We're actually getting a big budget live action Zelda movie. What timeline are we in? Btw, I apologise for the blurred clips - the video was copyright claimed for shots from the Mario Movie trailer.
I'm exactly where you are on this. Given the director has worked with child actors before I think you might be correct about casting a relatively unknown child to become Link. We shall see.
I'm looking forward to the 4 hour extended version of the film. It's the exact same film but with added scenes of Link looking for one missing key in the water temple.
Cartoons are for children. I've never heard a genuine adult talk about cartoons, only brainless man-children whining and complaining about pointless details.
I have mostly bad feelings about this, but one thing I am 100% excited for is the music. Sitting in the cinema and hearing movie versions of iconic Zelda tunes blasting through the sound system? That's going to be magical.
for the music?! What if they decided to use BOTW and TOTK music? the music will be horrible and unmemorable then ! Since music in both of these game were forgotten, since they are the worst zelda ever for me
@@GoudlockIf they use music from botw or totk, it’s probably going to be music from boss fights or music you hear in villages or when you’re navigating korok forest, which would actually fit pretty well
@@Bambam- Right, Sorry i WAS a zelda fan since i was a child, and since TOTK release, i realise that nintendo chose to change the serie and removed everything that i liked about it (no dungeon, no sense of progression since they removed the metroidvania mechanic), and focus on thing i don't really care (big focus on combat, even so zelda was never really about that, combat in the franchise was puzzle in disguise, big focus on new weapon that break).
Everyone seems to be wondering if Link will speak or not. I think it would be hilarious to play into that; and have Link TRY to talk occasionally, only to be cut off or interrupted every time he tries to.
Let Link be mostly silent, let Zelda have a big presence in the story, let Ganon be more interesting than just "Hyrule will be mine", and let the main cast not be played by big celebrities just for the fame.
I would love the Ganondorf of Windwaker level complexity. Enthrall us with stories of the dry desert winds depriving his people of the plentitude that Hyrule took for granted
I hope we are dropped right into some action at the hook of the movie with the opening line being "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this." and Link receiving a sword to go save Zelda.
I just dont like video game to live action movie adaptations at all. They always give off the sense that they are made solely for money. An animated series or movie would of been quite cool but as zeltik said, link works well as a blank slate for a character.
@jamosbigjaw1791 facts. Video game TV adaptations can be amazing (Tlou and Castlevania for examples) but they got so much more time to develop the characters and do the story of the games justice
I like the challenge of "show, don't tell" and limiting Link's dialogue. Films like, "Drive", "Wall-E", "Fury Road" and "Le Samurai" all have very quiet protagonists that we still connect to.
My thoughts were exactly the same, a good silent protagonist is possible if the movie around it supports him. But also went to movies where the protagonist did speak a few lines but didn't do the narrative of the story. And how the games do it with Navi. But then they need a cgi fairy the entire time which I would hate. They could do a Keaporu Geaboru intro let him explain the story, and be a guiding role which he normally takes. And in between narrate like how he observes from a far.
If they go with the "man of few words idea", I think they have a bigger chance of getting the most out of Link's casting. Instead of using big actor names, they could search for someone who: - looks EXACTLY like Link - is great at acting through expressions (no need for "talking" experience or memorizing lines) - can do stunts well (so that scenes are more dynamic with less need for camera tricks) All other characters (like Zelda, companion, etc) can be a traditional/well-known actor, as long as they're good and look like the character. But I want a Link whose specialty is doing really good stunts in the action scenes.
Cartoon is fine for Mario, or Kirby perhaps. Zelda feels too epic for a cartoon format, as would Metroid. Maybe people who are into anime would be into cartoon zelda. I've always imagined Zelda getting the Peter Jackson or Spielberg treatment
@@neilbeaton9498 its easier to suspend your disbelief when watching animation versus live action. Zelda has always been whimsical and fantastical, traits that are better suited to animation. Think of all those live action disney remakes; what was portrayed in live action that justified its existence?
I'd say that a safe approach would be to have a tone similar to The Lord of the Rings (if they're going for a more mature film) or The Chronicles of Narnia (if they're going for a more family-friendly film) in terms of humor and seriousness. At least I believe those films really managed to capture the magic of a fantasy world while still having grounded human interactions.
Avatar the last air bender recently had their live-action trailer revealed. It reminded me that good CGI and a great cast can really bring a fantasy world to life. I am really interested in those styles of movies you mentioned, so I’m actually less worried about it
Absolutely agree with you. If they really are going for live-action, they should get inspiration from the film adaptations of C.W. Lewis' and Tolkien's books.
In my opinion for a 1st time movie they should go with a ocarina story starting off with a Hylian mother and her baby making her escape to the lost woods in the midst of a war! It’s definitely a cinematic vibe to a start of a fantasy movie!
That’s how I’ve always pictured it in my head. Gannon’s troops storming and razing the village, Gannon commanding them from the rear post, sensing that Link is near as Link’s mother escapes into the lost woods. A few of Gannon’s soldiers pursue her into the woods, only to either become eternally lost or turned into skull kids. Gannon scowls as he knows Link has evaded him
Unless you're doing a film in the "Wild" Era. There's no companion characters there and I think its the strongest contender for the story of the film. Post-apocalyptic films are a big business and the success of BotW and ToTK make it the obvious choice with OoT being a close, but not so obvious second.
This could work but the potential drawback is that the "side kick" could become the focus a little too much and shift into the place of the main character for the audience. Link needs to have an essential focus alongside zelda and ganondorf. It should never be a question of if link has become the side character to his mouthpiece counterpart.
As long as we get a 2 hour portion of Link looking for all the chickens in Kakariko village. OoT is my favorite all time game and having just a short portion of the movie focus on the relationship of him and Saria would be enjoyable.
I was actually hoping that they would go animated for a Zelda movie after having seen the Mario movie. It was so beautifully done and being animated allowed them to truly live out the feel of the games.
I don't really want to link Link or zelda with a real-life person either....they should have gone animated. I really hope that they stay true to the theme and vibes of zelda instead of it being polluted with modern movie culture.
@@Novarcharesk Technically true, but it is immensely more difficult to realize a fantasy setting in live-action than animation, especially one like Zelda. It would require very elaborate sets like Lord of the Rings and likely a lot of CGI; enough CGI that it almost may as well be fully animated anyway.
I think the safest thing the movie can do is faithfully adapt the plot of ocarina of time and tell its story through that plot. That sounds like a fun movie to make and watch. Twilight princess is my favorite Zelda game but oot is so legendary in the franchise that most people in the theatre would get the references
In terms of Link's silence. They can pull it off if they take influence from how Geralt from the Witcher series was portrayed in the show (by henry Cavill). He speaks but make Link's silence speak louder in specific scenes. I also hope its an original story.
The apprehension around the movie is super valid. There's so much nuance to the zelda feel that would be impossible to replicate unless youre deeply familiar with it. It's a hero's journey but not focused on character development. It's inspired by medieval europe but uniquely Japanese. Its silly but not Mario silly, and serious but not Western RPG serious. The stories are all similar but distinct, so it can't be a mishmash of elements from different games, but choosing the story from a single game would also feel odd. It's such a tough balancing act, so we do really just need to wait and hope that it does the series justice.
They really risk ruining Link if they give him too much of a personality. I hope they choose a story like the child timeline, after Majora’s mask, but make Link somewhat peripheral. Like, maybe the main characters are a group of kids from one of the towns who go on a quest to help the (adult) hero of time, only to find out that the quietest kid in their friend group has been hiding a secret, that he is actually the same hero, as a child.
Regarding Link and his dialogue, one of my favorite films ever, Soldier, has a main character who speaks less than 100 lines during the film. Kurt Russell nails that role, speaking with his eyes and actions. If they can find someone on that caliber, I think a film of a man of few words could work. But it might be difficult to find someone like that in modern era.
See, that’s the thing I’m thinking of. If I were to direct a movie based on a Valve game like Half-Life or Portal, I would make it so the protagonist doesn’t altogether directly speak, but they can definitely produce onomatopoeic sound effects to show how they’re feeling in a given situation, like if they’re hurt or confused Edit: Maybe onomatopoeic isn’t the best term to describe what I’m thinking, but I can’t think of any other proper term
Guys in movies you NEED to make the protagonist speak otherwise it becomes impossible for the audience to relate to what they're going through if the story involves several characters who constantly interact with them imparting information and delivering dialogues which they expect will force the protagonist to reply back to them. It's why Mario became so talkative in the Mario movie despite barely saying anything within the games outside the stock "mamma mia!" or "let'se go!". Wether you like or not Link is gonna talk out of _necessity_ for the movie plot needing him to talk.
Yea the only person I thought did a good job of this in recent years was of course Keanu Reeves in the first John Wick movie especially. We would not be a good choice for Link tho sadly.
I think if they want to adapt an existing game storyline it will be Ocarina of Time. It's got a killer plot and having a child Link and adult Link would be attractive to a director. A lot to play with.
The John Wick movies were successful despite John saying very little. It was the world building, action and side characters that rounded it out and made it great. Since there's so much to the Zelda universe other than Link, I'd prefer a "less is more" approach for Link's dialogue.
I also thought of the Witcher. I’ve never played the games but he doesn’t say much in the show (especially in the earlier seasons) and I think it works well
@@oceanbread9720 Yes!!! this is exactly what I thought of. Geralt's character is similar to Link's in that they don't talk much, and so a Link that talks very little but speaks through his actions could definitely work in this loz movie like it did for the witcher.
Couldn’t agree more. In fact, I would almost be more relieved if they made the story more about Hyrule/Zelda than Link. The more they focus on Link, the more they can screw-up. It might even be cool to make him more of a peripheral figure who shows up to trigger plot developments.
Think we all thought an anime style would be the perfect first choice for a Zelda film. But I believe if Nintendo is now deciding to do a live action they honestly believe it will work or I honestly don’t think they would risk trying to develop it. So after seeing the Mario movie I’m hopeful this will turn out to be a great film as Zelda is my favorite game series. Original movie idea also would be interesting but if they adapt a game I’d start with Ocarina of Time as it can branch out into sequel and prequel films like Twilight Princess and Skyward sword. Great video Zeltik will watch your TotK videos but I’m still exploring TotK it’ll take me years 😂.
Fr they already made a twilight princess manga a majoras mask I think and I’m pretty sure they have an ocarina of time manga too they should have an animation style like the clips from the lw remake
I kind of feel like the decision to make it live-action means that Nintendo already has a pretty solid vision of what they want the movie to be. I am also cautiously optimistic - I won't be surprised if it turns out terrible (of course I'll be disappointed) but I don't...*think*...it will be. Great breakdown of what should and shouldn't be included/involved with this project - I agree with pretty much every point you made. Hopefully we don't have to wait too many years for this to be released!
I had pretty much this exact same thought. I was a little disheartened upon hearing it was going to be live action, but, knowing Nintendo, they are most likely going to plan very very carefully to make this the best that it can possibly be.
@@tinkerbelle686 I want Link's casting to focus on someone who can do stunts well himself, instead of someone who can memorize lines. And of course, look as close as possible to Link. If they let everyone else do most of the talking, it should be less difficult to find someone who matches. I'd prefer a stunt performer as Link instead of some big actor name that's already famous. As long as he can act through expressions, of course.
