Eiji Aonuma "Interested" In Zelda Movie After Mario's $1 Billion Box Office Success

They shouldn’t, simply because Link would get a voice. It just wouldn’t be natural.

An anime movie in the style of dragonball super broly the movie.
Epic.

I would watch it 3 times in the cinema, buy it after on dvd for my collection.

Lol dont make the mistake by hiring the same guy who voiced link in the cartoons "excuuuusse me princess"

And also, not by this studio let it be done by another studio.

No thanks knowing them they give Link a voice to talk just wouldn't work hes better as silent main character get different studio to do legend of zelda movie.

A movie? yes, it can be done. A voice for link? No definitely not. I think it's "hyly" possible to produce a movie where one of the main characters doesn't say a word. Ask Kevin Smith.
I think DreamWorks could nail it

They can get Chris Pratt to voice Link and have him shout out banana!

Live action? No thanks. Animation however i’m ok with.

I think a zelda movie would be excellent, but not by illumination. As for links voice, they could very easily give him a companion like midna or someone new to be his voice instead of him speaking

The thing is the kind of movie fans would want (i.e. a full on faithful adaptation) will not be something they'd actually make depending on the studio unless it were to be made in Japan.

Sure Zelda is not a story driven franchise but it has alot of world building that would not work to cram into a 2hour movie. Ganon throws world into chaos, hero of legend wakes up, must find master sword and the tri force and save the princess and in the process find alot of gimmicky items. No make it a series so it can get proper buildup.

i think Zelda in live action and Link talking can work just fine,i've seen it happen with the fanmade movie "The sage of darkness".But since big companies make movies for wide audiences,Link wouldn't talk like he does in sage of darkness if they do the movie,he would talk in a way we fans dont like.

Wouldn't work to well as a movie. Now a series so he could obtain one plot maguffin per episode or showing Ganondorf dominate the world etc would work much better in my opinion.

I feel like it would work best as a tv show. I feel like a live action (or animated with a strong art style) show reminiscent of Andor and following the events of either TotK or BotW would work nicely

After the popularity of Mario I imagine they would follow a similar approach, get a big name celeb to voice Link and fill the movie with cameos and Easter eggs.

"Excuuuse me, princess"-cringe is the first that comes to mind.. As a fan i just hope they let this one slip to be honest. Link is born without the abillity of speech in my book and it suits him fine! #KeepLinksilent

...it's...it's Zelda.. you just released the new game to outstanding results and reviews while the Mario movie is breaking records worldwide...

What..what exactly fans can say here that can have more impact than all that? @.@;;;

They would have to give Zelda and Link personalities, and it don't think that would work.

Plus they would give Zelda that terrible voice from ToTk

If they are going crazy on this, I'd rather have a Smash Bros adaptation. At least they could go bonkers and do whatever they want. And Chris Pratt could voice every single characters.

And if they insist on doing a Zelda movie, I hope it's by a Japanese animation studio in a style closer to Skyward Sword with a lovely and crazy Zelda. The team behind Danmachi would be a great choice with Link being similar to Bell.

if the main complaint with the mario movie was that there wasnt enough focus on story and characters, then zelda is definitely series to cater to that audience. not sure why comments are so against it right off the bat when mario of all things shows anything could work as a movie

As long as it doesn't feel like an hour long cutscene or they didn't ruin Link with bad voicework then I'm excited for one.

I’m having trouble imagining how Nintendo would make this a success. But if they haven’t decided on it now, it’s 5-7 years away anyway… bring it on and let’s just see! I’m more optimistic after the Mario Movie, because it seems they have the right mindset and wouldn’t release anything they don’t think is just right.

No way they could make this good. Can't see it translated into the big screen.

A Zelda movie sounds infinitely more interesting than a Mario one. And lmfao at all these people averse to Link having a voice. Watch this and get used to it:

https://youtu.be/OE4VkfYaP1w

Silent protag is a video game thing and it’s dumb, needs to go away, and forever. Doesn’t make sense that Link has combat voice lines but no spoken dialogue.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns into an isekai movie where it’s “totally rad gamer” gets sucked into Zelda universe to save Link on the request of Zelda.

