Legend of Zelda movie director promises that he will go "to the ends of the Earth" to ensure the movie is great
May. 3, 2024Wes Ball says The Legend of Zelda franchise is “one of the most important things ever” in his life
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The Legend of Zelda director Wes Ball promises that the upcoming live-action video game adaptation will be nothing less than stellar.
“We’re working on it. I think it’s gonna be great. Fans are gonna be happy. Legend of Zelda, to me, is one of the most important things ever in my life. You know, next to Star Wars,” Ball toldThe Direct. “I’ve played Legend of Zelda throughout my childhood into my adulthood. You know what I mean? I am a fan. I am a fellow fan. I will go to the ends of the earth to make sure that it is the movie we all hope it will be.”
A computer-animated Zelda movie was pitched in 2007, but Nintendo supposedly said no due to the commercial failure of the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie (which I still think is pretty great, okay). It wasn’t until the success of the animatedSuper Mario Bros. Movie, starring Chris Pratt-io, that a live-action Legend of Zelda was finally greenlit.
The Legend of Zelda movie does not yet have a release date. For more, check out the ever-growing list ofupcoming video game movies, or, skip right to the good stuff with our list ofmovie release dates.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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