Nintendo has announced a live-action Zelda movie

Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc. A live-action Legend of Zelda movie has announced the start of development. The film will see Nintendo legend and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto return to the role of producer below. Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released earlier this year. Avi Arad, who produced films such as 2004, joined as a producer Spider-Man 2of 2008 man of steelAnd in 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Arad has also produced a couple of video game adaptations Unmarked In 2022 and BorderlandsIt is slated for a 2024 release.

Directed by Wes Ball Maze Runner Movies are the same Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeshas signed on to direct the film The film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment (more than 50 percent handled by Nintendo), with Sony Pictures Entertainment handling theatrical distribution.

This announcement follows the runaway success of Nintendo and Universal Super Mario Bros. Movie, which grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide at the box office. Back in March, I asked Miyamoto if he had any other Nintendo franchises he’d like to see make the jump to the silver screen via film adaptation. “You may know that we now own Nintendo Pictures as a group,” he said. “When we create games, it’s one kind of thing. And when we create animation, it’s another kind of thing. And we want to expand the amount of content we can produce. In terms of publishing or sharing something, I try to hold off until something really good and enjoyable happens. So, to publish in the near future. There probably won’t be anything, so I ask you to keep your focus on this film for now.”

No additional information, including a release window, for the live-action Legend of Zelda movie is available at this time.