@@tinkerbelle686 I'm thinking if they went with the "man of very few words" approach for the movie (which could work if done right) and Link has very few lines in the movie. What I meant is... imagine they find someone who has worked as a stunt double, but never acted before. If he's good with everything else, it could work. I think it doesn't need to be someone with an acting career necessarily. I agree he'd have to be handsome. But not necessarily thin/androgynous/smaller build. I'd be fine with a chad-type slightly more mature version of Link, if they set the tone accordingly in the movie. It could work too.
I think you pretty much nailed how I feel about it. I would absolutely prefer an unknown actor for Link, and I think a silent protagonist can be done well if you look at some Samurai or Western movies. I'm nervous, but I'm excited
Right? They could totally have a silent protagonist, especially if Link has a helper-character like Navi who could talk for him (it'll probably be Zelda in the movie, to be honest).
@@tinkerbelle686yes he canonically talks but it’s not shown. Therefore it’s unidentifiable and foreign tor he fans watching the movie. People are not gonna gravitate to what’s never been shown in the series And it’s best to keep it that way. Link doesn’t need to talk for the plot and production of the movie to be good.
@@tinkerbelle686 I can see a running joke of him trying to talk before another character interrupts him. Not all the time ofcourse, but it could be one of many ways to keep him from talking
@@ObsidianKing yea that’s the problem. That’s not what’s shown. The voice. Technically you can even count dialogue options in Zelda as link talking. It’s not the same thing as having him talk completely in a movie
In the book Hyrule Historia, that’s exactly what Miyamoto says about the name they chose for LoZ’s player character! That he’s supposed to “connect people together”, and is the link between the player and the game!
I have what I believe to be a good story plot: Link is a teenage boy living/working as a stable hand at Lon Lon Ranch. A couple months to a year before he began working at Lon Lon Ranch, Link lived with his parents on a small piece of farm land; before that few months to a year time a fire burns down the house and farm with Link being the only survivor. Talon, who happens to have been a friend of Link’s father, takes Link in to live with him and his daughter, Malon, on their farmland. Link and Malon quickly form a strong bond. Link also bonds with one particular animal on the farm; a chestnut colored, white-maned, mare named Epona. Link and Epona form such a strong bond over their time together that Link often chooses to sleep in the barn next to Epona, with Malon sometimes sneaking out of the house at night to go and hang out with Link and Epona in the barn. In the movie they could show a timelapse sorta thing where it portrays Link, Malon, and Epona spending lots of time together. Fast forward to the present time and Link and Malon have grown to share romantic feelings for each other but they don’t share this fact with the other yet. One day, Link accompanies Malon to Castle Town to sell Lon Lon Milk, and there Link hears about a rise in monster activity across Hyrule from villagers from across different settlements of Hyrule who take refuge in Castle Town after their homes and villages and towns have been burned to the ground. Villages, towns and farms across Hyrule are being attacked and burned to the ground as monster forces make their way to Central Hyrule. Inside Hyrule Castle, Princess Zelda wakes from having a vision of a hero clad in green facing off against a terrifying being. Zelda and her Captain of the Royal Guard and advisor, Impa, discuss the dream and the rise of monster activity and begin to suspect that Evil Forces are at play and they must find the Hero. They discuss this possibility as Zelda holds a uniform in her hands; a green tunic and a green pointed cap. Zelda and Impa decide to hold a tournament; specifically a tournament created in the hopes of finding the Hero within the event. Link finds out about the tournament, and despite not really knowing how to wield a sword, he enters. Link is driven by a desire to protect his new life at Lon Lon Ranch; to protect the land and woman he loves. During the tournament, Link’s Triforce piece appears and Zelda notices it and informs Impa and tells her to bring Link to her at the castle after the tournament. Link ends up losing the tournament but is pulled aside by Impa and brought to Zelda where she informs him of her belief in him being the Chosen Hero. The Princess offers Link the chance to be trained as a knight of Hyrule and he, driven by his desire despite not really knowing what Zelda is talking about because he doesn’t know much about the Triforce, accepts her offer. Link gets through three weeks of basic training (sometimes training with Shiek, who unbeknownst to him is Zelda herself) and learns to better hold his own in combat. Link continues to communicate with Malon through letters throughout his time at the castle and eventually brings Epona with him to the castle. Eventually the day comes where Zelda sends Link and a large group of soldiers on a mission to protect a village from what they believe to be the next target of a monster attack. Link arrives at the village atop Epona with the large group of soldiers and they fight off the attack and save the village. Link further proves Zelda’s theory of him being the Chosen Hero when Link fights and defeats the leader of the attacking monsters in one-on-one combat. A few more saving attacked villages of different races (like Zoras and Gorons, with the Gorons begin to refer to Link as “Brother”) later and Link continues to prove himself by defeating large monsters and further convinces Zelda that he is the Chosen Hero. However, one particular monster is leading every attack and always retreats before Link can finish him off in a fight. Eventually, on one of Link’s last missions with his group, Link follows a chiming sound into and through the Lost Woods and stumbles upon the Master Sword. The chiming sound is revealed to be Fi, the Spirit of the Master Sword, who has called Link and informed him of the truth about him being the Chosen Hero. As Link exits the Lost Woods with the Master Sword in hand, he finds the village is under attack. Link uses the Master Sword to cut down enemy after enemy after enemy with the Master Sword and confronts the monster that has been retreating constantly and finally cuts him down with the Master Sword. Elsewhere, Ganondorf, who has been the source of all the monster attacks finally decides to join his forces in battle and begins his march towards Hyrule Castle. Link and his group have been called back to Castle Town to help defend it from Ganondorf and his army. Before the attack, Zelda finally presents Link with the iconic green tunic and green pointed cap and expresses her belief and trust in his ability to defeat Ganondorf. Every race from around Hyrule bands together to oppose Ganondorf and his army at Castle Town. During the battle, Link and Shiek(Zelda) finally come face-to-face with Ganondorf and each of their Triforce parts begin to resonate. Here Link finally finds out that Shiek is Zelda after Ganondorf explains the legend of the Triforce and their respective owners; Power belongs to him, Wisdom always belongs to the Princess of Hyrule, and Courage always belongs to the Hero. Ganondorf encases Zelda in a crystal and forces her to watch him and Link fight to the death. Link strikes down Ganondorf, but in his rage he refuses to die and transforms into The Demon King Ganon. Link and Zelda work together to finally defeat Ganon, and with Ganon’s death, Link and Zelda use the full Triforce to wish for the restoration of Hyrule. A week goes by and Link and Zelda journey together to the Lost Woods where they lay the Master Sword back in its pedestal where it shall wait for the next hero. Once Link and Zelda return back to the castle, Zelda expresses her desire to reward him with anything he desires in exchange for helping save Hyrule. To this, Link asks for materials to rebuild his family’s farm. As Link returns to Lon Lon Ranch, he finally confesses to Malon and they begin their romantic relationship, and together (along with the help of Talon and some carpenters and architects sent by Zelda), they rebuild Link’s farm. The End. Hope you enjoyed reading this! I looked at the clock and just realized an hour and a half had gone by of me typing this.😅 Thank you for reading this!
I don’t know how to feel about this… My dream come true would be a Ghibli-style Zelda movie…But that’s not the direction they seem to be going. I would also personally love to see SS adapted, but as you said, they’ll most likely create a brand new narrative.
One creator who has been animating his own Zelda story based off lore is MajorLink. I really recommend checking out his animations, especially his series titled "Hero's Purpose." They're honestly really good and all animated by this one guy. I recommend it
@@ZeldasMask Have him and EmberLabs collab and make an animated film, but given the possibility that they're working on another game I'd definitely settle with just MajorLink.
Good and bad to both. Live action reaches more audience but animation is easier to control for those behind the scenes. TP being the main inspiration must be the reason they went live-action, so they can better grasp that serious and dark tone. Only time will tell.
I want to see an original telling of an otherwise familiar setup. I also hope for a tone that is less grim/serious and more accessible and fantastical. As for Link, I think a fair personality can be written around someone who is resourceful, clever, and brave every time it counts. And yeah, he should talk.
They could make him a small village nobody at the start, fishing or something at lake hylia. Kind of mixing that idea with twilight princess or ocarina of time's openings.
My highest hope is that they allow Link to be non-verbal like he is in the games -- simple answers expressed more with body language than anything else. They could do a cool thing for a lot of young, shy people while making something truly unique.
Give him a side kick that does all the talking. Make Link hit his head or something so his speaking abilities are inhibited, but not at the expense of him being brilliant and intelligent
I was thinking the same. And honestly with the rumors of an ocarina of time remake in the works it would be so awesome to see an adaption of it on screen and a remake come out side by side
I think it's going to be challenging to fit any of the games into a movie. I have previously argued that Ocarina of Time could be good for a series, as they could cover most/everything happening in the game in the first season. And for possible later seasons they could explore what happened after the game. There is some history covering this time. But it's only some of the major things. I think it would give them some room to play with. (And also have some big they could work towards... Zelda going to war with the Gerudo, to capture Ganondorf, being one of these points.)
I'm excited and nervous to see what they come up with! I'm a huge animation fan so I would've loved to see it animated but maybe they'll do something like that farther down the road
My guess is that they'll do a Ocarina of Time movie. It's probably the most famous Zelda game and the story is fantastic. The only worrying thing is that they would have to cast two links, one child Link and one adult Link.
It could however be made into 2 (child and adult) or 3 (explore the fall of hyrule with zelda as shiek while the hero of time is sealed.... or add majora's mask) movies easily. Everyone in Hollywood loves a trilogy.
@suprememugwump1405 With clever writing, perhaps. Every dungeon should have its own movie IMO. However, we'll be 3 movies deep before adult link. The child actor would be grown by then so the time skip may not make sense 😅
I doubt they'll do it. Zelda has too small of a role. The story involves so many dungeons and quests that it will be repetitive. Maybe it could work as a long form series, though.
Live action for sure. I would even be cool with an Amazon, Netflix, HBO series similar to Game of Thrones, Rings of Power or Wheel of Time type series. Two or Three seasons at eight episodes a season. That way it can be kind of dark and lots character development and story telling with plenty of action.
I think their best option would be to do a movie that is the beginning of it all. A movie that is placed before Skyward Sword. Why did the goddess Hylia move the people to Skyloft? the battle that sealed Demise. What happened before Skyward Sword? That would give them enough freedom to create a story and not have too much of an impact on the video games... but there is so much more that they can do. Will they make it into a multi-movie series or will it be one-and-done?
Twilight Princess would be my top choice to be adapted, it would have so much potential! But if not, then perhaps an original story that connects to one of the existing games, or even, sets up the next game
I think it would be interesting to do a different story that would lead into a sequel movie that's adapting Twilight Princess. At that point, the casual audience is familiar with Hyrule, the royal family, and whatever else we are introduced to in the first movie. I just really hope it gets a sequel!
A couple things the movie needs to have: 1. Starting with Link waking up 2. Some form of rolling across a field (even if just for a 2 second shot) 3. A sick master sword pickup scene 4. An epic final battle, with a finishing blow
The ideal Link portrayal for me would be very little dialogue, and what dialogue he does have is muffled, out of earshot, and shot from a distance. I think it would work well
I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOVIE!! And nervous, as well. I agree with you when you said that Zelda has a deep storyline and lore, and that's why I love it so much!! I really hope this movie pleasantly surprises us all, and that I can have a new favorite movie that I will never get tired of watching. I can't wait to watch my favorite franchise make the big jump!
This made me so emotional. Zelda has been apart of my life since I was 4, 5 years of age. Im 38 now. I hope they do these games justice. Im so excited and scared at the same time, lol. This is huge. I cant wait.
