The Legend of Zelda is heading to the silver screen with a live-action movie

Nintendo have announced that The Legend of Zelda will be the next series to get a movie adaptation, but unlike the Super Mario Bros. Movie, this one will be live action.

Details are very light, as production is very likely in pre-prod stage, but we know that the movies producer will be Avi Arad, who has brought countless Marvel characters to the screen, sadly including Daredevil and Ghost Rider, but also Spider-Man. Those movies include the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, along with the recent animated Spider-Verse titles.

The movies director will be Wes Ball, who directed the Maze Runner series and is finishing up production on 2024's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The full statement from Nintendo can be found below.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto Minami-ku; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, "Nintendo" hereafter) today announced that it will develop a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda.

The film will be produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo and Avi Arad, Chairman of Arad Productions Inc., who has produced many mega hit films.

The film will be produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions Inc., and directed by Wes Ball. The film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., with more than 50% financed by Nintendo. The theatrical distribution of the film will be done worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

By producing visual contents of Nintendo IP by itself, Nintendo is creating new opportunities to have people from around the world to access the world of entertainment which Nintendo has built, through different means apart from its dedicated game consoles.

By getting deeply involved in the movie production with the aim to put smiles on everyone’s faces through entertainment, Nintendo will continue its efforts to produce unique entertainment and deliver it to as many people as possible.