The animated video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie became an absolute blockbuster this year and has already grossed over $1 billion worldwide. This makes it the most successful cinema film of 2023 to date, which should also open the door to other gaming adaptations. One of the next could now be the fantasy darling The Legend of Zelda become.
Fantasy adaptation of hit game The Legend of Zelda reportedly being planned
It’s not the first time there have been rumors of such an adaptation. But the Super Mario success has one plan Zelda animated film at Universal and Illumination cheered again according to CBR and The Hot Mic. The animation studio that brought us movies like Despicable Me, Minions, Pets and the Super Mario Bros. movie is said to be in talks with the creators of the latest game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom*. Above all, the fan mood and Nintendo’s commitment to the realization of this long-cherished fantasy film dream should count.
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Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The first Japanese video game The Legend of Zelda by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka was released 1986 and has since spawned an entire franchise with 20 more installments and several spin-offs. Whether Nintendo DS, Gameboy or later the Wii: the fantasy adventure has become an absolute hit with gamers over the past 37 years.
The focus of the fantasy series is always the sword-wielding hero Link as well as Princess Zelda of Hyrule who must keep the divine artifact of the Triforce out of the hands of their powerful opponent (usually a certain Ganondorf).
With adventurous missions, pointy-eared heroes, magic, fights, kingdoms, evil enemies, threatened worlds full of relics and imaginative creatures like fairies, The Legend of Zelda actually has everything the fantasy heart desires. Aside from the short 1989 Japanese animated series The Legend of Zelda, it would be the first film adaptation of the game.
Watch the trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom video game here
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Podcast for series fans: 13 fantasy highlights starting this year on Netflix, Disney+ and more
Netflix, Disney+, Amazon and Co. have several exciting fantasy series in the starting blocks for the coming months. Whether ghost detectives, German myths with villainous heroes or the real-life anime series for One Piece and Avatar: We present the next 13 highlights to you.
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Alongside The Witcher season 3, the angel-devil duo from Good Omens are also returning to the stream for a season 2 after four years. You can also discover a few promising fantasy series that you probably haven’t heard of until now.
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