Nintendo has already set his release date

Not so long ago, successfully adapt the stories of the console market To Hollywood narratives it seemed practically a chimera. To corroborate it, we must only take a look at the cinema that began to be created in the first decade of the 21st century, with clairvoyant examples of the like Doom (2005), House of the Dead (2003) or Alone in the Dark (2005). Although much earlier, the subgenre had already given signs of his Inanity in the 90sthrough films as poor as Mortal Kombat (1995) and Super Mario Bros (1993). However, now we talk about Una trend that already looks towards the horizon with the presentation in society of the world of the most anticipated video games: The Legend of Zelda It will premiere on March 26, 2027.

Originally announced in late 2023, the knowledge of the adaptation of the adventure history starring The hero Link He arrived, at a time of the calendar very placid for Nintendo and the creative advisor of the brand, Shigeru Miyamoto. Because at that time, Super Mario Bros: The movie He maintained an unbeatable streak on the world billboard, getting to harvest 1.3 billion dollars in the Box Office And currently occupying, position No. 18 on the list of the highest pearly peargines in the history of celluloid. The sequel, of course, is on the way (will premiere in April 2026), but a good part of the fans are more expectant to find out how they will do from Sony Pictures to capture the format of the format A film in real action the kingdom of Hyrulea world of the video game field that breathes fantasy in every corner.

Another film in the world of video games

Tildar to risk a creative license that has sold millions of copies sold throughout the world might seem somewhat exaggerated, but taking into account that this will not be an animated approach, The visual invoice of Live Action You will have the last word about the appetite of the spectators who must go mass to alleviate what presumably will be, A completely exorbitant budget. Since whoever has seen or played one of the 20 titles of the franchise knows perfectly how strange an economic investment of less than 150-200 million dollars would be.

Without still an official protagonist who puts himself in the character’s skin, we know that this film that portrays that side of the world of completely fantastic video games will be, in the hands of the American filmmaker Wes Ball. 44 years old, this filmmaker began his film career adapting the best-seller dystopian, The labyrinth corridor (2014) and its two corresponding sequelae; The labyrinth corridor: the tests (2015) and The labyrinth corridor: the mortal cure (2018). So Ball knows perfectly what it means to put themselves at the controls of a blockbuster. Of course, his greatest success was released by the past 2024 by Disney’s hand. We do not refer clearly is to The kingdom of the planet of the apeswith which he achieved a box office 400 million dollars.

The date of the Zelda project opens an interesting dispute on the selected date, as it will involve a direct confrontation between Nintendo and Sega, rival company in the virtual and now, also in the film coincide the projection of Sonic 4 with that of the fantastic epic of Princess Zelda and Knight Link.

In theory, the feature film will be named The Legend of Zelda And Ball already said that one of his main influences will be that of work Created by Studio Ghibli: «I have always said that I would love to watch a real action movie from Miyazaki. The astonishment and magic that has all his work, I would love to see something like that, ”the director told him Entertainment Weekly. In that interview he mentioned in the same way that his whole life has led him to this moment and that Zelda It was actually the most important intellectual property “Not yet exploited”.

What is the Zelda saga from?

Having so many deliveries published in multiple Nintendo consoles, The plot thread Throughout the years of a saga like Zelda can be somewhat complex to explain. However, and in short, the basis of its synopsis is quite simple and archetypal. Nintendo’s IP tells the adventures of Guerrero Link, who must solve dangers and riddles to help Princess Zelda, defeat the villain Ganondorf And ultimately, save the kingdom of Hyrule.