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Development of a Live-Action Film of the Legend of Zelda to Start
- racl101 3y agoCast as Chris Pratt as Beedle please.
- jareklupinski 3y agook but Jason Momoa for Adult Link
- dieselgate 3y agoInteresting idea and get where you're coming from. Think someone along the lines of Timothee Chalamet could work too
- jareklupinski 3y agonow i want to rewatch the new dune haha
- traeregan 3y agoDig it. Melissa McCarthy as Hestu. Jessica Biel as Purah. Danny DeVito or Jack Black as Robbie. Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliffe as Kilton and their brother, respectively.
- polygamous_bat 3y agoDwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Ganondorf?
- jrflowers 3y agoStacy Keach as Tingle Tom Sandoval as Link Walton Goggins as Ganondorf Hannah Brown as Zelda
- darkerside 3y agoDefinitely Willem Dafoe as Ganondorf
- jrflowers 3y agoSteve Buscemi as the Zora King
- john-tells-all 3y agogenius!
- mp05 3y ago> Walton Goggins as Ganondorf Finally working my way through "Justified" and have recently discovered the brilliance of Goggins. He's a terrific villain!!
- lucasyvas 3y agoI don't think I can forgive this one if it's anything less than Oscar-winning. Those are my expectations, but I have no excitement because it's probably impossible.
- xnx 3y agoThe most badass/high-concept-artistic thing the director could do with this movie is to have Link never speak.
- jareklupinski 3y agoninety minutes of action adventure about the first quest in the last minute, right after Ganon is defeated, the king turns to Link and asks "and what shall we call you, hero?" pan to Link, dolly to close-up, he opens his mouth... cut to hard black Name Entry Screen
- steve_adams_86 3y agoI don’t know why but “your name, please?” from earthbound started playing as soon as I read “Name Entry Screen”: https://youtu.be/-0qSf6dKto0?si=O9QYIn1UOu_55JgB https://youtu.be/-0qSf6dKto0?si=O9QYIn1UOu_55JgB
- hotnfresh 3y agoLink talks, but only in voiceover. Most action occurs off-screen, though with obviously felt-constructed monster dismemberments flying into the frame at times. Link's backstory as a child puzzle-solving competition prodigy, pushed by overbearing perfectionist parents, comes up often. Wes Anderson directs.
- MarcoZavala 3y ago[dead]
- philistine 3y agoConsidering last time they chose a voice they went with white bread in person form, it would be an improvement.
- djbusby 3y agoIs this about Pratt as Mario?
- quyleanh 3y ago[flagged]
- jrflowers 3y agoI liked when Zelda magically switched genders back and forth as Sheik in Ocarina of Time, but in a non-Woke way
- happytoexplain 3y agoIt might not be clear to everybody that you're being sarcastic, as some people genuinely express this opinion almost verbatim.
- jrflowers 3y agoThis is a good point, some people might violate Poe’s Law (“Everyone is obligated to treat everything online as serious”)
- cdelsolar 3y ago[flagged]
- famahar 3y agoThis has such a high chance of being a fun but forgettable mass audience generic fantasy. I don't think any Zelda game had a incredible story, it was basic evil darkness takes over world and must be stopped by unlikely hero. They all had amazing atmosphere though. Would be great to see it take more of an art house cinema style like The Green Knight, but I doubt that will happen.
- jareklupinski 3y agosome of them got a lot deeper than others. i think expanding on Majora's Mask would make a great time travel fantasy thriller, especially if they focus on everyone else in the town/world and how link just weaves them all together
- MarcoZavala 3y ago[dead]
- famahar 3y agoConsidering how character focused that game was, I can see that working. The side quests were the most interesting part.
- xnx 3y agoRelated: Recent ranking of all Zelda stories https://youtu.be/a6qotH8SSPg https://youtu.be/a6qotH8SSPg
- darkerside 3y agoThe success of Dungeons and Dragons gives me hope.
- morisy 3y agoA lot of things about Zelda's plotting clicked for me in a new way when I read about how the directors were inspired by Twin Peaks and just surreal little characters and moments: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_lynchrs_twin_peaks_influenced_the_legend_of_zelda_series https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_... My pet conspiracy theory, of which there is sadly ample contrary evidence, is that the Zelda universe was supposed to be more like the Bond universe, where it just kind of reboots and picks and chooses its continuity rather than the convoluted branching of time, which I think doesn't add anything to it.
- gaoryrt 3y agoWait, who's gonna sit in the great fairy fountain?
- strangesmells06 3y agoImagine the lights go down, screen goes black, full symphony Legend of Zelda theme blasts out the speakers. Wewlad. That's got badass potential.
- CSMastermind 3y agoCredit the streamer GrandPooBear for the idea but I think that the best Legend of Zelda Adaptation would be animated with each season covering a different game and being in a completely different art style.
- AlInGaP_Diode 3y agothat is basically what the manga does
- ge96 3y agoIt can go two ways: Avatar or One Piece
- all2 3y agoCan you expand on what I assume are extremes on some spectrum?
- ge96 3y agoJust referring to history of different live adaptation attempts eg. Avatar Last Air Bender, Dragon Ball Z, Attack on Titan, etc... where One Piece was an exception. I want to say depends how outlandish/how well it's done but a lot of people liked Marvel Avengers so it can be done just hard.