@blindsquarel Link has a voice, and uses it constantly in the games. He just doesn't speak words (in order to not put words into the player's mouth). I think you'd easily be able to judge whether an actor sounds like one of the many, many links.

I can't imagine it being done well unfortunately so I'd rather not.

I've seen a lot of sword & sandals movies, including all the ones in this list, but way beyond, and Zelda could be done, but no Zelda fan is going to be happy what they are going to do to it.

https://creepycatalog.com/best-sword-and-sandals-movies/

It certainly isn't going to be BotW or TotK. No flying islands so Skyward Sword is out. It won't be top down or a 2D side scroller. But it has the basic elements of your typical action adventure movie, boy saves the girl, and the world, w/ a magical macguffin in this case the master sword. And in this case a steed in the form of Epona.

I'm old, and 1 of my favorite movies growing up was 3 hour long Excalibur. Doesn't hold up as well as I'd like, but it's a decent template for a Zelda movie b/c sword. More recently, like a decade ago, there was The Prince of Persia Sands of Time. He has a sandial instead of a sword but it wasn't bad. If you watch it and think it's bad watch the Assassin's Creed movie next and realize just how great PoP is.

So yeah, why not, bring it on. It has to be better than the Monster Hunter movie, it just has to.

I guess it wouldn't make sense to make it a multiverse movie as a first story, but that would be so fun to get to pay homage to all the iterations of the Legend of Zelda.

More likely, it would have to be a take on the most popular and recognized Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom setting, characters, and story.

I guess that's the opposite take to yours, @rjejr! Didn't see yours above mine.

@aaronsullivan I was calling Link Santa Claus last night b/c he keeps saying "ho ho ho" while he's riding the horse. My wife asked my kid to stop doing it b/c she found it annoying that they paid someone to say ho ho ho but not to say any words - she HATES silent protagonists - and I told her they probably didn't pay anyone they just let Miyamoto do it for free.😂

No, absolutely not

@steely_pete You not being able to imagine it is different than Nintendo and a production team imagining it.

@rjejr I actually think they should not fall into the swords & sandals category with all its tropes. The Legend of Zelda games are full of quirks and originality that transcend those (despite holding to the main, "get the ultimate weapon to defeat the ultimate evil while also saving the threatened princess" trope.)

For a 90-120 minute movie, there is plenty of story even in Breath of the Wild alone... but it would be pretty easy to focus on the cliche stuff and that would be a shame.

As a kid, I really enjoyed Conan the Destroyer (and watched it many times on HBO). I also watched a bunch of Beastmaster with Marc Singer. Disturbing nasty movie, lol. I don't know if I could staand another villagers getting ransacked by armies montage in any movie. Even the LOTR movies, which I love, tested my limits with those scenes.

a zelda movie would never ever come close to what mario made.. it would not have the same appeal..

@aaronsullivan That's ok I didn't see your 2nd one before writing my other one.😂

The setting is going to be the same, it's going to be open world Hyrule, WW is also out, and Awakening's island, but he isn't going to be using cryonis or magnesia or ultrahand or fusion. TP was my first Zelda game and that world is fine. I never played the original TP aka OoT b/c it looked so similar. My kid tried playing it but got bored. But I think that's the ideal world. But it will be pre BotW game play. No MM either.

Let's face it, it's just going to be a generic Clash of the Titans. Ganon kidnaps Zelda and kills the king b/c reasons, Link needs the master sword to defeat Ganon and save everyone. Ganon controlling a robot guardian army would be cool but I'm thinking more LotR bobokins. Link does need to fight a giant 1 eyed spider, is that Ghoma? I'm not good w/ names. 🤷 No Tingle. The female warrior clan is a must. Link needs a sidekick I choose her. Maybe a Goron. 3 is a good size team, think Aaragorn Legolas and Gimli. Sorry water people, save you for the sequel.

