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How good could a Zelda film be? We may/may not know that the series (in part) is based on a film, has anyone seen it? Would it be best based on a game or a new story? If a game, which one? Who'd star in it? direct it? I'd like to hear everyones thoughts.......



N.B sorry if this topic has been bought up before, i had a look but couldn't find but i may have missed it....

I'd love to see a Zelda film if it was done well. Unfortunately the past films based on games have been pretty dire. Mario Brothers, Streetfighter, Tombraider... the list could go on but I haven't bothered to see all the others because of terrible reviews.

If there was to be a Zelda film I'd love to see Peter Jackson do it. If he did to Zelda what he did to Lord of the Rings that would be fantastic. But whatever happens don't let Uwe Boll do it (the man behind House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark). Just look at his fan mail at IMDB:

The only reason I don't want Peter Jackson to do a Zelda game, is I don't want it to become a lot like LotR. Zelda has its own unquieness.

I see what you're saying but I don't think that should be a problem with Jackson. What was remarkable about LOTR was that he kept so faithful to the books while still making it a great movie. So both die hard fans and newcomers could enjoy it. Also his previous films were nothing like LOTR so he's certainly not a one trick pony. However the chances of him actually doing a Zelda film are pretty much zero so it's not really worth speculating over.

I hold it with Daynum, Peter Jackson would surely do a great job. I don't think that it would look like LotR, Jackson is a pro and pro enough not to make it similar.

But I wouldn't want Frodo for Link.

The could make David Spade, Link? lol j/k, Im just a fan of David Spade and the thought of his voice, dressed like Link... lmfao that would be funny.

I'm pretty sure a Zelda movie would never work out. You can't have this little elf running around collecting rupees and pushing statues everywhere. They would have to change so much to make it work on film that it would hardly be recognizable as being a Zelda movie (much like the Final Fantasy movie).

I for one would rather see more movies about original things, just like I would like to see more original games. I'm tired of all these game/book/movie crossovers.

Guess it was a lame idea

Naw, it'd be cool I think. They would have to make it in the right style, however. I think the Tomb Raider movies did a pretty good job of balancing what Hollywood "requires" and the games themselves. Anything can be made into a movie, it's just all about how you do it.

It's not about what Hollywood requires, but what is generally required by the medium in order for it to successfully tell an entertaining story. If it could be done, I would love to see it. It would definitely have to break convention though. Let's list off some of the things that would HAVE to be in order for it to satisfy an audience.

1. Hyrule would have to be immaculately constructed to give a sense of dire need when it is in peril. The audience would have to really wish the preservation of the land. Jackson did a fantastic job of this with Hobbitton in his rendition of LotR.

2. Ganon would have to be developped further than what he is in the games. He can't just be some monster who terrorizes the land for some reason.

3. Link would have to have people help him along the way to offer interesting dialogue and character interaction. He would not be able to save the world on his own. He would probably need to have a little brother on his adventure with him, or some sort of person who looks up to him. Navi would be there, but she wouldn't be enough on her own.

What else do you guys think would have to be so in order for the movie to work?

If they made it with computers like they did Final Fantasy it would be really cool, I think. Any thoughts on this?

would it be really cool just like the FF movie was? in that case, I vote a giant _NO!_

I hated that movie...

It would have to be anime, and Japanese, because no western writers, producers, directors, or actors would ever take it seriously, or really care.

It would have to be anime, and Japanese, because no western writers, producers, directors, or actors would ever take it seriously, or really care.

Exactly

I can imagine how bad a realistic Mario film would be like, they would make it more of a comdy too

I can imagine how bad a realistic Mario film would be like...

Back when it came out I actually liked the Mario Brothers movie...

Now it's just embarassing. Both the movie and the fact that I liked it.

Don't feel so bad. I watched it the cartoon.

Back when it came out I actually liked the Mario Brothers movie...

Now it's just embarassing. Both the movie and the fact that I liked it.

That was a wile ago, you should not feel any shame, the cruel antics of NES posers tricked you, thats all

i think it would be awesome to see a Zelda movie as long as the y didnt make it like those crappy x men movies cause i disliked them all the way Wolverine was a sissy ha ha ha......

Never....

I think it would take a lot of work to do a Zelda movie correctly. Yes, the man who directed LoTR is probably the best man for the job. As for who would play Link, or even do his voice if it were done like FF... I don't know...Orlando Bloom is pretty versitile, he might be able to do it.

I'm proud to say that I enjoy the Mario Brothers Movie. It's awesome. Probably one of my favorites ever .

The closest thing you will ever get to a Zelda movie is this:


Legend (1985)
This movie is my all time fave.
Miyamoto admitted in an interview that he got some inspiration for the first Zelda game from this movie. the plot is similar too.

Tim curry is also the coolest actor in this movie!

I agree with those that think a Zelda movie would have to be animated.

A Zelda fan movie is almost complete.

A Zelda fan movie is almost complete.



the trailers won't work. when i click the link(s) it takes me to an "Oops! page file not found on server." page

Huh. It worked earlier. Perhaps the God of Gaming is sending us a warning about the movie.

OR...

it was on Digg...

But if the Digg Effect was in full effect, it would affect the entire sight, rather than just the trailor... right?

Unless they removed the trailers to prevent getting owned.

Oh I was in a rush and posted a "Zelda Movie" thread sorry Nes-Luke anyway here is what I posted:

http://www.legendofZeldaseries.com/main.php?page=fanmovie.html

There is also a Trailer of the movie there.

Wow... I hope its better then the SMB Movie.

If a movie came out I would get a picture of the Link actor, put it next to the real-movie Mario Brothers, and make a t-shirt that said "Don't Mess With Us!"

Also, I keep imagining the voice Ganon would have as that Master Computer guy from Tron. Heh heh. Subconscious transferrance: only ONE of my amazing psychotic talents.