Sony Live Action Zelda Movie

[nidza_maj2000]

So I am really excited for this movie, Nintendo is really protective for Legend of Zelda franchise so we should not expect them to be transported to modern world like Sonic and his friends were in anime and Sonic movies, it works for Sonic franchise but for Legend of Zelda franchise it would not work because this is Medieval time setting franchise

[Andrew NDB]

It's not out until May 2027? Yeesh.

[sdp]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

It's not out until May 2027? Yeesh.

I'd rather they take their time, it's basically only 2 years from now. 3 years between movies is fine for me. 2 can sometimes lead to rushing it and 4 is just too much to wait. But...we're basically getting a new Nintendo movie every year and if they do well we'll be getting more, but I don't want them to overdo it like say marvel and the MCU

2026 Mario Movie 2
2027 Zelda Movie
2028 Donkey Kong Movie rumored
2029 Mario Movie 3
2030 Zelda Movie 2?
2031 ????
2032 Mario movie 4?
2033 Zelda Movie 3?

[CyberCubed]

DK movie is definitely happening, it's why DK is absent in the second Mario movie. I wonder if they will base it around Bananza with child Pauline, because child Pauline would be a huge hit with young girls and families. I hope they keep the same voice actress for Pauline as the game.

People want a Metroid movie, but I don't know how well a live-action Metroid would even do. Metroid is basically Alien, but without Samus talking much.

Also I'm sure there's going to be a Kirby or Pikmin movie at some point, probably Animal Crossing as well.

[ranger_scout]

Here are the photos, just in case no one saw them.







https://variety.com/2025/film/news/l...on-1236583595/

[Andrew NDB]

They really could have a new Lord of the Rings on their hands if they play their cards right. But it's really, really going to come down to the writing.

Just for fun, let's look at what the two writers attached have done that's notable.

Writer #1 Derek Connolly

* Jurassic World Dominion: Ooof! BAD! Probably the worst JP movie ever.

* Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: ALMOST as bad as Dominion but DEFINITELY badly written.

* Star Wars IX: Rise of Skywalker: Blecchh!! The less said the better.

* Detective Pikachu: Never saw it.

* Kong Skull Island: OK... not bad.

* The original Jurassic World: Not terrible but hardly a benchmark of writing.

* Safety Not Guaranteed: Ah, now this was really, really well written and crafted! Very clever. But this was a very small, very indie movie.

Writer #2 T.S. Nowlin

* The Adam Project: This was that straight-to-Netflix Ryan Reynolds movie. Never bothered watching it because it looked awful, but maybe it wasn't that bad.

* Pacific Rim 2: Ehhh... not terrible but not memorable either. I wouldn't say it was BADLY written, really.

* All 3 of the Maze Runner movies: I actually liked them well enough. They got a little bit sillier after the first but they weren't badly written, I felt.


So yeah. Its not exactly EXCITING writers we've got here for the Zelda movie. Nothing in either's credits really suggests that either one is quite up for nailing something with as much potential as Zelda but these also aren't, like, CW writers or anything.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by nidza_maj2000

So I am really excited for this movie, Nintendo is really protective for Legend of Zelda franchise so we should not expect them to be transported to modern world like Sonic and his friends were in anime and Sonic movies, it works for Sonic franchise but for Legend of Zelda franchise it would not work because this is Medieval time setting franchise

Sonic works better for this since the actual games (not the comics or cartoons) either take place in our world or don't at the same time. And then the Adventure series took place in actual cities with humans and such. Legend of Zelda only takes place in either Hyrule or some other fictional land, but clearly never our world, at all.