Actual maybe it is BotW, but the 100 years ago storyline, pre Shieka slate. Then it actually is "The Legend of Zelda", she saves them in the end after Link falls. No divine beasts though, that's too much. I'm liking it.👍

Sorry so long, these movies are kinda my thing.😁

Of course we are interested in a movie. We are waiting for years!! Nintendo has to choose: a) CG movie like Mario movie or b) a well-made anime movie with high quality animation and not like filler episode boring tv series animation. If Link talks or not, I don't care. If he will talk, then why not, at least put a good scenario-script etc.

@aaronsullivan Well I suppose they could make a Zelda movie where it's just Link collecting 900 korok seeds but that's going to be a tough sell. 😂

And you can't badmouth Beastmaster that's blasphemy. 😉

I can see your point but I'm not optimistic we get a high art academy award winner out of Zelda, they'll probably just let ChatGpt write the script. Still better than the Scorpion King, 1 of the worst movies I've ever seen. So so bad. The entire plot was cut, it's all in the deleted scenes. smh

Get Hayao Miyazaki on board.

OMG guys, my uncle just gave me a leaked script of the film. Here it is:

Hylian guard : Link? Why have you just jumped in the river?
Link: I just want to check out that waterfall over there.
Hylian guard: But what about the Princess?

That's it, but it sounds faithful enough to me!

It's going to happen. It's just a matter of time. Zelda is too popular for Hollywood to ignore. Same with Animal Crossing. Am I interested in seeing it? Probably not but I wouldn't be surprised if it sets records.

If Mario could make a successful movie I don't see why Zelda wouldn't.

@rjejr Right, most of the story in BOTW is the "100 years ago" and that is what I was thinking about for the most part.

I was just thinking realistically what would Nintendo put the money up for, and it would be the one that is, by far, the most popular.

@rjejr I was totally fascinated by Beastmaster as a kid. The animals were great. Those nasty beasts that dissolve people into yellow goo, yuck! I'm not a hater, it's just real nasty and hasn't really aged well, in my opinion.

The Scorpion King seemed like an intentional throwback, but I didn't bother at the time (I don't think I've seen more than the first 10 minutes or something). I didn't know about how it was cut up. Did anyone ever make a fan edit with the story put back in?

Chris Pratt as Link

@AlexHarford This is my dream scenario. Hayao Miyazaki's movies are clearly a huge influence on the Zelda games, so it would be great to have the source of inspiration turn around and interpret the games, and he'd make it completely his own thing like he does with every story he has adapted.

He is not going to use his "retirement" years on such a commercial venture with a company like Nintendo that would not let him just "do his own thing", unfortunately.

Just having Studio Ghibli do it with a different director might still be good and actually be feasible.

Get Chris Pratt to voice Link and Jack Black to voice Ganon with Seth guest starring as Navi

@MrLinkTathapast
You misunderstand me, I can definitely imagine a nice adaptation of some of the Zelda manga that I love. What I can't imagine is a committee of producers, filmmakers and financiers, that in the worst case is infected by slimy Hollywood types, making a great Zelda movie.

Studio Ghibli should be a perfect match for a movie of the Legend of Zelda franchise, do it Nintendo

The Zelda movies can also offer more opportunities for different story telling that can stay different from the games.

I had a bizarre recurring dream that Nintendo Studios would end up making a 2 part movie of Legend of Zelda: the first part involving child and parent (young Link and his father Knight of Courage; young princess Zelda and her mother Queen of Wisdom) since none of those games explicitly mention direct parent and child. The second part would be them growing up to train themselves for a fight against Ganon with some twists and turns, leading to their eventual victory. That theme is strongly about family legacy with the benevolent forces protecting the Tri-Froce (King of Power - killed and piece taken by Ganon, Queen of Wisdom, Knight of Courage) since they need to train the next generation to uphold important traditions.

Those movies, from my bizarre dream, would combine various enemy monsters from the different games, and often have montage involving Link slaying monsters balanced by slower pacing when important character interaction. They also can invent some words to build Zelda lore and be analogous to European Middle Ages, like elaborate amphitheater costumes, temples and sanctuaries with stained glass art, horse-based transportation, etc.

I personally would not keep this fantasy dream to myself anymore as it is painful and distracting in my head. No, I am not interested in making a script for a made up movie either.

So it would be a silent movie?

Obviously a Zelda movie, or more likely a trilogy of Zelda movies, needs to be made. Though I imagine it'll be a good few years before we get one. Probably gonna get a DK movie and a Mario sequel first.

But the crucial thing about a Zelda movie is that it needs to be live action. Animation fits for Mario, but isn't that interesting for Zelda.

Epic fantasy live action movies and tv shows are all the rage and Zelda fits perfectly into that. I could see an excellently done Zelda live-action movie (think LotR but Zelda!) easily doing a billion dollars at the box office like Mario. Then follow it up with two sequels, and a spinoff Princess Zelda tv show with the actress from the movies.

I'll be honest and say that I kinda don't want him to be too important in how it looks stylistically and the specific content, because I don't think he knows what great looking universally appealing art is, at least based on some of the looks of the recent Zelda games and particularly the two recent ones (although maybe the underpowered Switch graphical capabilities is making that art style look way worse that it could look otherwise--I dunno), and he adds in stupid stuff that just doesn't belong in Zelda, like a frikin' motorbike and now all these electrical vehicles and stuff (just no).

I want any Zelda movie to properly go back to the kind of classic fantasy, adventure, D&D, Tolkien-esque style that made it so popular and beloved in the first place. Ya know, this kind of stuff:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfIizkSWAAAzNqS.jpg:large

https://zeldauniverse.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/link-to-the-past-sleeping-e1615821710401-886x447.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMRzOLfXEAY37eZ?format=jpg&name=large

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda_gamepedia_en/images/5/57/ALttP-FS_Link_Dash.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20130317192215

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda_gamepedia_en/images/7/7c/OoT_Child_Link_Artwork.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20110416154800

If a Zelda movie looked like that, even if it were in 3D but with basically the same look, I think it could be stunning.

This, however, is not what I want:

https://sm.ign.com/ign_nordic/screenshot/default/switch-zeldabotw-dlc-pack2-tgas2017-scrn14-bmp-jpgcopy-15127_jddk.jpg

I would love to see Studio Ghibli make a Zelda movie.

Considering how many elements Zelda has always borrowed from Miyazaki’s films it would just feel right.

I have a hard time seeing Zelda work as a 3D movie. It would either have to be 2D or live action, though live action would probably need some liberties for the costumes to not look ridiculous. Anime would probably work best, but considering what Nintendo would expect out of it, it is probably too niche.

studio ghibli zelda movie

Remember this movie spoof? I thought it was pretty well done at the time…

https://youtu.be/HBCzkz3gHb8

Potential unpopular opinion: if a Zelda movie were to happen, the Wind Waker style would be the best possible choice. Heck, make it an adaptation of The Wind Waker! Literally no other Zelda game is more suited for animation than The Wind Waker. The Minish Cap as a possibe sequel.

I've said each time this was brought up. Zelda and Metroid keep being brought up as potential candidates because they've had movie DNA in early years. Several of their games are based off movies like Lord of the Rings and Alien. And even if they're only semi story driven, they are known for having world building, elements, lore, material.

Also think from an ironic perspective. Mario, Pokemon, and Sonic, each silly series featuring little mascots can be made into movies and prove themselves and find success as movies. Yet the more sophisticated properties like Zelda and Metroid which have movie DNA in them haven't even got a chance.

@Rambler Like they gave Mario and company their game actors?

Edit: They've given them personalities already. Since Wind Waker, in the manga, the cartoon. None of that is new.

I would be for this if only Link doesn’t speak

I think they could easily give Link a voice - the Mario movie did the exact same thing, at least in the realm of voice acting (though Mario, Luigi
and Donkey Kong have rarely ever had much in the way of dialogue, outside of like...Luigi's Mansion for Luigi and Donkey Kong 64 for DK, which also had voice acting, most of the other characters have had it in text form). Would be kinda funny if the casting process was just "who can do the best Link grunts" and then evaluating the best candidates' takes on his speaking voice. Not to mention Link talks through dialogue prompts, has spoken directly as the Hero's Shade, and isn't always portrayed as such a blank slate, as seen in how Japanese Breath of the Wild has him write the quest journal entries and indicates he harbors feelings for Zelda in the process

Sounds like a hard task, especially with a silent protagonist. A movie with a mood like Link's Awakening would be cool. Generally the music and tone would be the most important for me.

If they find a way to make it work, then please go for it.

@steely_pete They’ll probably make the movie, and it will probably be fine, Mr. tin foil hat person

@Jhena Link was featured in a cartoon series which was fully voiced. Worked then, it will work again should someone decide to make a movie.

@PikaPhantom They had plenty of dialogue if you take the other media. The DIC shows, DK's 80s and 2000s show. Like its not like Nintendo's characters haven't been represented in different art forms before the Mario Movie.

@aaronsullivan
I know he has a voice, I just don’t want to here it.

they should have link say excuse me princess through out the movie.

Fujibayashi is responsable for the success of botw and totk and should get as much recognition as shigeru and aonuma.

I think most of Nintendo's properties would still be better off as tv series. The small glimpses of anime Link we've gotten from the Link's Awakening cutscenes or even back in Palutena's Smash Bros. trailer just make me want more. A Metroid or F-Zero movie would be cool, though. And I could see Kid Icarus working for either.

"So, would you like to see a Zelda movie one day?"

(answer: yes, a series of two-dimensional animated movies in a serialized format (specifically a TV program))

Christ, if it looked something like that art there, but with the budget and therefore high quality of a proper feature movie, I'd be interested. Just don't make it look like the fugly [imo] Breath of the Wild and Tears of The Kingdom games--and no frikin' motorbikes!

@Gahdrii A Zelda film they could definitely handle, looking at the How To Train Your Dragon trilogy.

It could be done right and I could see it lean towards something like Dragon Quest Your Story. It was a very good way of handling a silent protagonist in my opinion. Or they could just go with the "he's mute" route

@MrLinkTathapast
Yeah everyone remembers the "Well, excuuuuuse me, princess" Link. Still he has a very different aura from the classic videogame Link. He is much more cheeky too. I like him in the cartoon, he is fitting there. But I would not want him in a more serious movie.

Now I am actually quite curious if anyone can make a great Zelda movie with silent Link. Please consider this. I do not believe the movie Link has to be silent. It would be great and classic if they could pull it off though.

I forgave a lot of the nonsense in SMB Movie because Illumination surprised me by showing ‘some’ restraint and mostly doing right by the characters.
But pop songs and “well that happened” jokes are NOT going to fly in a LoZ movie. As long as they understand that going in, they have my tentative support.

@GinMiguel
Very true about the Mario voices!!

They have had personalities, yes, but that was a while ago. I'm thinking of the - probably inevitable - backlash that will occur.
However, all the hoo-ha about Mario's voice artist seems to have died down, so who knows?

Hey listen! We already have a LoZ live action movie... Legend!! Ok, not quite I know but Tom Cruise's Jack, Tim Curry's Darkness and Mia Sara's Princess Lili are pretty much Link, Ganondorf & Princess Zelda in all but name. It's the best closest we have and as much as I love the LoZ series, I am more than content for it to stay this way.

@Rambler recently awhile ago.

You mean the kind of backlash we had about Detective Pikachu, Sonic, and Mario pre premier and let go of post premier. Though I guess the skepticism was kind of warranted given video game movie's track records before.

Why are you people "afraid" about Link having a voice... smh. I say go for it, I would like a Zelda movie.

@Rambler Both Zelda and Link Do have personalities. In fact, both constantly go through a personality shift every other game due to reincarnation being a problem.

the real issue is Link, and Hollywood being Hollywood.

‘One billion you say? Sure I’m interested!’

Id love a hand drawn Zelda animation. Not CGI.

I'd love a Zelda movie!!! Looking forward to it already ^w^ I hope it'll be just as EPIC as the Mario movie! What if they got someone like MATT MERCER to voice Link??? How EPIC would that be!!!

@GravyTrayn Link having Ganon's voice? (VA) and Matt Mercer playing both the hero and villain? Quite the thoughts.

Get studio Ghibli involved.

@GinMiguel WAIT WHAT?!?!?!?!! :0 Well...he's good enough to do both anyway...so my dream could still be true ^w^

An easy solution for Link not speaking is to have Link not be in the film. It is after all the Legend of ZELDA. He can wake up at the end of the movie :')

Given the nature of Zelda, I think a series of short films that go into the nature of Hyrule and Links adventure would be a fun fit. Instead of some grand journey, you get snippets of him solving a puzzle, fighting monsters, or doing sidequests with the townsfolk.

a really, REALLY well produced miniseries, with link as silent protagonist, is the only thing i can imagine working. I feel like HBO could make it happen.

@IceEarthGuard

im not "afraid" for link to have a voice lol. I am asserting that its a bad idea, and it'll be horrible ☺️👍

@OrtadragoonX

"I would love to see Studio Ghibli make a Zelda movie."

this is of course the actual right answer, but we will never get it because nintendo will expect to make at least a billion from every film from now on 😆 oh well, money matters more than anything else possibly ever could, forever.

A miniseries along the lines of Pokémon Origins could be the best for Zelda.

I'm all for an animated Zelda movie as long as Link remains silent, I don't need him shouting "Well, excuse me princess" every 5 minutes.
Not to mention, is Zelda a billion dollar IP? Granted it's popular enough among gamers, but how much with people who don't play video games?
Right now I know more people who know Kirby that those who know Link.

I'm okay with a Zelda movie, but only if NOT made by:

Disney
Netflix
Illumination
Warner Bros.

Because they are absolutely going to put a "western" spin on the Zelda franchise. (like the old TV cartoon did) Which would completely destroy it.

Are you kidding? The only reason why I went to go see the Mario movie was so that we would be more likely to get a Zelda movie. While I would hope for a live-action Zelda movie (in the vein of Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia, and also produced by Weta Workshop), I would not be opposed to an animated Zelda movie, either in 3D CGI or anime form.

If it were to be anime, I would love to see Ufotable make the movie. I know a lot of people say Studio Ghibli, but Ufotable has done an excellent job with Demon Slayer and the concept trailer for the upcoming Genshin Impact anime. So if it were up to me, I'd have Ufotable do it.

And when it comes to composing the music score, I used to say Howard Shore, because of his amazing work on Lord of the Rings, but in the last year or so, I would have to say a guy by the name of Sam Dillard. He made a wonderful music album called Zelda Cinematica, which takes songs from the entire series and arranges them so they sound like they were from a Zelda movie. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Music, and even his YouTube channel. I highly recommend it.

Everyone here not wanting Link to have a voice are being ridiculous. They're not going to have him be silent in a feature film, not realistic - especially if they pursue the formula they used for Mario which they absolutely will.

Especially when they eventually do a crossover, having Mario talk but not Link would be an absolute disaster.

@AstroTheGamosian I think Studio Ponoc could pull off Zelda. IG also could. Dandelion too. I wouldn't want to see an American studio do it, though.

@aaronsullivan That’s exactly what I said to my coworker the other day. We have a general idea of what Link’s voice might sound like based on his grunts and yells from various games. I think if you work from that, a voice could be figured out

I also disagree with the sentiment that the series has no story that would allow for an adaptation. Are you kidding me? If there is any Nintendo franchise with a deep lore and great stories derived from that lore that’s ripe for an adaptation, Zelda is probably it. I do think the discussion on a movie versus show is a valid one. I think a focused, hour and a half movie could work if there’s a way to translate and condense a Zelda style adventure to a 90 minute movie. Provided we are talking animated. I do think a live action movie, in the vein of LOTR and Dark Crystal could work. A series might be able to convey and capture the essence of a typical Zelda game better in that each episode could theoretically represent a different temple/dungeon or aspect of Link’s adventure.

The real question becomes: What would the story be? Do they want to adapt one of the existing games? I think it could work. But I’ve said elsewhere, I think an original story based off the traditional structure of a Zelda game would be fun to see. They have the framework there.

I just don’t think a Zelda movie will work with Link being largely silent etc. I know the fans will all say yes if asked, but I just don’t think a movie can do the series justice with the format that the games have established.

Would love to be proven wrong of course. I actually think Metroid would be the better choice for a movie adaptation.

EDIT: Going back and reading others posts, link would have to talk if there was a movie adaptation. But Link is supposed to be the embodiment of courage. And by being silent/largely emotionless on the games this is quite effective in portraying this. I can’t think of too many examples in film/tv where they can pull this off in a single movie short of having a trilogy. Snape was courageous in HP - took 8 movies to lay the groundwork for that, in Troy when Brad Pitt fights that guy at the start - that comes across as cocky rather than courage. Naruto is a good example where he withstands Pain’s attack with his most basic move right towards the end of that arc….
Would love to know people’s thoughts on how you would paint a heroic arc short of link getting the crap kicked out of him over and over … because that’s a bit too cliche and Zelda would deserve better

If they get started developing it now they can have it ready for Zelda's 40th. Hash it out, Nintendo!

I don't get why some people would be against this just because link doesn't talk in the games. You could easily make him silent in the movie. He could be the quit lonely and shy savior who doesn't speak. There have been many successful movies that have done this in the past. I would prefer it be live action similar to lord of the rings. Heck make it a trilogy since there is so much to tell.

I would not enjoy Zelda in Illumination's animation style at all. Not if they swang for the fences and made it in a splash (like botw/totk or even closer to the last Puss n Boots movie), watercolor, ghibli or something even akin to Wind Waker? I'd be all up for it.

But yeah...Link with a voice. I wouldn't like that either.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is now the #95 biggest hit movie ever at the North American box office adjusted for inflation (i.e. # of tickets sold). It sits just above 1997's Men in Black, and just below 1996's Twister.

It is also the #16 biggest hit animated film ever at the North American box office adjusted for inflation (i.e. # of tickets sold). Next in its sights is 1955's Lady and the Tramp at #15, which it will probably overtake next weekend.

@roboshort I mean, if they went the American route, it would have to depend on the studio, especially if they went animated. If they went my preferred route of live-action, I'd love to see New Line Cinema (the company that made the LOTR Trilogy) make it, with Weta Workshop providing the visual effects and props.

As long as they don't make Link like he was in the 1980s cartoon, where he was always like, "Excuuuuuuse me, Princess!" and "Saved you again, Princess! Kiss me." That kind of personality just doesn't fit for a noble hero like Link. It just screams generic 1980s cartoon hero.

If it were me writing the script, I'd make his personality a cross between Luke Skywalker and Frodo Baggins: eager to get out and see the world, but unsure of his abilities, especially in regards to to completing his quest, but slowly growing into his own and gaining confidence as the movie goes on.

If it's done by Illumination my guess is that it would be based around toon-Link from WW/PH/ST/Smash - BotW/TotK Link wouldn't really work with their art-style. I'd rather a different studio tackled it however of course.

Please keep it away from seth rogan.
Would love to see.
Dune director
Denis Villeneuve.
Or peter jackson
Or christopher nolan direct it.

I know I'm the odd one out, here, but I want games not movies from Nintendo.

Seems like a logical choice. Even my wife said she'd love a Zelda movie.

If it had been a live action Willow knock off, I'd have been allll for it. But with our animation companies being complete garbage? No thank you.

@Giancarlothomaz I agree! You said it first, for the record.

@k8sMum You aren't an odd duck, I'm with you.

I think the only 2 ways to go about a Zelda movie would be like either A Lord of the rings esque movie where its real actors but realistic cgi for the supernatural/fantasy things in the universe, or an anime movie.

I loved the Mario movie as a die hard Mario fan but I am also a big zelda fan and I dont think illuminations art style would not mesh well with the Zelda Universe. But of course I could be wrong.

@aaronsullivan Never looked for a fan edit of The Scorpion King, even w/ the plot edited back in it couldn't save it. My wife blames it being the first movie made by WWE and they just had no idea what they were doing. Wasn't a great plot anyway, one of those prophecies of the person coming to kill the king on the day of the solar eclipse or some such. But when they edit out about 15 minutes worth of 5 different scenes explaining why the "hero" is going on their journey, well it hurts the flow.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/TheScorpionKing

What Could Have Been:
The first movie's DVD includes alternate versions of several scenes showcasing an entire prophesy subplot that was cut. Said subplot explained the villain's whole motivation and the otherwise confusing ending.

I mean, Link has been able to talk before in the manga, so it wouldn't be that far fetched. I feel like the casting for the Super Mario Bros movie was solid, and it gives me high hopes for Legend of Zelda to have a cast that is equally as absurd, yet still manages to work somehow.

I hope it's a live action movie, mostly because if it's an animated one they'll give it to Illumination.

@fenlix You never know. Maybe Nintendo pictures does.

@blindsquarel The same thing was said about Mario and it turned out pretty good.

I’m open to breaking the conventions, but a Zelda movie would have to be literally perfect to live up to the legacy of the games.

Bound to happen sooner or later. Excuuuuuuuusssse meeeeeee

Like many others have said already, I'm not too keen on this. Link would be given a voice and personality (which, of course, has happened in Manga and animations), but even still, I feel like it'd be too far removed from the games.

yeah it would be nice to see zelda get a movie and the horrible zelda show not be the only zelda tv thing.

I think the short answer is NO! We don't need a Zelda movie.

But if they had to make one, please let it be an anime or anime inspired like Avatar the Last Airbender. Studio Ghibli would be a good choice if not another anime studio.

Whatever this proposed Zelda film plans to be, they definitely have my support. A Metroid movie would be stunning as well for all you Metroid fans out there

@KingBowser Well Sakamoto wants a Metroid Movie someday much like Aonuma would advocate for Zelda.

In able to make a great Legend of Zelda movie they should start it off with a great battle between Link and Ganon with Link equip with the Triforce of Courage and Ganon with the Triforce of Power. The battle ends with both almost killing one another and almost destroying Hyrule in the process. To prevent both from causing further destruction the three Goddesses Din, Nayru, and Farore came to annihilate both and taking away the two Triforce piece. Both Link and Ganon then got reborn 100 years later with Ganon now reborn as Ganondorf curse to be a Gerudo while Link became a Kokiri. To make their punishment even more harsh Ganondorf lose his sight while Link lose his voice. This makes Link a mute like in the games and Ganon blind just like in A Link to the Past. In order to restore themselves from their curse state they must seek Princess Zelda and re-gather the Triforce again then they would be able to wish back what they lose from their previous life and choose to either save or destroy Hyrule.

Can it have the Zelda Rap in it? XD

If not totally silent yet faithful, then the usual noise, but utter a few words quite seldom, almost restricted to special names. Speak by body language.

Glad that I’m not alone in speculative theory.

@kfflscnt Unless Peter Jackson actually love the IP, I don't think him making a Legend of Zelda movie by request is a good thing. Lord of the Rings and King Kong were fantastic films cause Peter Jackson choose to adapt those into films himself cause he actually really love those IPs with high regards. If he had no love or interest in those but was task to film those anyways then they wouldn't be as great. Same for Legend of Zelda, it will only work if done by the right director who actually had love and respect for the IP who would choose to adapt it rather than having the IP shove to their face.