I really like the idea of Child Link being the protagonist not the typical older Link we see. I think a movie could better capture the exploration mystery and charm of a child link story like the beginning of Ocarina of Time, Link to the Past or Windwaker more than a grand fantasy epic like Twilight Princess or even Breath of the Wild. Because that really is the heart of the series: a kid exploring caves in the countryside, possibly dreaming about fighting dragons to save a princess, but that's not as important.
Super agree with this. I've always been skeptical about a Zelda movie, especially live action. The best way it would work is if he was a child. I think that would also flow a bit more naturally if he was mute.
I disagree. That would be an awful idea. I don’t want some child actor playing Link and having no interactions with any of the actual important characters because he’s silent the whole time.
Because Link isn’t canonically mute and we just never hear him speak, he isn’t necessarily silent when we might otherwise think he is. It’s totally possible that he monologues/thinks out loud or has casual small talk with merchants, etc. The point of his “silence” is so that the player projects themselves onto him, therefore we see ourselves in him-I also see Link as a reserved, “silent” type, but I am also that myself. It’s completely possible that someone with a more brash, extroverted personality could see him as a wild, courageous swordsman and therefore interpret his “silence” differently. It’ll be a challenge to convey that via an actor
I quite like the idea of link being canonically mute. Actually. I think it would be great to have a hero that has to communicate through sign language, even if he can read lips to know what you're saying.
Give Link the same personality as Captain America; if they did do an animated version, I would have picked Chris Evans to voice him. Cap is confident, caring and stoic, just like Link. He has a strong sense of duty to his country, just like Link with Hyrule. Give him a funny sidekick to balance out the stoicism, just like Midna does in TP.
Of course he can talk the problem is he talks through us! The player. When Zelda asks link the question...she's asking us. Link talks to people through us. That's the reasons he's "mute". We supposed to be speaking for him because we are the "link " to the game. So no he's not mute lmao. 😅
I think Link should havs his voice taken as a curse or something. This will also give his fairy (or other companion) more to do as it will help him communicate with others by speaking for him
I will be so excited to see Link pull the Master Sword ànd hear the music on the big screen! That right there is what is making me excited! I just want the Triforce to be in the story!
So so so nervous but really excited 😂 I really wish they did animation, it would have been a lot safer, but I'm excited (and terrified) to see a live action film. I'm willing to see what they come up with
It would be super cool to see the movie set in the era when the sky people are settling high rule below, you could mix boss fights between caves open fields and natural settings much like in shadow of the colossus to maintain the dungeon boss wants to survive but avoid the awkwardness of trying to film an elaborate dungeon crawl. I think it would give them the freedom to hit all of these Elda tropes without trending on existing story give them the most dynamic scene opportuniplease as well as covering a part of the franchise we haven't seen yet
I was glad to hear you mention LotR, I think they would do well to take that direction. Serious at its core, but with close attention to the warm fantasy details that help create the world of Hyrule, like the hustle and bustle of castle town, the hobbit-like coziness of the Deku tree and Kokiri/Korok forest, and the adventurous spirit of Hyrule field. Other things to include that I think will help make the movie a success: 1. Iconic Characters: Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, Impa, Epona, Kaepora Gaebora, Gorons, Zoras, Rito, Gerudo, the Deku Tree, Kakariko Villagers, Farore, Nayru, and Din. 2. Core elements: the Triforce, The Master Sword, some form of musical instrument, and a series of 3-7 elements to collect (possibly setting up a trilogy) 3. A deep exploration into the themes of Good vs Evil, and the balance of Courage, Wisdom, and Power. 4. A close companion (possibly a new one) to Link, that can do some speaking for him. He shouldn’t be mute, nor brooding, but slow to speak and brief natured. Stoic is the route to go. 5. The stakes have to be higher than just Link, the journey of Hyrule should follow several main characters in a live action film. 6. Not a must, but a couple other characters I would love to see would be Twinrova, Darknut, Great Fairies, Kokiri, Dark Link, and the King of Red Lions. Things to avoid: 1. Dungeons / Temples - I just can’t think of a way these would translate well to a movie without taking up too much time. 2. Humor- I agree with everything you said. Ganondorf should be terrifying, not funny like Bowser. There are a handful of humorous characters in the world of Zelda, but they would be best left with minimal screen time. 3. Link should be primarily a swordsman, I would love to see slingshots and boomerangs and bows, but I think these could be utilized by other characters and find their place in the movie outside of Link’s hands.
Wow! I hadn't heard about this until youtube recommended this video - this is huge! And, like you, I hope Ganondorf is portrayed as terrifying and cunning, but I also hope we get to see some grey areas where Link's and Ganondorf's (and even Zelda's???) character arcs reflect and complement each other, and they have to grapple with it. That would be awesome! MajorLink has been putting out some amazing videos over the last couple of years that are building up to something like this.
As soon as I heard this announcement I was so happy and excited, however even though I’m scared for the casting we have to remember this is Nintendo we are talking about, they are very serious about their Zelda series and always top the previous games with the new ones, so I trust that they will definitely hold out on this one and do Zelda justice. Not only that but they have the pressure of their huge fan base knowing we will be expecting a lot in this film (story and casting wise) so I’m not to worried about it. Super excited to see the first trailer whenever it comes out though!
Me too!! somehow I would like to keep the mystery surrounding Link since he does not talk at all....but I can tell there are gazillion fans of Zelda around the world :)
What I think for the voice is that they should take the John Wick approach John Wick talks, but he doesn't waste words. I think this could be a good direction to take Link, as while he needs to be able to talk, we can't have him talk too much. So, he'll be more reluctant to talk, and his lines will be brief and straight to the point.
I always thought Skyward Sword was a good idea for the movie, being the first in the timeline I feel like it would be a good story for anyone who’s not really familiar with the franchise. I also envision Link has always been able to talk but gets interrupted all the time or Zelda or other people talk for him, and I hope that’s how they portray it too
Skyward Sword to Twilight Princess it all works so long as they don't make a Breath of the Wild story. I don't like the design and I can't for the life of me imagine Rauru as a bird-monster. Ocarina of Time was classical Zelda at its best, but the most fun movie would be Majora's Mask with a few empty spots behind and then the second place. ❤
@@m4r_arteven if they do make a BOTW thing, they would have to make it into a series if they want to actually capture everything or at least what’s important in the game. It’s so much story as it is exploring the place and finding cool stuff, so making it a show where Link can reasonably do all of his (optional) adventures like helping the people of Gerudo Town to get the Thunder Helm, trying to find the complete Zora Armor set, doing the Trial of the Sword, and so much more can be displayed properly.
But only because Miyamoto works on it, too, it doesn't have to be great, unfortunately. I mean, for example, I liked the mario movie. But how could he let Princess Peach get portrayed as a Mary Sue? I worry they will fuck up Zelda's Character to let her appear more feminist and woke to satisfy woke americans..
@@Little_Vampiregirlthis comment is crazy are you worried a strong woman in the Zelda games is portrayed more feminist? Have you even played these games since the 90s? Get lost rage baiter and wank to something else.
I’m also cautiously optimistic. I must say when I heard the news about the film being made and of it being live action, I felt nervous. The Zelda series is my favorite and I really hope they do it justice. I think I’d have preferred an animated film because then they can make it however they want without having to depend on actors looking and sounding right. We will just have to wait and see. 🤞
I can't imagine how they could do this movie in a single movie or at the very least in less than 3 hours. You'd need to provide back story for your villains and the world itself.
I've seen a lot of comments saying "it should have been a Ghibli animated movie!" I think it should have been in the style of the Ember Lab short. 3D animation on a live action background. That short looks amazing!
I really hope that they include both Ganon and Ganondorf. I love the idea of a villain being an obscure entity, an embodiment of power itself; an ancient evil which sometimes manifests in human form. I do agree that Ganondorf would be a much better villain for a movie, though I really hope they at least acknowledge that this is only his human form; only a fraction of his true power. Moreover, I've always loved the themes of the triforce, of characters being the champions, or empyreans, of courage, wisdom, and power. My ideal version of this film is a parable of how absolute power corrupts, but all it takes is courage and wisdom to maintain peace.
I'm skeptical, however considering Shigeru Miyamoto & Sony Pictures is on it, I'm pretty sure they'll do their best to create an interesting plot and beautiful visuals. I think they might pleasantly surprise us.
I love the idea of Link actually being mute and using Hyrulean sign langauge - looking at the reception of the newest Avatar movie and multiple other shows and movies in the past, people don't seem too bothered about reading subtitles every once in a while. It is really disappointing that it isn't animated - I'm sure if it had been 2d animated (studio ghibli style being the best option) it would re-ignite the audience demand for other 2d animated movies.
I really don’t like that idea. Link has never actually been mute, and making him use sign language is practically having him talk, but making it unnecessarily complicated. Plus having him use sign language could create a rift between him and everyone else in the movie.
I think animation is a medium best suited for things you can't easily do in live action. That's the whole advantage of having this creative freedom and malleability. However it would depend on what kind of Zelda movie they want to make. Hollywood has shown many times now it can bring epic fantasy action to great heights through live action, for instance, and as everyone is pointing out, in the Peter Jackson LotR trilogy. I'm personally more worried than not regardless, if only because I fear it won't cater to what I personally want and expect from a Zelda movie. It might be a good, even solid entry on its own, but yeah being a big fan of an original work is always really tough when faced with an adaptation. Sometimes they nail it, sometimes the expectations are vague by nature (Mario movie), other times they butcher it. But either way I'm of course very eager to see what they cook up for us. With Miyamoto as consultant, I can only assume there'll at least be a high level of QA. If anything my strongest assumption is that it's gonna be a safe movie. It won't try anything crazy plot wise, and it's gonna try it's best to bring the core, classic story of zelda games to life (ganondorf wants power, zelda is caught/incapacitated somehow, and Link saves the day). Of course I want more, and I kinda expect to eat those words. In any case I'm very eager to finally see a piece of cinema from this franchise, whatever it'll be. I just hope I'll look back it positively like the Mario movie, and not just dismissively refer to it as "oh, yeah... the Zelda movie..." the years after, hoping to forget it.
Very valid points. I agree with all you said. Great deep thoughts, my dude. Love the idea on making Ganondorf "downright terrifying". I'm hoping it's an original story, and let the games keep their plots. Excited to see this *finally* happening.
I think the live action Link would work if he was portrayed similar to the way Henry Cavil portrayed Geralt. But I agree a “nameless” actor would be most believable as a fan.
That's exactly what I was thinking! Henry Cavil did a great job as Geralt, it really sucks that he's being replaced. Whoever they pick to play Link will have their work cut out for them, it's not going to be easy to ride the line between "speaks too much" and "doesn't speak enough"
the only thing I have faith in is that they will knock the music out of the park with LOZ. Everything outside of that remains a mystery. Speaking of live action of course.
I think the dynamic between guts and puck from berserk could work really well for a zelda movie, not in guts' edginess but in how while puck will do must of the talking guts definitely isnt mute but speaks more through his actions. I just think that would suit Link's attitude of quietly bearing the burden of a hero
I grew up playing Zelda since I was 5. And I can’t really imagine an actor in Link’s role I’m going to be honest. I really hope like you said that they will choose someone unknown. But there are so many amazing animated shorts that fans made. Like the Majora’s mask one, I would have loved to see an animated movie like them. And as you said, I’m extremely nervous of the portrayal they will give Link. I remember the arrogant, trying to be funny, version from the cartoon and kinda cringe.
