‘Legend Of Zelda’ Live-Action Pic In Works At Sony With Wes Ball Directing, Nintendo Co-Financing
deadline.comSony is making sure it has its franchises covered as the actors strike hopes to end as the studio is co-financing with Nintendo a live action feature of popular videogame The Legend of Zelda.
Maze Runner franchise filmmaker Wes Ball is directing. Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) is penning the adaptation. He’s repped by Verve.
The videogame, created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, and launched in 1986, follows the elf-like warrior Link, and magical Princess Zelda, as they fight to save the magical land of Hyrule from Ganon, an evil warlord turned demon king.
Nintendo saw huge success earlier this spring with Illumination and Universal on the animated feature take of videogame Super Mario Bros which ranks as the second highest grossing pic of the year with $1.36 billion.
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