The Legend of Zelda Live-Action Film Premieres March 26, 2027 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 April 2025 / 3,839 Views
Nintendo on the new Nintendo Today! mobile app announced The Legend of Zelda live-action movie will premiere on March 26, 2027.
The mobile app is available for iOS and Android, and provides daily Nintendo information and content.
The Legend of Zelda live-action movie is produced by Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Arad Productions chairman Avi Arad. Wes Ball is directing the film.
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Should have gone animated.
Absolutely.
The movie's first dialog needs to be "It's dangerous to go alone, take this"
Need to see a trailer.
This can absolutely work and be excellent, the world of Zelda should translate fairly easily if handled correctly.
But it's going to require a real dedication to getting it right and a really strong budget.
Hoping for the best. Preparing for the worst.
alright, 2 years away. i will watch this.
Way sooner than I expected! Cast announcements should arrive in the next few months
Epic bell sounds with retro bytes, good musical choice :)
It really should have been animated, live action Nintendo movies almost never work.
Same release time as Sonic 4, interesting.
I'm cautiously optimistic, but Sony can't find a hit outside Spiderman and the team that is making it is pretty hit or miss.... so hopefully a miracle happens.
I could see why they went with Illumination for Mario since it's the most global animation studio and matched the appeal of Mario. But like why go with a different studio and one that has a bad track record at that is beyond me. Atleast Wes is a Zelda fan so we have that going for us.
Tbh I can't see it working. Even an animated film would feel off in my book since its too short form.
I have really low expectations.... Zelda story is nothing to write about, much less make a movie out of.
So its going to have to be the environments, world, and game-play stuff. How that translates into a live action movie... yeah.
I mean the same could be said for Mario, and that was a massive success.