I think that sword combat etc. might be challenging as it is a major piece of TloZ. It would have to be a well coreographed fight maybe similar to the Star Wars prequels but a bit more human. Also the different kinds of enemies which are typical like moblins would have to be realistic to include them.
I feel about the same about this as I felt when I first heard about the Mario movie, just more. Cautiously optimistic, but also highly terrified. I think every video gamer player has always wanted their favorite games expanded into wider areas, like novelization and movies. So I hope it goes well. And I’ll probably be in the theater on opening weekend 😅
Completely agree on the importance of Link‘s casting and the un- or lesser importance of Zelda and Ganon(dorf). Will be interesting to see if they go with Humanoid Ganondorf or Boar Ganon. Also, can Nintendo do a Metroid movie next after the Zelda one? 😄
Metroid would probably be much easier to adapt. Zelda seems like it would be one of their hardest properties to do a good adaptation of. I understand why they’d want to adapt it since it’s their 2nd most iconic franchise tho. It’ll be interesting to see how much they try to stick to the conventions of the games. It would probably be easier for them to make a generic fantasy story with a Zelda coat of paint so it’ll be interesting to see if they go that route.
I think what they really need to get right is the worldbuilding: creating detailed environments and interesting places, landscapes and villages for the characters to explore. At it's core core, that's what Zelda is about. Exploration of unknown places with the story as a secondary (still important) factor. And that feeling of slowly getting to know a fantastical world is propably what is most important to make this movie work. Then also, because of that, I hope this movie won't just adapt a pre-existing Zelda story, but tell a new one in a yet unknown unique version of Hyrule. And I hope they take some risks with the story and do more than going through some standard Zelda plot-points. For example have the movie start out with a young Link and a young Ganondorf, both orphaned, growing up together in the woods of Hyrule.
I am worried, really worried, but can't help but be extremely excited! I wanna watch that tomorrow! Also, I would have def preferred an animated movie, but I think they want to follow into One Piece's footsteps, which turned out quite well, but Oda is a master of his craft and his craft IS storytelling, whereas Miyamoto and co openly stated several times over the past 30+ years, that they are mostly excited about gameplay mechanics and the gamers ability to explore. It's a completely different thing, but I am staying hopeful. And storywise, I would almost prefer to go with one of the main Zelda games, maybe a story of the hero of time, his journey with a richer and deeper story, so that it leaves room for more movies to come out in the future IF this one turns out to be good. They could then do TP and have new Link train under the Hero of Time that we've come to known in the previous movie, if that goes well then tell the origin story through slyward sword and so on. Or just ditch all that and make one with an original story, although I would almost prefer them using the ideas for an original story for a new and hopefully better game, than what they've released recently, since that was so poor in the story department, from my personal point of view.
Imagine doing a trilogy style story for this film. Lord of the rings style. I think it could be a great way to do it. To be fair, a character like Aragorn is a great example of what a character like Link could be in live action. A quiet, stoic character carrying an immense burden and destiny.
Sadly we may never get Trilogies like that again. Studios and Executives want profit profit profit. And making a trilogy before hand is too creative and big of a risk for them.
@@Sir_Adam Not to mention Lord of the Rings had books to pull from. There's no trilogy template for Zelda to follow, so they'd have to make it up. I see them going for a stand-alone style and then making a sequel or two only *if* it's successful.
This video perfectly explains both my worries and my hopes for this movie. I'm as equally scared as I am excited for it. I dearly hope they portray the story and the characters well and that they show what makes the Zelda series so enticing.
I'm trying to go into this fairly neutrally, as the choice for life action over animation makes me pretty wary (especially considering the fandom has wanted a ghibli-esque animated Zelda feature for so long we've practically animated it ourselves at this point). The best case scenario, to me at least, would be something between the Lord of the Rings (the trilogy, not the way the Hobbit was dragged out excessively) and D&D: Honor Among Thieves, which was more comedic but still respected the essence of its source and had a strong emotional core. I'm largely reserving further judgement until we have more information, but I hope they don't rush this and give it the time and respect it needs to be good. Tbh most of the positive responses I've seen to the announcement have been people calling for Danny DeVito to play Tingle, which is the only acceptable famous actor casting imo
GREAT CHANNEL NAME!!!!!! AMAZING AND PAST DUE MOVIE NEWS!!!! Only played the original Zelda when i was very young, so just off the nastalgia I'd watch this.
I saw a live action prologue to Majora’s Mask on TH-cam years ago. The reveal of young link at the end gave me the feels. With the right production values, and minimal CGI, I think the casting of a younger and older link, like in IT, could be great. Maybe told in a similar way.
@@mekannatarry1929 Yeah, the models were animated but with real environments and references, the average person would just call it live action that's why I just assumed haha. I'll check that out thanks!
They COULD give Link a sidekick to speak for him. I kinda hope that’s the route they go, with Link himself expressing through his actions and expressions.
There's no way he's gonna be mute, he's not even mute in the games. We just never see him speak. In Skyward Sword we actually see him move his mouth and body when conversing with characters in cutscenes.
As many others, I think an animated movie (in the style of Studio Ghibli or the Link's Awakening and Oracle games cutscenes) would have been more fitting. It could have had an overarching story from Link to the Past -> Link's Awakening -> Oracles games
I feel like to capture the widest audience bringing in old and new fans the best option will be to combine all the most iconic parts (the master sword stuff like that) from across all the games into a sort of movie smoothy. That way they can come up with a whole new story while still keeping key elements so it's still strongly Legend of Zelda
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We're actually getting a big budget live action Zelda movie. What timeline are we in?
Btw, I apologise for the blurred clips - the video was copyright claimed for shots from the Mario Movie trailer.
You're awesome dude
The fallen hero timeline
I screamed when I saw this news
Love ya Zeltik (gives you a wreath right from Kakariko)
I'm exactly where you are on this. Given the director has worked with child actors before I think you might be correct about casting a relatively unknown child to become Link. We shall see.
I'm looking forward to the 4 hour extended version of the film. It's the exact same film but with added scenes of Link looking for one missing key in the water temple.
LMFAO
You mean the normal movie with the 2-part DLC? 🤣
Ugh...I feel this statement so much 🤣
It better not be a 90 minute movie! please no!
4 hours would be a start
then the 8 hour directors cut shows link making torture devices for koroks
I would have definitely preferred an animated movie. But I’m still excited, just nervous (mainly about the casting).
@@Theseus9-cl7olso a Gerudo
@@Theseus9-cl7ol If it was Disney I wouldn’t be surprised
Cartoons are for children. I've never heard a genuine adult talk about cartoons, only brainless man-children whining and complaining about pointless details.
Dwayne the rock Johnson as Ganondorf, calling it now
@@April84012BAHAH
I have mostly bad feelings about this, but one thing I am 100% excited for is the music.
Sitting in the cinema and hearing movie versions of iconic Zelda tunes blasting through the sound system? That's going to be magical.
for the music?! What if they decided to use BOTW and TOTK music? the music will be horrible and unmemorable then ! Since music in both of these game were forgotten, since they are the worst zelda ever for me
@@GoudlockIf they use music from botw or totk, it’s probably going to be music from boss fights or music you hear in villages or when you’re navigating korok forest, which would actually fit pretty well
Hmm to me not so much. The fact Nintendo are overseeing production means there’s going to be less hiccups.
@@Goudlockby far the worst Zelda games ever in terms of music. As I play TOTK I literally put on OoT music 😂
@@Bambam- Right, Sorry i WAS a zelda fan since i was a child, and since TOTK release, i realise that nintendo chose to change the serie and removed everything that i liked about it (no dungeon, no sense of progression since they removed the metroidvania mechanic), and focus on thing i don't really care (big focus on combat, even so zelda was never really about that, combat in the franchise was puzzle in disguise, big focus on new weapon that break).
Koji Kondo needs to be involved with the music somehow. One of my absolute favorite parts of the Zelda series is Koji Kondo’s music!
same bro
I want to nominated John Powell (how to train your dragon) as composer.
I agree. I already know the music is going to be amazing and I’m going to be crying over it even if the movie sucks.
It's a true Zelda game unless at least 1 tune is development or creation of Koji Kondo and his work
I'd prefer Ludwig Gorannson.. he's proved to me that he can adapt to different themes extremely well. He'd score zelda perfectly with Kondo's guidance
Everyone seems to be wondering if Link will speak or not. I think it would be hilarious to play into that; and have Link TRY to talk occasionally, only to be cut off or interrupted every time he tries to.
@@tinkerbelle686 Oh my god, now I want a Zelda movie SNL skit..
That would be a great way to please both groups; Link speaking vs. Link not speaking.
I love the idae
This would be too self aware for the writers associated with this...
I'm scared they're not funny enough for that 😭
I don’t have high hopes for this movie… but I do have high hopes for a great soundtrack to go along with it!
True
Get ready to be disappointed
Omg well said.
so true, that will very possibly be the only good bit
Please
Let Link be mostly silent, let Zelda have a big presence in the story, let Ganon be more interesting than just "Hyrule will be mine", and let the main cast not be played by big celebrities just for the fame.
Agreed. But... I would really love to see Idris as Ganondorf!
I would love the Ganondorf of Windwaker level complexity. Enthrall us with stories of the dry desert winds depriving his people of the plentitude that Hyrule took for granted
@@CorruptedDoggDanny DeVito as TINGLE
@matacurre - I was thinking Idris Elba too!!
The rock as darunia
I hope we are dropped right into some action at the hook of the movie with the opening line being "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this." and Link receiving a sword to go save Zelda.
Don't worry, the Mario Brothers movie showed us fan service will be everywhere.
This is my childhood dream, but the more I hear about the movie the more worried I get.
Completely agree
yes
I just dont like video game to live action movie adaptations at all. They always give off the sense that they are made solely for money. An animated series or movie would of been quite cool but as zeltik said, link works well as a blank slate for a character.
giving link a fledged out character, is going to feel weird and annoy at least someone because his character is interpretative.
@jamosbigjaw1791 facts. Video game TV adaptations can be amazing (Tlou and Castlevania for examples) but they got so much more time to develop the characters and do the story of the games justice
I like the challenge of "show, don't tell" and limiting Link's dialogue. Films like, "Drive", "Wall-E", "Fury Road" and "Le Samurai" all have very quiet protagonists that we still connect to.
I agree; focusing on how other characters react to and feel about link can give us insight into his character even if he doesn't speak much himself
Well, if they don’t reach Wall-E, they might go for The Matrix, where Neo barely speaks but not in a noticeable way
My thoughts were exactly the same, a good silent protagonist is possible if the movie around it supports him.
But also went to movies where the protagonist did speak a few lines but didn't do the narrative of the story. And how the games do it with Navi. But then they need a cgi fairy the entire time which I would hate.
They could do a Keaporu Geaboru intro let him explain the story, and be a guiding role which he normally takes. And in between narrate like how he observes from a far.
you could've got bonus points if you'd have said 'the driver' instead of drive, oh and don't forget 'duel'
If they go with the "man of few words idea", I think they have a bigger chance of getting the most out of Link's casting.
Instead of using big actor names, they could search for someone who:
- looks EXACTLY like Link
- is great at acting through expressions (no need for "talking" experience or memorizing lines)
- can do stunts well (so that scenes are more dynamic with less need for camera tricks)
All other characters (like Zelda, companion, etc) can be a traditional/well-known actor, as long as they're good and look like the character.
But I want a Link whose specialty is doing really good stunts in the action scenes.
