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Nintendo has announced the development of a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda with Avi Arad.

Wes Ball, the director of the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie, recently gave fans a promising sign that the project is in good hands by affirming his love for the franchise. The blockbuster success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie last summer opened the floodgates of speculation about other major Nintendo properties being adapted to the big screen, with The Legend of Zelda being the most likely candidate due to both its status as the Big N’s second most-famous franchise and the vast amount of story material to draw from.

The Legend of Zelda movie director Wes Ball has outlined his vision for the upcoming Nintendo adaptation.

Lionsgate Films released the first Borderlands trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation of Gearbox Software’s popular video game franchise. It is set to be released in theaters on August 9, 2024.

A new preview for the video game movie adaptation has been released ahead of the upcoming trailer.

The first image from Eli Roth‘s adaptation of the video game shooter has emerged, showing the movie’s starry cast.

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Sony was at CES this month, and while they didn’t reveal any Pro versions of their hardware, they did take some time to talk about a Nintendo IP.

The first footage of the currently in production Gravity Rush film has been shown.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of Mario and Zelda, opened up about his history with video games and his current role in the industry in a new interview. 

Wes Ball, the director of Nintendo's upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie, has discussed some of his ambitions for the project, saying he «would love to see a live-action Miyazaki» — a reference to legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki, whose animated work includes Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Laputa: Castle in the Sky.

The director of the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie has discussed his vision for the live-action adaptation.

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Nintendo has just announced a live-action Legend of Zelda film, in collaboration with Sony Pictures and Avi Arad. Let’s see who might fit the many roles this ‘legendary’ series has to offer.

With a The Legend of Zelda movie announced, fans have already been speculating on who will be filling which roles. Amidst the lively conversation, Patricia Summersett, who voices Zelda in Tears of the Kingdom, has stated that she would love to return to her role in the upcoming movie.

The actor who played Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Age of Calamity, and Tears of the Kingdom is 100% down to reprise the role for the recently announced live-action Zelda movie.

Earlier this year, Nintendo enjoyed impressive success with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and as many may have expected, the company has every intention to keep investing in adaptation of its biggest properties. To that end, recently, it was announced that Nintendo was teaming up with Sony Pictures for a live action The Legend of Zelda movie, with veteran Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto and Sony Pictures’ Avi Arad (Spider-Man, Venom) producing the film, and Wes Ball (Maze Runner, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) set to direct.

The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted Nintendo faces «an extremely high hurdle» not to disappoint fans across the world with the forthcoming film.

The actor everyone wants to play Princess Zelda in the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie has responded to all the fan casting: "That would be so cool."

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto had been discussing a Legend of Zelda movie for about a decade prior to the new announcement.

After acting coy around the release of Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo has finally announced the unthinkable yet still inevitable: a live-action movie based on the Legend of Zelda series. Produced by Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Morbius), the film, which Miyamoto has said he has been at work on for “many years now,” now goes into formal development at Sony — of all studios! Director Wes Ball, who broke out with the Maze Runner trilogy and will return to screens in 2024 with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is currently on board to direct.

Is Nintendo finally starting to loosen up? It took the company 30 years to make another big Mario movie after the 1993 live-action flick got two thumbs down from Siskel and Ebert, but hey, it went just fine: Jack Black did a song and lots of money was made. Now Nintendo is really letting loose: It announced today that it's making a live-action Zelda movie. 

Nintendo is returning to live-action films with a new movie based on The Legend of Zelda, the company announced today.

Nintendo has started development on a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie that will be produced by Morbius, Spider-Verse, and Uncharted producer Avi Arad.

Nintendo‘s share price has jumped in value following its announcement that a Zelda movie is in the works.

Nintendo has officially confirmed that a live-actionLegend of Zelda movie is in development, with series creator Shigeru Miyamoto serving as a producer alongside Avi Arad, who was also a producer of Morbius, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (and its sequel), and The Amazing Spider-Man films. 

After years of speculation, Nintendo has announced a movie adaption of The Legend of Zelda, with creator Shigeru Miyamoto confirming that the film will be live-action.

The Legend of Zelda is getting a live-action adaptation. After years of rumours, Nintendo has finally confirmed that it's working on a movie set in the enchanted lands of Hyrule, co-produced by the gaming giant and Avi Arad, who's behind the recent Spider-Man spin-off films. Wes Ball — best known for the Maze Runner trilogy — is attached to direct, which isn't being received well by fans of the franchise. Of course, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto is deeply involved in the project in a producer capacity, just like he was for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

After the success of Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie this year, Nintendo has revealed a is on the way.

Nintendo is making a live-action Legend of Zelda movie. The gaming giant announced on Tuesday that it has begun development on the project in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, which will handle theatrical distribution when the movie is released.

Nintendo has confirmed that it’s working on a live-action film for The Legend of Zelda.

Nintendo has officially confirmed that it's working on a live-action movie adaptation of The Legend of Zelda alongside Venom producer Avi Arad and Maze Runner director Wes Ball.

Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc. have announced the start of development on a live-action Legend of Zelda movie. The movie will see Nintendo legend and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto return to the role of producer following The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released earlier this year. He is joined in the producer role by Avi Arad, who has produced films like 2004's Spider-Man 2, 2008's Iron Man, and 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Arad has also produced a couple of video game adaptations including Uncharted in 2022 and Borderlands, which is slated for a 2024 release.

Nintendo has announced that it will develop a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda.