After the success of the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” animated film produced by Illumination Entertainment, many fans are looking forward to Nintendo’s subsequent cooperation with Universal Pictures to adapt more IP from Nintendo into films and TV shows. The works have even formed a huge “Super Smash Bros.” universe. The most popular adaptation at present is, of course, “The Legend of Zelda”, which is also one of Nintendo’s classic representative IPs. However, what fans are most curious about right now is of course the way in which this work will be presented. Regarding this, a newly surfaced rumor may give some clues.
It is conceivable that the success of “Super Mario Bros. Movie” definitely makes Nintendo and Universal Pictures want to repeat the same approach again. Even the producers of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” recently He also expressed interest in a movie adaptation of “The Legend of Zelda”. Therefore, it seems that “The Legend of Zelda” will be adapted into a film and television work, which will happen sooner or later, even though neither Nintendo nor Universal Pictures have officially disclosed any definite news. According to the latest rumors, a film and television adaptation of “The Legend of Zelda” is indeed being planned, but the way it is presented may surprise many fans.
Universal developing a live action Legend of Zelda movie pic.twitter.com/BfSDzF4fiA
— MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH) September 10, 2023
MyTimeToShineHello, a film and television industry whistleblower who has accurately provided leaked information in the past, recently shared an exciting piece of news on his personal Twitter platform. In this post, she directly claimed that Universal Pictures is currently planning a “live-action” adaptation of “The Legend of Zelda”. Like previous revelations, she did not provide other details. However, she There have indeed been records of many revelations coming true in the past.
After the success of Super Mario Bros. the Movie, which was presented as an animated movie, many fans believed that Nintendo would follow the same approach again and team up with Illumination Entertainment once again to create a style and style for The Legend of Zelda. The pacing is similar to that of an animated film, and it’s certainly a logical plan. However, this rumor claims that the adaptation will be presented in the form of a live-action performance, so it may ultimately lead to a completely different work from the Super Mario Bros. Movie version, and even bring a more serious one. style. In addition, the casting of this film is bound to trigger various discussion topics.
Even in terms of media evaluation, there have been no big breakthroughs in video game adaptations such as “Uncharted”, “Monster Hunter”, “Mortal Kombat” and “Gran Turismo” released in recent years, but “Super Mario” The outstanding box office performance of “Brothers Movie Version” still proves that video game adaptations do have a certain market. However, if Nintendo is really planning to create a live-action version of “The Legend of Zelda”, it may mean that the success of playing it safe with “Super Mario Bros. Movie” also makes them willing to try and take bigger risks. risk rather than purely copying the same formula. Interestingly, many rumors also suggested that Netflix had planned a film and television adaptation of “The Legend of Zelda”, but it was ultimately canceled by Nintendo. But like all leaks and rumors, everything will have to wait for an official announcement from Nintendo or Universal Pictures.