The fact that it is live action makes me 10 times more apprehensive
Live action is the only way I'd wanna see it. Cartoon wouldn't do it justice
@@neilbeaton9498Studio ghibli style is a popular request. Also how dare you disrespect CDI Link
@@neilbeaton9498”cartoon wouldnt do it justice”
This sentence makes me mad and I don’t know why
Cartoon is fine for Mario, or Kirby perhaps. Zelda feels too epic for a cartoon format, as would Metroid. Maybe people who are into anime would be into cartoon zelda. I've always imagined Zelda getting the Peter Jackson or Spielberg treatment
@@neilbeaton9498 its easier to suspend your disbelief when watching animation versus live action. Zelda has always been whimsical and fantastical, traits that are better suited to animation. Think of all those live action disney remakes; what was portrayed in live action that justified its existence?
Imagine there being a piano solo from Ganondorf and he’s singing about Zelda. I can see it now. 😂🤣😂
Yes! He even already plays piano
I'd say that a safe approach would be to have a tone similar to The Lord of the Rings (if they're going for a more mature film) or The Chronicles of Narnia (if they're going for a more family-friendly film) in terms of humor and seriousness. At least I believe those films really managed to capture the magic of a fantasy world while still having grounded human interactions.
Avatar the last air bender recently had their live-action trailer revealed. It reminded me that good CGI and a great cast can really bring a fantasy world to life. I am really interested in those styles of movies you mentioned, so I’m actually less worried about it
Absolutely agree with you. If they really are going for live-action, they should get inspiration from the film adaptations of C.W. Lewis' and Tolkien's books.
It's 2023. They're going for the biggest viewer base possible.
So true!
@@IsraelLlerena I would agree with you on literally any other example the avatar movie was horrible once it actually was released
They should have made the film into a ghibli-style animation.
YES
couldn't agree more.
It was the way to go.
Yes 👍🏽
That was what I wanted
How about fuck off dictating what 'should' have been based solely on your personal preference?
In my opinion for a 1st time movie they should go with a ocarina story starting off with a Hylian mother and her baby making her escape to the lost woods in the midst of a war! It’s definitely a cinematic vibe to a start of a fantasy movie!
That would honesty be one of my go-to’s for the storyline of the movie. That game was my entire childhood, and it was SO good and so well done.
I'm guessing they're doing an original plot, like the Mario movie, but 100% YES to this of they decide to base it on one of the games!
That’s how I’ve always pictured it in my head. Gannon’s troops storming and razing the village, Gannon commanding them from the rear post, sensing that Link is near as Link’s mother escapes into the lost woods. A few of Gannon’s soldiers pursue her into the woods, only to either become eternally lost or turned into skull kids. Gannon scowls as he knows Link has evaded him
❤❤😍❤❤
And they'd be able to use the child actor idea aswell if that's the case
i’d love to see twilight princess be used for the film. it’s one of my favorite stories and midna can be used to keep link from talking too much
a dark twilight princess movie would be crazyyyyy good
I loved twilight princess, could be such a great animation too, loved the dark look
It would be the best story to be adapted to me, for sure. It has everything to be made into a movie.
Link would be played by the guy who is newt from the maze runner
@@codapapi thats what my moneys on too.
I think portraying link will be pretty easy. He always has a very talkative sidekick. Let them do the majority of the talking
i don't know, that could get annoying after a while.
@@Zelda64-cj1would be amazing if done well - like Geralt and dandelion🤷🏽♂️
true, but it would be easy to screw up.@@applejeans3575
Unless you're doing a film in the "Wild" Era. There's no companion characters there and I think its the strongest contender for the story of the film. Post-apocalyptic films are a big business and the success of BotW and ToTK make it the obvious choice with OoT being a close, but not so obvious second.
This could work but the potential drawback is that the "side kick" could become the focus a little too much and shift into the place of the main character for the audience. Link needs to have an essential focus alongside zelda and ganondorf. It should never be a question of if link has become the side character to his mouthpiece counterpart.
As long as we get a 2 hour portion of Link looking for all the chickens in Kakariko village. OoT is my favorite all time game and having just a short portion of the movie focus on the relationship of him and Saria would be enjoyable.
That could make for a pretty funny montage in the movie - Link running around trying to catch chickens!
I was actually hoping that they would go animated for a Zelda movie after having seen the Mario movie. It was so beautifully done and being animated allowed them to truly live out the feel of the games.
Nothing about live action stops them from doing so.
I don't really want to link Link or zelda with a real-life person either....they should have gone animated. I really hope that they stay true to the theme and vibes of zelda instead of it being polluted with modern movie culture.
@@Novarcharesk yeah ok pffffft
@@Novarcharesk Technically true, but it is immensely more difficult to realize a fantasy setting in live-action than animation, especially one like Zelda. It would require very elaborate sets like Lord of the Rings and likely a lot of CGI; enough CGI that it almost may as well be fully animated anyway.
I absolutely agree
I think the safest thing the movie can do is faithfully adapt the plot of ocarina of time and tell its story through that plot. That sounds like a fun movie to make and watch. Twilight princess is my favorite Zelda game but oot is so legendary in the franchise that most people in the theatre would get the references
In terms of Link's silence. They can pull it off if they take influence from how Geralt from the Witcher series was portrayed in the show (by henry Cavill). He speaks but make Link's silence speak louder in specific scenes.
I also hope its an original story.
I thought this same thing! I think they can make it work if they find the right actor
I was thinking have link be deaf and communicate through ASL
Also the Mandalorian in season 1.
Link: "Hmmm... FUCK!"
Ganondorf: *appalled*
@@hyrule9165 navi: Hey Listen! Are you perhaps short of a marble?!
The apprehension around the movie is super valid. There's so much nuance to the zelda feel that would be impossible to replicate unless youre deeply familiar with it. It's a hero's journey but not focused on character development. It's inspired by medieval europe but uniquely Japanese. Its silly but not Mario silly, and serious but not Western RPG serious. The stories are all similar but distinct, so it can't be a mishmash of elements from different games, but choosing the story from a single game would also feel odd. It's such a tough balancing act, so we do really just need to wait and hope that it does the series justice.
You perfectly described my concerns
This is such a top tier comment.
They really risk ruining Link if they give him too much of a personality. I hope they choose a story like the child timeline, after Majora’s mask, but make Link somewhat peripheral. Like, maybe the main characters are a group of kids from one of the towns who go on a quest to help the (adult) hero of time, only to find out that the quietest kid in their friend group has been hiding a secret, that he is actually the same hero, as a child.
Spot on, man.
It totally could and should be a mishmash of different elements across the series. That's essentially what most successive games in the series do.
Regarding Link and his dialogue, one of my favorite films ever, Soldier, has a main character who speaks less than 100 lines during the film. Kurt Russell nails that role, speaking with his eyes and actions. If they can find someone on that caliber, I think a film of a man of few words could work. But it might be difficult to find someone like that in modern era.
See, that’s the thing I’m thinking of. If I were to direct a movie based on a Valve game like Half-Life or Portal, I would make it so the protagonist doesn’t altogether directly speak, but they can definitely produce onomatopoeic sound effects to show how they’re feeling in a given situation, like if they’re hurt or confused
Edit: Maybe onomatopoeic isn’t the best term to describe what I’m thinking, but I can’t think of any other proper term
Guys in movies you NEED to make the protagonist speak otherwise it becomes impossible for the audience to relate to what they're going through if the story involves several characters who constantly interact with them imparting information and delivering dialogues which they expect will force the protagonist to reply back to them. It's why Mario became so talkative in the Mario movie despite barely saying anything within the games outside the stock "mamma mia!" or "let'se go!". Wether you like or not Link is gonna talk out of _necessity_ for the movie plot needing him to talk.
Yea the only person I thought did a good job of this in recent years was of course Keanu Reeves in the first John Wick movie especially. We would not be a good choice for Link tho sadly.
One of Nic Cage’s more recent horror films has Nic Cage not speaking at all, and it does work out
Mad Max furry road is a good example of a main character with little dialog.
I think if they want to adapt an existing game storyline it will be Ocarina of Time. It's got a killer plot and having a child Link and adult Link would be attractive to a director. A lot to play with.
The John Wick movies were successful despite John saying very little. It was the world building, action and side characters that rounded it out and made it great. Since there's so much to the Zelda universe other than Link, I'd prefer a "less is more" approach for Link's dialogue.
plus Nicolas Cage didn't speak in Willy's Wonderland and that worked out well too
I also thought of the Witcher. I’ve never played the games but he doesn’t say much in the show (especially in the earlier seasons) and I think it works well
@@oceanbread9720 Yes!!! this is exactly what I thought of. Geralt's character is similar to Link's in that they don't talk much, and so a Link that talks very little but speaks through his actions could definitely work in this loz movie like it did for the witcher.
Couldn’t agree more. In fact, I would almost be more relieved if they made the story more about Hyrule/Zelda than Link. The more they focus on Link, the more they can screw-up. It might even be cool to make him more of a peripheral figure who shows up to trigger plot developments.
Think we all thought an anime style would be the perfect first choice for a Zelda film. But I believe if Nintendo is now deciding to do a live action they honestly believe it will work or I honestly don’t think they would risk trying to develop it.
So after seeing the Mario movie I’m hopeful this will turn out to be a great film as Zelda is my favorite game series.
Original movie idea also would be interesting but if they adapt a game I’d start with Ocarina of Time as it can branch out into sequel and prequel films like Twilight Princess and Skyward sword.
Great video Zeltik will watch your TotK videos but I’m still exploring TotK it’ll take me years 😂.
I love ocarina and still do.
I'm sure Nintendo knows what they are doing but it's Hollywood doing what they do to ruin things
Fr they already made a twilight princess manga a majoras mask I think and I’m pretty sure they have an ocarina of time manga too they should have an animation style like the clips from the lw remake
Theyre probably not going to be just doing an adaptation of one game. I highly doubt theyll be doing that
I kind of feel like the decision to make it live-action means that Nintendo already has a pretty solid vision of what they want the movie to be. I am also cautiously optimistic - I won't be surprised if it turns out terrible (of course I'll be disappointed) but I don't...*think*...it will be. Great breakdown of what should and shouldn't be included/involved with this project - I agree with pretty much every point you made. Hopefully we don't have to wait too many years for this to be released!
I had pretty much this exact same thought. I was a little disheartened upon hearing it was going to be live action, but, knowing Nintendo, they are most likely going to plan very very carefully to make this the best that it can possibly be.
@@tinkerbelle686 I want Link's casting to focus on someone who can do stunts well himself, instead of someone who can memorize lines. And of course, look as close as possible to Link. If they let everyone else do most of the talking, it should be less difficult to find someone who matches. I'd prefer a stunt performer as Link instead of some big actor name that's already famous. As long as he can act through expressions, of course.
@@tinkerbelle686 I'm thinking if they went with the "man of very few words" approach for the movie (which could work if done right) and Link has very few lines in the movie.
What I meant is... imagine they find someone who has worked as a stunt double, but never acted before. If he's good with everything else, it could work. I think it doesn't need to be someone with an acting career necessarily.
I agree he'd have to be handsome. But not necessarily thin/androgynous/smaller build. I'd be fine with a chad-type slightly more mature version of Link, if they set the tone accordingly in the movie. It could work too.
i feel like in lines of the voice acting i need at least one "excuse me, princess," just in passing lmao
I think you pretty much nailed how I feel about it. I would absolutely prefer an unknown actor for Link, and I think a silent protagonist can be done well if you look at some Samurai or Western movies. I'm nervous, but I'm excited
Right? They could totally have a silent protagonist, especially if Link has a helper-character like Navi who could talk for him (it'll probably be Zelda in the movie, to be honest).
