CrustyBritches
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I think I've seen this movie already...
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Legend of Zelda live action movie announcement!
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Danjin44
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I think it has more to do trying to appeal to western audience….you can still be animated and mature but unfortunately most western audiences don’t take animations seriously.
Laieon
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World of Warcraft(was ok movie)
The WoW movie unironically has my favorite spell casting visuals out of any movie I've seen, and I watch a ton of movies despite the CG not being all that great. Love the runes that show up in the spells.
Zephyranthes
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Well.....I guess we'll see. Assuming that Nintendo is going to have a similar level of involvement here as in Mario, it's probably a safe bet that it won't be a dumpster fire, but I wouldn't hold my breath for anything above mediocre. Wes Ball has yet to direct anything rising above the level of "okay".
lughnasadh123
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Legend really is the best non-Zelda Zelda movie we're ever going to get.
Kilau
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Two days before principal photography has wrapped, Nintendo kills the deal and goes with Phillips.It is real.
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Shits_McGiggles
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SteadyEvo
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His previous work no good?
Doom85
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I’d say that mindset is shrinking with each generation though. The 80’s really didn’t help with most western animation being more or less a toy commercial for kids so western animation had to slowly dig itself back up from that.
Obviously anime fandom is growing more and more and none of them have delusions of animation not being a medium to be taken seriously. And you can tell some western animators are really trying to slowly break the mold. Across the Spider-verse had some mild profanity despite that up to this point being a major no-no for cartoon films that weren’t raunchy comedies. You have Pixar occasionally just flat out making their themes aimed solely at adults, like Up with “no matter how old you get, don‘t stop living life to the fullest” or Soul with “even if you don’t fulfill your dreams or realize what you ended up doing isn’t what you truly wanted, your life wasn’t wasted. Love every moment, from the big to the small, and don’t think of your life as meaningless.” Sure, kids can keep that message in the back of their minds as they get older, but obviously it’s meant for adults. Then you have some of Studio Laika’s films, like Coraline not giving a shit how much they might scare someone watching, and Paranorman with the reveal of the antagonist’s backstory which, well, is certainly a LOT for a kid to learn about a certain dark moment of American history.
Obviously, there will be pushback from some people, like some ignorant parents who think every animated film needs to be something they would show their kid (never mind that even PG stands for Parental Guidance Suggested, it’s almost like parents should research a film first rather than demanding any individual film cater to what they think is acceptable), but I feel as time passes on this will become less of an issue.
ResurrectedContrarian
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Wand of Gamelon: The Movie would probably be better than what we'll get. At least for a laugh.
Doom85
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It’s a shame they’ll likely mostly draw upon BOTW/TOTK to draw in as much of the casual audience, when the key to making the best Zelda movie would be to have Link’s companion be a certain snarky imp who mocks him and the rest of Hyrule’s residents for a good deal of the movie:
(note: not my absolute #1 Zelda game, just the best character of the franchise IMHO)
(note: not my absolute #1 Zelda game, just the best character of the franchise IMHO)
I don't see any chance of a live-action Zelda being able to live up to the hype.
To be honest, I wasn't even that keen on the Mario movie (Peach was obnoxious, and wasn't super into most of the cast, though Toad and Luigi were great). But live-action Zelda just seems like a trainwreck waiting to happen...
But hey, best wishes to them on that. I love me some Zelda. I'm just... not getting my hopes up.
To be honest, I wasn't even that keen on the Mario movie (Peach was obnoxious, and wasn't super into most of the cast, though Toad and Luigi were great). But live-action Zelda just seems like a trainwreck waiting to happen...
But hey, best wishes to them on that. I love me some Zelda. I'm just... not getting my hopes up.
ResurrectedContrarian
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Midna feels like a character you'd put in a Japanese adaptation... to put it diplomatically. Her entire personality type is off the table for the western studios for better or for worse.It’s a shame they’ll likely mostly draw upon BOTW/TOTK to draw in as much of the casual audience, when the key to making the best Zelda movie would be to have Link’s companion be a certain snarky imp who mocks him and the rest of Hyrule’s residents for a good deal of the movie:
(note: not my absolute #1 Zelda game, just the best character of the franchise IMHO)
Jinzo Prime
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He must have shat his pants! Good on him, I hope it's good!
ManaByte
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Dr. Samuel Hayden
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Oh dear God.
Jinzo Prime
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I literally might go watch this just to see what we can expect from Zelda.
Arsic
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In a kingdom covered in boogers and cum… one young pointy eared man is all that stands between total chaos. Join Keanu Reeves as Link in an epic fuck fueled fantasy as he goes to shred the anus of the big dick evil yogurt slinger known as Ganon played by Danny Devito.