- all2 3y agoAh, ok. I'm watching through the live version of One Piece and I've been enjoying it quite a lot. There are some interesting/strange decisions made in the cinematography, but I'm sure they made the decisions they did to try and keep the anime aesthetic.
- ge96 3y agoThis is more anime territory but Cowboy Bebop is another recent one that was butchered. Had cool visuals but changed... idk. I'm not flatly against changing but hopefully in a good direction or stick to it... which may be boring too/nothing new just live people.
- chibi_giant 3y ago[dead]
- spywaregorilla 3y agoDirector choice does not inspire confidence. It's the maze runner guy.
- autoexec 3y agoWes Ball seems like an odd choice for such a huge and much loved franchise. I haven't seen the only three movies we have to judge his skills as a director by, but it seems like the reviews for them ranged from average to poor. Maybe Nintendo got to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes already and it convinced them he was the guy for the job?
- philistine 3y agoJury's still out for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Everybody who made the previous trilogy great is gone. I would bet Wes Ball is very hot right now amongst producers, but that Kingdom bitterly disappoints.
- WrongAssumption 3y agoThe Mario Movie was directed by a couple guys who were best know for creating Teen Titans Go!, which had similar middling reviews. If I had to guess Nintendo is going with people they think can do a lot with a relatively modest budget. Maze Runner pulled in $350 million on a $34 million budget, which is remarkable. The franchise made $950 million on a $150 million dollar budget which is wild. Nintendo isn’t going for high art with these. They want someone who will make an entertaining enough movie while staying faithful to the material.
- appleaday1 3y agoCAN WE NOT DO THIS/.
- deyiao 3y agoLink: Princess Zelda has been captured by the great demon king!! I have to save her!! Of course, I'll also take the opportunity to enjoy several, or perhaps dozens, leisurely excursions in the wild along the way...
- a1o 3y agoIt would be cool if they got some interesting writer that could come up with some really innovative script, I think the Barbie movie played surprisingly well in the unexpected, and got a big payout for the risk. I have no idea what the Zelda movie could be, but I think going for Majora Mask or Wind Waker (less traditional Zelda), gives more possibilities for something different. Alternative would be insane budget LotR approach for something epic, but I think I would prefer the more arthouse film approach.
- ecliptik 3y agoLinks Awakening could work too. Stranded on a mysterious island story, multiple characters and villages, obvious quest to wake the Windfish. Also lays the foundations for other films if it does well - flashbacks teasing a previous game/movies and "it was all just a dream" ending teasing a sequel. Could make references to a larger setting and "evil" with Hyrule and Ganon.
- pallas_athena 3y agoFor the first entry in the franchise they might want to go on with more recognizable characters/settings.
- LaundroMat 3y agoI didn't think the Barbie movie was that unexpected. It was a thinly veiled attempt at making Mattel seem authentic (in the corporate marketing sense). It's just a step up from having a snarky Twitter account to "connect with a new generation of customers". (How the movie portrayed Mattel's founder is proof of how the movie is just a brand update and far from the piece of art some say it is).
- yowzadave 3y agoIf you look at the entire history of Barbie media, the new movie is a complete departure in terms of its tone/approach/etc. You may not have liked it, but it was definitely a risk--there was a decent chance of it being a bomb that tarnished the entire brand, but it seems like the reverse happened.
- silenced_trope 3y agoThis made me think of this recent video: "Why is every movie flopping?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9OAEzHI_yQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9OAEzHI_yQ I don't have high hopes for this.
- pimlottc 3y agoWhat's the TL;DR?
- JKCalhoun 3y agoRelying on franchises and remakes has lead to "...the most boring, mundane, mind numbing movies made...." And it's true. Hollywood needs a complete reset. I'm hopeful this bear-market of failures will be the catalyst. Sadly, a live-action Legend of Zelda is exactly more-of-the-same (and will likely fail too therefore).
- all2 3y agoSomething in the style of Into The Spiderverse or Netflix's Arcane or some aspects of the recent Namona or Puss in Boots. There's so much that could be done, especially if Nintendo hooked in a good and creative studio.
- xnx 3y agoThe Super Mario movie made $1.4 billion so far
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- escapedmoose 3y agoI fear this will be one of those moments where all the fun, quirky fanon about the Zelda universe will go ignored. We can only pray that the casting isn’t bland and that they choose Link-as-unpredictable-hellion to script the character
- rawgabbit 3y agoI wish they will outright steal the plot from the 1955 Samurai trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune. The basic plot is our hero is an extraordinarily strong but willful and wild. He goes to his first battle in search of personal glory only to find defeat and almost loses his life. He meets his love interest and various people who slowly teach what a true hero is. He re-emerges as the people’s champion. Before he leaves for his epic showdown with Sasaki Kojiro the entire village prays for his safe return.
- KingMob 3y agoI just hope Link says his catchphrase, "Well, excuuuuse me, Princess!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfXxkHrIBM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfXxkHrIBM
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- qudat 3y agoZelda mixed with Scott pilgrim takes vs the world style please
- soundsgoodtome 3y agoHow does this work? Link doesn’t talk.
- pallas_athena 3y agoIn the games Link talks. We just don't hear him.