legend of Zelda movie. The film will see Nintendo legend and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto return as a producer. Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released earlier this year. He was joined in the role of producer by Avi Arad, who produced films such as 2004. Spider-Man 2of 2008 Steel manand of 2023 Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Arad has also produced a couple of video game adaptations including unordered And in 2022 Borderlandswhich is slated for a 2024 release.
Weiss Ball, who directed Maze Runner Along with movies Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeshas signed on to direct the film.The film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment (over 50% handled by Nintendo), with theatrical distribution handled by Sony Pictures Entertainment. will go
I have asked Avi-san to produce the film with me, and we have now officially started production on the film with Nintendo heavily involved in the production itself. It will take time to complete, but I hope you look forward to seeing it. [2]https://t.co/2H9lzzS5Pv
— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) November 7, 2023
The announcement follows the success of Nintendo and Universal. Super Mario Bros. Moviewhich grossed over $1.3 billion at the box office worldwide. Back in March, I asked Miyamoto if he had any other Nintendo franchises he’d like to see make the jump to the silver screen through film adaptations. “You probably know that we now have Nintendo Pictures as a group.” “Whenever we make games, that’s one form of content. And when we make animation, that’s another form of content. And we want to expand the amount of content that we can produce. .In terms of announcing or sharing anything, I try to hold off until something really cool and fun comes along. So, there’s probably nothing to announce in the near future. So I ask you to focus all your attention on this film for now.”
No additional information including a release window for the live-action Legend of Zelda movie is currently available.