This summer, shake those mommy milkers for daddy ; because Link is going to put just the tri force tip IN YOU!
This summer, shake those mommy milkers for daddy ; because Link is going to put just the tri force tip IN YOU!
FinalBossWithTheMostPower
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After the success of the Super Mario's Bros movie I'm baffled by the decision to go live action.
What in the fuck.
What in the fuck.
Heimdall_Xtreme
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Name of the movie?I think I've seen this movie already...
Ryūtō
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Tom as Link honestly doesn't look bad thoughGuess Tom Holland will be Link lol
Musashipan
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Oh..
I don't know how to react
I don't know how to react
AmuroChan
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You can also just watch the Maze Runner films which were his previous works.
GigaBowser
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sounds crud I said they shood make it anirmated am known for my industry predictions
Unknown?
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They'll back out at the last second and go with Phillips.
blacktout
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Strongly agree with this take. The more real landscapes and practical effects, the better. If they film this thing inside one of those Marvel blue screen missile silos, I'm fucking out.
Hardensoul
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I’m say it’s more grounded like Lord of the rings. Not talking about story. More of the Fantasy elements fighting and monsters like LoTR.
Luffy and company transforms to different size and shapes. Fights can’t destroy huge landscapes. Not similar to Zelda at all.
Danjin44
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I wasn’t really talking about One Piece being similar to Zelda, I was talking about how some IPs don’t work as live action and One Piece was one of the examples and I don’t see Zelda working as live action without being super awkward and cringe as fuck.
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Hardensoul
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His recent projects hasn’t been well received but before he’s had good to great career producing movies.
Hardensoul
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I liked One Piece live action. I didn’t expect it to ever be 1 to 1. The story and action doesn’t get too crazy until Saboady. After that it’ll be hard to adapt.
Lots of Fantasy movies has proven it can be done. But the main issue will be Link, no one will like when Link starts talking!
Edit: Ugh forgot about Little Garden!
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Danjin44
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I tried but I couldn’t stomach even 1 minutes of it.
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Hardensoul
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Understandable! It’s different for sure but the actors captured the essence of One Piece. After finishing it. I got me to rewatch the anime from the beginning. In almost 2 months, I’m in Wano starting with raid on Onigashima.
I had stop watching One Piece after Fishman Island. Was mainly manga reader.
NanaMiku
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Imagine if they only make Link grunt like in the game for the whole movie.Lots of Fantasy movies has proven it can be done. But the main issue will be Link, no one will like when Link starts talking!
OGM_Madness
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Sony? Then the movie will be about a kid who becomes a professional swordsman after getting the Master Sword and beating Ganon in a game. Neat!
Zannegan
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Different strokes for different folks I guess.It’s a shame they’ll likely mostly draw upon BOTW/TOTK to draw in as much of the casual audience, when the key to making the best Zelda movie would be to have Link’s companion be a certain snarky imp who mocks him and the rest of Hyrule’s residents for a good deal of the movie:
(note: not my absolute #1 Zelda game, just the best character of the franchise IMHO)
I absolutely HATED Midna. Practically ruined TP for me because you couldn't get rid of her. None of her humor landed, she was an entitled little twerp, and any attempt to create pathos around her story absolutely failed.
I'd rather head "Hey, listen!" On loop for an entire movie than have to watch that "1,000 year old dragon" design grace the silver screen.
poodaddy
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The director is a nobody and it's being produced by Avi Arad. Christ.....
The only thing that gives me hope is that Nintendo specifically noted that they're financing the majority of the production. That means they have the most creative power in the production, so I hope Shigeru utilizes said power and keeps Sony from Morbiusing our dear Zelda.
Not optimistic about this one, not necessarily pessimistic either. Curious to learn more.
The only thing that gives me hope is that Nintendo specifically noted that they're financing the majority of the production. That means they have the most creative power in the production, so I hope Shigeru utilizes said power and keeps Sony from Morbiusing our dear Zelda.
Not optimistic about this one, not necessarily pessimistic either. Curious to learn more.
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Dirk Benedict
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Nintendo might be collaborating with Sony, but they will have all the say-so. Sony knows this will sell gangbusters, so if done right, they stand to profit well.
I heard Microsoft are thinking rebuying themselves.
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Darkmakaimura
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Live action western movie? You just know this is going to be checkmarked and made for "modern audiences" of course.
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CrustyBritches
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Legend.
Dirk Benedict
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I think I've seen this movie already...
If Zelda Live Action never came out, I could live with it, because this movie exists. I think it is top 3 best Fantasy movies ever put together and released to the public.
nial
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I mean, it's them catering to a global audience, that's why I told people to not expect an anime Zelda movie, even if it's what we all want here. It doesn't necessarily translate to a good thing, but it is what it is...
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