@@tinkerbelle686yes he canonically talks but it’s not shown. Therefore it’s unidentifiable and foreign tor he fans watching the movie. People are not gonna gravitate to what’s never been shown in the series
And it’s best to keep it that way. Link doesn’t need to talk for the plot and production of the movie to be good.
@@tinkerbelle686 I can see a running joke of him trying to talk before another character interrupts him. Not all the time ofcourse, but it could be one of many ways to keep him from talking
@@angelbaby3342 It is shown. It's just not voiced.
@@ObsidianKing yea that’s the problem. That’s not what’s shown. The voice. Technically you can even count dialogue options in Zelda as link talking. It’s not the same thing as having him talk completely in a movie
One thing I hope they get right is the music, there’s so many incredible songs in the games and I hope we get some original pieces too
Maybe the person that scored the latest games can do the movie!
beat me to it
Or it could go like the mario movie and play random music from the 80s
"Link is what links players to these games" mindblowed
In the book Hyrule Historia, that’s exactly what Miyamoto says about the name they chose for LoZ’s player character! That he’s supposed to “connect people together”, and is the link between the player and the game!
Apart from BotW and TotK you could always choose your own name in the games. So it was kind of like he is you
Imagine we would get a zelda movie made by studio ghibli, that would be a dream come true
that was what i was hoping for. it would be so perfect
I thought they were going to do it animated to create the nintendo cinematic universe, and eventually tie it with mario movie
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@@roboj05 honestly a genius idea tbh, why didn't they go for that? It worked amazingly for the avengers lol
The live-action approach could be epic if they approach it similar to LOTR or even the Narnia movies.
Amen to that.
I agree with this!!
I immediately think of LEGEND from 1985. If you haven't seen that, watch it. Its like Legend of Zelda but Tom Cruise.
But those were based on books
@kei7540 No, they weren't.
Im interested in a more twilight princess story, maybe since they are doing a live action film it would be easier to film due to the enviroment
I have what I believe to be a good story plot:
Link is a teenage boy living/working as a stable hand at Lon Lon Ranch. A couple months to a year before he began working at Lon Lon Ranch, Link lived with his parents on a small piece of farm land; before that few months to a year time a fire burns down the house and farm with Link being the only survivor. Talon, who happens to have been a friend of Link’s father, takes Link in to live with him and his daughter, Malon, on their farmland.
Link and Malon quickly form a strong bond. Link also bonds with one particular animal on the farm; a chestnut colored, white-maned, mare named Epona. Link and Epona form such a strong bond over their time together that Link often chooses to sleep in the barn next to Epona, with Malon sometimes sneaking out of the house at night to go and hang out with Link and Epona in the barn. In the movie they could show a timelapse sorta thing where it portrays Link, Malon, and Epona spending lots of time together.
Fast forward to the present time and Link and Malon have grown to share romantic feelings for each other but they don’t share this fact with the other yet. One day, Link accompanies Malon to Castle Town to sell Lon Lon Milk, and there Link hears about a rise in monster activity across Hyrule from villagers from across different settlements of Hyrule who take refuge in Castle Town after their homes and villages and towns have been burned to the ground. Villages, towns and farms across Hyrule are being attacked and burned to the ground as monster forces make their way to Central Hyrule.
Inside Hyrule Castle, Princess Zelda wakes from having a vision of a hero clad in green facing off against a terrifying being. Zelda and her Captain of the Royal Guard and advisor, Impa, discuss the dream and the rise of monster activity and begin to suspect that Evil Forces are at play and they must find the Hero. They discuss this possibility as Zelda holds a uniform in her hands; a green tunic and a green pointed cap. Zelda and Impa decide to hold a tournament; specifically a tournament created in the hopes of finding the Hero within the event.
Link finds out about the tournament, and despite not really knowing how to wield a sword, he enters. Link is driven by a desire to protect his new life at Lon Lon Ranch; to protect the land and woman he loves. During the tournament, Link’s Triforce piece appears and Zelda notices it and informs Impa and tells her to bring Link to her at the castle after the tournament. Link ends up losing the tournament but is pulled aside by Impa and brought to Zelda where she informs him of her belief in him being the Chosen Hero.
The Princess offers Link the chance to be trained as a knight of Hyrule and he, driven by his desire despite not really knowing what Zelda is talking about because he doesn’t know much about the Triforce, accepts her offer. Link gets through three weeks of basic training (sometimes training with Shiek, who unbeknownst to him is Zelda herself) and learns to better hold his own in combat. Link continues to communicate with Malon through letters throughout his time at the castle and eventually brings Epona with him to the castle. Eventually the day comes where Zelda sends Link and a large group of soldiers on a mission to protect a village from what they believe to be the next target of a monster attack.
Link arrives at the village atop Epona with the large group of soldiers and they fight off the attack and save the village. Link further proves Zelda’s theory of him being the Chosen Hero when Link fights and defeats the leader of the attacking monsters in one-on-one combat. A few more saving attacked villages of different races (like Zoras and Gorons, with the Gorons begin to refer to Link as “Brother”) later and Link continues to prove himself by defeating large monsters and further convinces Zelda that he is the Chosen Hero. However, one particular monster is leading every attack and always retreats before Link can finish him off in a fight. Eventually, on one of Link’s last missions with his group, Link follows a chiming sound into and through the Lost Woods and stumbles upon the Master Sword. The chiming sound is revealed to be Fi, the Spirit of the Master Sword, who has called Link and informed him of the truth about him being the Chosen Hero.
As Link exits the Lost Woods with the Master Sword in hand, he finds the village is under attack. Link uses the Master Sword to cut down enemy after enemy after enemy with the Master Sword and confronts the monster that has been retreating constantly and finally cuts him down with the Master Sword.
Elsewhere, Ganondorf, who has been the source of all the monster attacks finally decides to join his forces in battle and begins his march towards Hyrule Castle. Link and his group have been called back to Castle Town to help defend it from Ganondorf and his army.
Before the attack, Zelda finally presents Link with the iconic green tunic and green pointed cap and expresses her belief and trust in his ability to defeat Ganondorf. Every race from around Hyrule bands together to oppose Ganondorf and his army at Castle Town.
During the battle, Link and Shiek(Zelda) finally come face-to-face with Ganondorf and each of their Triforce parts begin to resonate. Here Link finally finds out that Shiek is Zelda after Ganondorf explains the legend of the Triforce and their respective owners; Power belongs to him, Wisdom always belongs to the Princess of Hyrule, and Courage always belongs to the Hero.
Ganondorf encases Zelda in a crystal and forces her to watch him and Link fight to the death. Link strikes down Ganondorf, but in his rage he refuses to die and transforms into The Demon King Ganon. Link and Zelda work together to finally defeat Ganon, and with Ganon’s death, Link and Zelda use the full Triforce to wish for the restoration of Hyrule.
A week goes by and Link and Zelda journey together to the Lost Woods where they lay the Master Sword back in its pedestal where it shall wait for the next hero. Once Link and Zelda return back to the castle, Zelda expresses her desire to reward him with anything he desires in exchange for helping save Hyrule. To this, Link asks for materials to rebuild his family’s farm. As Link returns to Lon Lon Ranch, he finally confesses to Malon and they begin their romantic relationship, and together (along with the help of Talon and some carpenters and architects sent by Zelda), they rebuild Link’s farm.
The End.
Hope you enjoyed reading this! I looked at the clock and just realized an hour and a half had gone by of me typing this.😅 Thank you for reading this!
I don’t know how to feel about this…
My dream come true would be a Ghibli-style Zelda movie…But that’s not the direction they seem to be going.
I would also personally love to see SS adapted, but as you said, they’ll most likely create a brand new narrative.
One creator who has been animating his own Zelda story based off lore is MajorLink. I really recommend checking out his animations, especially his series titled "Hero's Purpose." They're honestly really good and all animated by this one guy. I recommend it
Definitely. I fell in love with them. He just released the teaser for another episode
@@DragonmasterSK omg I'm so excited for episode 6!! probably gonna be months of waiting, but also worth it
Imagine if MajorLink was hired by Nintendo omg we’d be in amazing hands 😭
@@ZeldasMask Have him and EmberLabs collab and make an animated film, but given the possibility that they're working on another game I'd definitely settle with just MajorLink.
Yes, MajorLink is phenomenal.
I think it would be hard to animate the movie, but even harder to make it live action
Good and bad to both. Live action reaches more audience but animation is easier to control for those behind the scenes. TP being the main inspiration must be the reason they went live-action, so they can better grasp that serious and dark tone. Only time will tell.
Why not just make it like Super Mario movie??
@@lolokay9156that’s what I was thinking. I really hope they go with TP or just as dark as majoras mask in general
Think of LEGEND (1985). its almost a Zelda movie and is what I hope this movie will be like.
I want to see an original telling of an otherwise familiar setup. I also hope for a tone that is less grim/serious and more accessible and fantastical. As for Link, I think a fair personality can be written around someone who is resourceful, clever, and brave every time it counts. And yeah, he should talk.
Let's hope they give us a scene where the world is in danger and link is just having fun fishing
That could be how the movie opens. Show us Ganon's army invading Hyrule then cut to Link just chillin' by the lake.
They could make him a small village nobody at the start, fishing or something at lake hylia. Kind of mixing that idea with twilight princess or ocarina of time's openings.
I was just thinking the same 😂😂😂
My highest hope is that they allow Link to be non-verbal like he is in the games -- simple answers expressed more with body language than anything else. They could do a cool thing for a lot of young, shy people while making something truly unique.
That would be a shit movie lol
I'm honestly a bit worried about that part too. It might feel like a forced gimmick. It has to be done very carefully to feel organic.
That would be terrible
Give him a side kick that does all the talking. Make Link hit his head or something so his speaking abilities are inhibited, but not at the expense of him being brilliant and intelligent
@@JonCom3dy that’s a delightful idea! TotK was all about pushing teamwork too.
I think it would make sense to follow Ocarina of Time. It has the most introductory narrative and sort of follows the "hero's journey" story arch
Skyward Sword?
@@daaniel_malik Skyward Sword is good but I'd rather we have Hyrule well established.
Definitely definitely definitely follow Ocarina in terms of narrative, it lends itself perfectly
I was thinking the same. And honestly with the rumors of an ocarina of time remake in the works it would be so awesome to see an adaption of it on screen and a remake come out side by side
I think it's going to be challenging to fit any of the games into a movie.
I have previously argued that Ocarina of Time could be good for a series, as they could cover most/everything happening in the game in the first season. And for possible later seasons they could explore what happened after the game.
There is some history covering this time. But it's only some of the major things.
I think it would give them some room to play with. (And also have some big they could work towards... Zelda going to war with the Gerudo, to capture Ganondorf, being one of these points.)
I'm excited and nervous to see what they come up with! I'm a huge animation fan so I would've loved to see it animated but maybe they'll do something like that farther down the road
My guess is that they'll do a Ocarina of Time movie. It's probably the most famous Zelda game and the story is fantastic. The only worrying thing is that they would have to cast two links, one child Link and one adult Link.
Ocarina of time can't be crammed into one film without feeling rushed.
It could however be made into 2 (child and adult) or 3 (explore the fall of hyrule with zelda as shiek while the hero of time is sealed.... or add majora's mask) movies easily. Everyone in Hollywood loves a trilogy.
@suprememugwump1405 With clever writing, perhaps. Every dungeon should have its own movie IMO. However, we'll be 3 movies deep before adult link. The child actor would be grown by then so the time skip may not make sense 😅
I doubt they'll do it. Zelda has too small of a role. The story involves so many dungeons and quests that it will be repetitive. Maybe it could work as a long form series, though.
Live action for sure. I would even be cool with an Amazon, Netflix, HBO series similar to Game of Thrones, Rings of Power or Wheel of Time type series. Two or Three seasons at eight episodes a season. That way it can be kind of dark and lots character development and story telling with plenty of action.
I think their best option would be to do a movie that is the beginning of it all. A movie that is placed before Skyward Sword. Why did the goddess Hylia move the people to Skyloft? the battle that sealed Demise. What happened before Skyward Sword? That would give them enough freedom to create a story and not have too much of an impact on the video games... but there is so much more that they can do. Will they make it into a multi-movie series or will it be one-and-done?
dude, i just wrote a similar comment! haha TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!
My hype went down the second I knew it was gonna be a live-action movie
I wish we someday can get a Zelda movie made by studio Ghibli
Live action Zelda will be very risky
But live action is better than a Zelda movie made by illumination in my opinion.
Same, imagine a Zelda movie in an anime style.. idk why did they go with live action
Foreal. They always get it wrong.
Animation or live action doesn't matter way to much for me. I'm just happy they finally are doing this.
Twilight Princess would be my top choice to be adapted, it would have so much potential! But if not, then perhaps an original story that connects to one of the existing games, or even, sets up the next game
I think it would be interesting to do a different story that would lead into a sequel movie that's adapting Twilight Princess. At that point, the casual audience is familiar with Hyrule, the royal family, and whatever else we are introduced to in the first movie.
I just really hope it gets a sequel!
@@Aria_Dragonneeltwilight was a standalone game and it told its own story so I don’t see any reason why they shouldn’t be able to do twilight
I'd love this. Plus Midnas personality would be a nice contrast to Links stoicism.
@@tinkerbelle686 Well, one can only hope.
A couple things the movie needs to have:
1. Starting with Link waking up
2. Some form of rolling across a field (even if just for a 2 second shot)
3. A sick master sword pickup scene
4. An epic final battle, with a finishing blow
The ideal Link portrayal for me would be very little dialogue, and what dialogue he does have is muffled, out of earshot, and shot from a distance. I think it would work well
I think if he's an adult it should be like that and if he's a kid then he talks a little
I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOVIE!! And nervous, as well. I agree with you when you said that Zelda has a deep storyline and lore, and that's why I love it so much!! I really hope this movie pleasantly surprises us all, and that I can have a new favorite movie that I will never get tired of watching. I can't wait to watch my favorite franchise make the big jump!
This made me so emotional. Zelda has been apart of my life since I was 4, 5 years of age. Im 38 now. I hope they do these games justice. Im so excited and scared at the same time, lol. This is huge. I cant wait.
I really like the idea of Child Link being the protagonist not the typical older Link we see. I think a movie could better capture the exploration mystery and charm of a child link story like the beginning of Ocarina of Time, Link to the Past or Windwaker more than a grand fantasy epic like Twilight Princess or even Breath of the Wild. Because that really is the heart of the series: a kid exploring caves in the countryside, possibly dreaming about fighting dragons to save a princess, but that's not as important.
Super agree with this. I've always been skeptical about a Zelda movie, especially live action. The best way it would work is if he was a child. I think that would also flow a bit more naturally if he was mute.
I disagree. That would be an awful idea. I don’t want some child actor playing Link and having no interactions with any of the actual important characters because he’s silent the whole time.
Because Link isn’t canonically mute and we just never hear him speak, he isn’t necessarily silent when we might otherwise think he is. It’s totally possible that he monologues/thinks out loud or has casual small talk with merchants, etc. The point of his “silence” is so that the player projects themselves onto him, therefore we see ourselves in him-I also see Link as a reserved, “silent” type, but I am also that myself. It’s completely possible that someone with a more brash, extroverted personality could see him as a wild, courageous swordsman and therefore interpret his “silence” differently. It’ll be a challenge to convey that via an actor
I quite like the idea of link being canonically mute. Actually. I think it would be great to have a hero that has to communicate through sign language, even if he can read lips to know what you're saying.
Give Link the same personality as Captain America; if they did do an animated version, I would have picked Chris Evans to voice him. Cap is confident, caring and stoic, just like Link. He has a strong sense of duty to his country, just like Link with Hyrule.
Give him a funny sidekick to balance out the stoicism, just like Midna does in TP.
Of course he can talk the problem is he talks through us! The player. When Zelda asks link the question...she's asking us. Link talks to people through us. That's the reasons he's "mute". We supposed to be speaking for him because we are the "link " to the game. So no he's not mute lmao. 😅
I think Link should havs his voice taken as a curse or something. This will also give his fairy (or other companion) more to do as it will help him communicate with others by speaking for him
I rather see an animated series
I've said this like 200 times already but I really wanna push it to the forefront in hopes that it happens
I would to
I feel like metroid would be better for series
They already had an animated series
Me too .. I feel sad that it don't happen .. I mean Zelda would be soooooooo awesome for an animated movie
Well excUuUuUse ME Princess
I will be so excited to see Link pull the Master Sword ànd hear the music on the big screen! That right there is what is making me excited! I just want the Triforce to be in the story!
So so so nervous but really excited 😂 I really wish they did animation, it would have been a lot safer, but I'm excited (and terrified) to see a live action film. I'm willing to see what they come up with
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It would be super cool to see the movie set in the era when the sky people are settling high rule below, you could mix boss fights between caves open fields and natural settings much like in shadow of the colossus to maintain the dungeon boss wants to survive but avoid the awkwardness of trying to film an elaborate dungeon crawl.
I think it would give them the freedom to hit all of these Elda tropes without trending on existing story give them the most dynamic scene opportuniplease as well as covering a part of the franchise we haven't seen yet
I was glad to hear you mention LotR, I think they would do well to take that direction. Serious at its core, but with close attention to the warm fantasy details that help create the world of Hyrule, like the hustle and bustle of castle town, the hobbit-like coziness of the Deku tree and Kokiri/Korok forest, and the adventurous spirit of Hyrule field.
Other things to include that I think will help make the movie a success:
1. Iconic Characters: Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, Impa, Epona, Kaepora Gaebora, Gorons, Zoras, Rito, Gerudo, the Deku Tree, Kakariko Villagers, Farore, Nayru, and Din.
2. Core elements: the Triforce, The Master Sword, some form of musical instrument, and a series of 3-7 elements to collect (possibly setting up a trilogy)
3. A deep exploration into the themes of Good vs Evil, and the balance of Courage, Wisdom, and Power.
4. A close companion (possibly a new one) to Link, that can do some speaking for him. He shouldn’t be mute, nor brooding, but slow to speak and brief natured. Stoic is the route to go.
5. The stakes have to be higher than just Link, the journey of Hyrule should follow several main characters in a live action film.
6. Not a must, but a couple other characters I would love to see would be Twinrova, Darknut, Great Fairies, Kokiri, Dark Link, and the King of Red Lions.
Things to avoid:
1. Dungeons / Temples - I just can’t think of a way these would translate well to a movie without taking up too much time.
2. Humor- I agree with everything you said. Ganondorf should be terrifying, not funny like Bowser. There are a handful of humorous characters in the world of Zelda, but they would be best left with minimal screen time.
3. Link should be primarily a swordsman, I would love to see slingshots and boomerangs and bows, but I think these could be utilized by other characters and find their place in the movie outside of Link’s hands.
I’m really hoping they simply adapt the base “formula” as the plot. Nothing crazy, nothing out of left field, just good, classic Legend of Zelda
temples, sages, deku tree, master sword, ganon, triforce, smashing urns, skeletons at night, epona, hookshot, boomerang.
Wow! I hadn't heard about this until youtube recommended this video - this is huge!
And, like you, I hope Ganondorf is portrayed as terrifying and cunning, but I also hope we get to see some grey areas where Link's and Ganondorf's (and even Zelda's???) character arcs reflect and complement each other, and they have to grapple with it. That would be awesome! MajorLink has been putting out some amazing videos over the last couple of years that are building up to something like this.
i think it would be hilarious to see jack black as ganon. hilarious but horrible
Great to see someone bring up MajorLink. He's pretty much made his own animated Zelda movie via Hero's Purpose.
This dude: link should be reserved, quiet, a man of few words
Ryan gosling:
As soon as I heard this announcement I was so happy and excited, however even though I’m scared for the casting we have to remember this is Nintendo we are talking about, they are very serious about their Zelda series and always top the previous games with the new ones, so I trust that they will definitely hold out on this one and do Zelda justice. Not only that but they have the pressure of their huge fan base knowing we will be expecting a lot in this film (story and casting wise) so I’m not to worried about it. Super excited to see the first trailer whenever it comes out though!
I’m nervous about it but excited at the same time. It will definitely be a challenge to the writers.
Me too!! somehow I would like to keep the mystery surrounding Link since he does not talk at all....but I can tell there are gazillion fans of Zelda around the world :)
I honestly hope that whatever this production turns out to be, it's just done really well. "Cautiously optimistic" sums up my own thoughts as well.
What I think for the voice is that they should take the John Wick approach
John Wick talks, but he doesn't waste words. I think this could be a good direction to take Link, as while he needs to be able to talk, we can't have him talk too much. So, he'll be more reluctant to talk, and his lines will be brief and straight to the point.
I always thought Skyward Sword was a good idea for the movie, being the first in the timeline I feel like it would be a good story for anyone who’s not really familiar with the franchise. I also envision Link has always been able to talk but gets interrupted all the time or Zelda or other people talk for him, and I hope that’s how they portray it too
Skyward sword is a very cinematic game, it basically is just an imteractive movie. It doesn't need adapted.
yes
Skyward Sword to Twilight Princess it all works so long as they don't make a Breath of the Wild story. I don't like the design and I can't for the life of me imagine Rauru as a bird-monster. Ocarina of Time was classical Zelda at its best, but the most fun movie would be Majora's Mask with a few empty spots behind and then the second place. ❤
@@m4r_arteven if they do make a BOTW thing, they would have to make it into a series if they want to actually capture everything or at least what’s important in the game. It’s so much story as it is exploring the place and finding cool stuff, so making it a show where Link can reasonably do all of his (optional) adventures like helping the people of Gerudo Town to get the Thunder Helm, trying to find the complete Zora Armor set, doing the Trial of the Sword, and so much more can be displayed properly.
Lol Link talking in the botw and totk is just him holding his hands up, saying nothing and the persons always like yes, yes Link I understand. 😂
I think making this movie live action is risky but I trust Miyamoto.
He's not the best story writer out there, but he at least has some coherence. If the story has coherence and the cast is proper, it might have a shot.
But only because Miyamoto works on it, too, it doesn't have to be great, unfortunately. I mean, for example, I liked the mario movie. But how could he let Princess Peach get portrayed as a Mary Sue? I worry they will fuck up Zelda's Character to let her appear more feminist and woke to satisfy woke americans..
problem is that miyamoto is since oot rather in the back and he isnt the main influence of zelda for a long time. imo it outgrew him
@@Little_Vampiregirlthis comment is crazy are you worried a strong woman in the Zelda games is portrayed more feminist? Have you even played these games since the 90s? Get lost rage baiter and wank to something else.
Agreed
I’m also cautiously optimistic. I must say when I heard the news about the film being made and of it being live action, I felt nervous. The Zelda series is my favorite and I really hope they do it justice.
I think I’d have preferred an animated film because then they can make it however they want without having to depend on actors looking and sounding right. We will just have to wait and see. 🤞
I can't imagine how they could do this movie in a single movie or at the very least in less than 3 hours. You'd need to provide back story for your villains and the world itself.
I've seen a lot of comments saying "it should have been a Ghibli animated movie!" I think it should have been in the style of the Ember Lab short. 3D animation on a live action background. That short looks amazing!
Have you played their game? Kena: Bridge of Spirits is really cool
I really hope that they include both Ganon and Ganondorf. I love the idea of a villain being an obscure entity, an embodiment of power itself; an ancient evil which sometimes manifests in human form. I do agree that Ganondorf would be a much better villain for a movie, though I really hope they at least acknowledge that this is only his human form; only a fraction of his true power. Moreover, I've always loved the themes of the triforce, of characters being the champions, or empyreans, of courage, wisdom, and power. My ideal version of this film is a parable of how absolute power corrupts, but all it takes is courage and wisdom to maintain peace.
I'm skeptical, however considering Shigeru Miyamoto & Sony Pictures is on it, I'm pretty sure they'll do their best to create an interesting plot and beautiful visuals. I think they might pleasantly surprise us.
I love the idea of Link actually being mute and using Hyrulean sign langauge - looking at the reception of the newest Avatar movie and multiple other shows and movies in the past, people don't seem too bothered about reading subtitles every once in a while.
It is really disappointing that it isn't animated - I'm sure if it had been 2d animated (studio ghibli style being the best option) it would re-ignite the audience demand for other 2d animated movies.
I really don’t like that idea. Link has never actually been mute, and making him use sign language is practically having him talk, but making it unnecessarily complicated. Plus having him use sign language could create a rift between him and everyone else in the movie.
I really think they should have gone with animated. But, I'm always willing to see how things turn out! I just can't imagine it going well.
I think animation is a medium best suited for things you can't easily do in live action. That's the whole advantage of having this creative freedom and malleability. However it would depend on what kind of Zelda movie they want to make. Hollywood has shown many times now it can bring epic fantasy action to great heights through live action, for instance, and as everyone is pointing out, in the Peter Jackson LotR trilogy.
I'm personally more worried than not regardless, if only because I fear it won't cater to what I personally want and expect from a Zelda movie. It might be a good, even solid entry on its own, but yeah being a big fan of an original work is always really tough when faced with an adaptation. Sometimes they nail it, sometimes the expectations are vague by nature (Mario movie), other times they butcher it. But either way I'm of course very eager to see what they cook up for us. With Miyamoto as consultant, I can only assume there'll at least be a high level of QA.
If anything my strongest assumption is that it's gonna be a safe movie. It won't try anything crazy plot wise, and it's gonna try it's best to bring the core, classic story of zelda games to life (ganondorf wants power, zelda is caught/incapacitated somehow, and Link saves the day). Of course I want more, and I kinda expect to eat those words.
In any case I'm very eager to finally see a piece of cinema from this franchise, whatever it'll be. I just hope I'll look back it positively like the Mario movie, and not just dismissively refer to it as "oh, yeah... the Zelda movie..." the years after, hoping to forget it.
Very valid points. I agree with all you said. Great deep thoughts, my dude. Love the idea on making Ganondorf "downright terrifying". I'm hoping it's an original story, and let the games keep their plots. Excited to see this *finally* happening.
I definitely imagine Link being more soft-spoken, with a voice that isn't very high-pitch like most kids. He only talks when it's necessary.
I think the live action Link would work if he was portrayed similar to the way Henry Cavil portrayed Geralt. But I agree a “nameless” actor would be most believable as a fan.
Link's first spoken line: "...f*ck."
@@rocknatex5013 😂😂
That's exactly what I was thinking! Henry Cavil did a great job as Geralt, it really sucks that he's being replaced. Whoever they pick to play Link will have their work cut out for them, it's not going to be easy to ride the line between "speaks too much" and "doesn't speak enough"
Ganondorf needs to have a maniacal laughter scene
Ganon doesn’t NEED anything he already has everything
Had this Zelda movie been animated, the only studio that could have done it justice would be studio ghibli.
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the only thing I have faith in is that they will knock the music out of the park with LOZ. Everything outside of that remains a mystery. Speaking of live action of course.
I think the dynamic between guts and puck from berserk could work really well for a zelda movie, not in guts' edginess but in how while puck will do must of the talking guts definitely isnt mute but speaks more through his actions. I just think that would suit Link's attitude of quietly bearing the burden of a hero
I grew up playing Zelda since I was 5. And I can’t really imagine an actor in Link’s role I’m going to be honest.
I really hope like you said that they will choose someone unknown.
But there are so many amazing animated shorts that fans made. Like the Majora’s mask one, I would have loved to see an animated movie like them.
And as you said, I’m extremely nervous of the portrayal they will give Link. I remember the arrogant, trying to be funny, version from the cartoon and kinda cringe.
Link canonically talks, but not to US as the players, this concept portrayed in a movie just wont make sense
I think that sword combat etc. might be challenging as it is a major piece of TloZ. It would have to be a well coreographed fight maybe similar to the Star Wars prequels but a bit more human. Also the different kinds of enemies which are typical like moblins would have to be realistic to include them.
It's weird to think about watching Link chop up monsters in live action, it's very fun in the game
I feel about the same about this as I felt when I first heard about the Mario movie, just more. Cautiously optimistic, but also highly terrified. I think every video gamer player has always wanted their favorite games expanded into wider areas, like novelization and movies. So I hope it goes well. And I’ll probably be in the theater on opening weekend 😅
I have a few small tears gathering up right now. This is unbelievable. I'mean you said mainstream and this could change things.
Completely agree on the importance of Link‘s casting and the un- or lesser importance of Zelda and Ganon(dorf). Will be interesting to see if they go with Humanoid Ganondorf or Boar Ganon.
Also, can Nintendo do a Metroid movie next after the Zelda one? 😄
Yes for Metroid!
That DEFINITELY needs to be live action! 😄
Metroid would probably be much easier to adapt. Zelda seems like it would be one of their hardest properties to do a good adaptation of. I understand why they’d want to adapt it since it’s their 2nd most iconic franchise tho.
It’ll be interesting to see how much they try to stick to the conventions of the games. It would probably be easier for them to make a generic fantasy story with a Zelda coat of paint so it’ll be interesting to see if they go that route.
@@ojgsk8ter the problem with a Metroid adaptation is though, how would they make it so it’s not just a rip-off of Alien 😅
I think what they really need to get right is the worldbuilding: creating detailed environments and interesting places, landscapes and villages for the characters to explore. At it's core core, that's what Zelda is about. Exploration of unknown places with the story as a secondary (still important) factor. And that feeling of slowly getting to know a fantastical world is propably what is most important to make this movie work.
Then also, because of that, I hope this movie won't just adapt a pre-existing Zelda story, but tell a new one in a yet unknown unique version of Hyrule. And I hope they take some risks with the story and do more than going through some standard Zelda plot-points. For example have the movie start out with a young Link and a young Ganondorf, both orphaned, growing up together in the woods of Hyrule.
Ganondorf: "I hate you!"
Link: "You were my brother, Ganondorf. I loved you."
I am worried, really worried, but can't help but be extremely excited! I wanna watch that tomorrow!
Also, I would have def preferred an animated movie, but I think they want to follow into One Piece's footsteps, which turned out quite well, but Oda is a master of his craft and his craft IS storytelling, whereas Miyamoto and co openly stated several times over the past 30+ years, that they are mostly excited about gameplay mechanics and the gamers ability to explore. It's a completely different thing, but I am staying hopeful. And storywise, I would almost prefer to go with one of the main Zelda games, maybe a story of the hero of time, his journey with a richer and deeper story, so that it leaves room for more movies to come out in the future IF this one turns out to be good. They could then do TP and have new Link train under the Hero of Time that we've come to known in the previous movie, if that goes well then tell the origin story through slyward sword and so on. Or just ditch all that and make one with an original story, although I would almost prefer them using the ideas for an original story for a new and hopefully better game, than what they've released recently, since that was so poor in the story department, from my personal point of view.
I think it’d be interesting to have the Zelda movie depict the war 10000 years before botw with mipha, daruk, revali, and urbosa as characters
Imagine doing a trilogy style story for this film. Lord of the rings style. I think it could be a great way to do it. To be fair, a character like Aragorn is a great example of what a character like Link could be in live action. A quiet, stoic character carrying an immense burden and destiny.
Sadly we may never get Trilogies like that again. Studios and Executives want profit profit profit. And making a trilogy before hand is too creative and big of a risk for them.
@@Sir_Adam Not to mention Lord of the Rings had books to pull from. There's no trilogy template for Zelda to follow, so they'd have to make it up. I see them going for a stand-alone style and then making a sequel or two only *if* it's successful.
@@rocknatex5013 I just hope they don't try to cram too much into a 90 minute - or so time limit.
This video perfectly explains both my worries and my hopes for this movie. I'm as equally scared as I am excited for it. I dearly hope they portray the story and the characters well and that they show what makes the Zelda series so enticing.
I'm trying to go into this fairly neutrally, as the choice for life action over animation makes me pretty wary (especially considering the fandom has wanted a ghibli-esque animated Zelda feature for so long we've practically animated it ourselves at this point). The best case scenario, to me at least, would be something between the Lord of the Rings (the trilogy, not the way the Hobbit was dragged out excessively) and D&D: Honor Among Thieves, which was more comedic but still respected the essence of its source and had a strong emotional core. I'm largely reserving further judgement until we have more information, but I hope they don't rush this and give it the time and respect it needs to be good.
Tbh most of the positive responses I've seen to the announcement have been people calling for Danny DeVito to play Tingle, which is the only acceptable famous actor casting imo
GREAT CHANNEL NAME!!!!!! AMAZING AND PAST DUE MOVIE NEWS!!!! Only played the original Zelda when i was very young, so just off the nastalgia I'd watch this.
I saw a live action prologue to Majora’s Mask on TH-cam years ago. The reveal of young link at the end gave me the feels.
With the right production values, and minimal CGI, I think the casting of a younger and older link, like in IT, could be great. Maybe told in a similar way.
do you have the channel who made it? I wouldve assumed you were talking about Ember Labs but we never see Link in that
@@TetraTheThief That was animated; he's probably talking about a short that was hosted on machinima, Jared Potter.
@@mekannatarry1929 Yeah, the models were animated but with real environments and references, the average person would just call it live action that's why I just assumed haha. I'll check that out thanks!
@@mekannatarry1929 WAIT NO IT GOT DELETED NOOOO
They COULD give Link a sidekick to speak for him. I kinda hope that’s the route they go, with Link himself expressing through his actions and expressions.
There's no way he's gonna be mute, he's not even mute in the games. We just never see him speak. In Skyward Sword we actually see him move his mouth and body when conversing with characters in cutscenes.
just navi and fi doing all the dialogue
Oh god. They talk too much as is
(I don't actually hate that idea btw I'm just... a bit marked lmao)@@PlayOnLetsPlay
Sancho Panza?
Tingle (played by Jack Black)
As many others, I think an animated movie (in the style of Studio Ghibli or the Link's Awakening and Oracle games cutscenes) would have been more fitting. It could have had an overarching story from Link to the Past -> Link's Awakening -> Oracles games
I feel like to capture the widest audience bringing in old and new fans the best option will be to combine all the most iconic parts (the master sword stuff like that) from across all the games into a sort of movie smoothy. That way they can come up with a whole new story while still keeping key elements so it's still strongly Legend of Zelda