Almost 4 many years since its debut, Nintendo‘s The Legend Of Zelda franchise is lastly getting a live-action characteristic movie.

Final night time (November 7), Nintendo formally introduced the event of a Legend Of Zelda movie, which has but to obtain a launch date. In its announcement, Nintendo confirmed that franchise co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto (who additionally helped create the Tremendous Mario franchise) will function an government producer alongside Avi Arad, a former chief working officer of Marvel Leisure.

The movie shall be directed by Wes Ball, who directed the Maze Runner trilogy and helmed the upcoming Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes movie. A solid for the movie has but to be introduced. Additional particulars on the movie, together with its plot – or which recreation will probably be tailored from – stay unknown on the time of publishing.

In a press release to followers and players, Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned he has been engaged on a live-action Legend Of Zelda movie “for a few years now”. “I’ve requested Avi-san to supply this movie with me, and now we have now formally began the event of the movie with Nintendo itself closely concerned within the manufacturing. It’s going to take time till its completion, however I hope you stay up for seeing it.”

I’ve requested Avi-san to supply this movie with me, and now we have now formally began the event of the movie with Nintendo itself closely concerned within the manufacturing. It’s going to take time till its completion, however I hope you stay up for seeing it. [2]https://t.co/2H9lzzS5Pv

— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) November 7, 2023

Nintendo’s affirmation of a live-action Zelda movie comes after Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri in June denied claims {that a} film was within the works.

The Legend Of Zelda franchise debuted in 1986 on the NES platform. Since then, there have been over 20 mainline entries within the hit franchise, with the most recent being this 12 months’s The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom.

Tears Of The Kingdom, the successor to 2017’s acclaimed Breath Of The Wild, scored a four-star evaluate from Dominic Preston for NME. Preston wrote: “These are welcome refinements, however that’s all they’re. The sport as a complete feels exceedingly acquainted, a cushty slide into outdated habits. Jog there, climb this, clear a shrine, go check out that humorous tree over there simply in case.”

“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a contradiction: an excellent recreation, comfortably among the many Nintendo Swap’s greatest, whereas concurrently a slight disappointment.”