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TheLegend of Zeldahas been a worldwide success since its release in 1986. After decades of providing fans with the most elite gaming experience, and innumerable additions, the franchise is finally receiving its first live-action movie adaptation.
Wes Ball, the acclaimed director behind the Maze Runner film trilogy as well asKingdom of the Planet of Apes(2024), has been provided the opportunity to direct the upcoming Zelda movie.
Live-ActionLegend of ZeldaDirector Wishes for a Studio Ghibli Influence
News of the new live-action movie forThe Legend of Zeldais out, and fans could not be more eager to find out the details. Unfortunately for you, not many details have been revealed for the movie and Nintendo is keeping its mouth shut regarding any detail.
An interviewwith Wes Ball, the director of the upcoming movie, might satisfy you with some information on the new adaptation. The director admitted that Nintendo has sworn him to secrecy, but he did talk about his own aspirations for the film.
Wes Ball has been a huge fan ofThe Legend of Zeldaas well as anavid admirerof Hayao Miyazaki’s movies by Studio Ghibli. The director expressed his wish to combine both of his loved subjects into one single project. According to the director, the upcoming adaptation is:
This awesome fantasy-adventure movie that isn’t like Lord of the Rings, it’s its own thing. I’ve always said, I would love to see a live-action Miyazaki. That wonder and whimsy that he brings to things, I would love to see something like that.
Ball promises that the movie will be awesome. He claims that his whole life has led to this moment. The director grew up onZeldaand considers it an untapped IP. Ball has beendreaming of this projecthis entire life and even talked about it way back in 2010. In a tweet, Ball wrote:
Since I could never even hope to have the chance to direct it… the next big mo-cap Avatar-like movie should be… THE LEGEND OF ZELDA.
The tweet was dug up after the movie was announced, and it shows how fate aligned for Wes Ball.
Hayao Miyazaki’s OwnLegend of Zelda
The idea of Studio Ghibli being involved with a live-action is exciting, but at the same time, it is something that has never been attempted before. The whimsy created by Ghibli has been exclusive to animation movies so far, and it is doubtful if the studio will venture out. But that doesn’t mean Ghibli doesn’t have its own version ofThe Legend of Zelda.
The main plot ofZeldafocuses on Link, a courageous elfish man, and the magical Princess Zelda who has to fight to save the world from evil influences. While Studio Ghibli can’t offer the elfish man and many other features of the game, it can offer a gentleman like Ashitaka, who finds the fierce Princess Mononoke. He becomes tangled in a struggle between the providing Gods of a forest and the endless need of humans.
In fact,Princess Mononokealso inspired the 2023 game,Tears of the Kingdom, the latest addition to theZeldafranchise. In it, Link has a distressed magical arm, quite similar to Ashitaka inPrincess Mononoke.
But if there’s one thing that’s for sure, it’s the fact that a live-action Ghibli movie might hit the Academy Awards floor. BothSpirited AwayandThe Boy and the Heronhave won the Oscars for Best Animated Feature Film. MaybeThe Legend of Zeldais the next milestone that Studio Ghibli needs.
You can playThe Legend of Zeldaon Nintendo Switch andPrincess Mononoke is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
