Zelda film director wants to “fulfil people’s greatest desires” with live-action adaptation

Following the overwhelming success of the Super Mario Bros. movie, Nintendo quickly greenlit an adaptation of The Legend of Zelda. Though the film is set to be live-action, the project’s director has expressed his hopes to “fulfil people’s greatest desires” with the project.

We have seen nothing from the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda film since its announcement. That said, the project’s director ‘Wes Ball’ has spoken on the project a number of times.

In the latest issue of Total Film magazine (as part of GamesRadar), Wes Ball claimed to have some pretty big ambitions for the film, saying “I have this awesome idea. I’ve been thinking about it for a long freakin’ time, of how cool a Zelda movie would be… I want to fulfil people’s greatest desires. I know it’s important, this franchise, to people and I want it to be a serious movie. A real movie that can give people an escape.”

He continued, “That’s the thing I want to try to create – it’s got to feel like something real. Something serious and cool, but fun and whimsical.”

In a previous interview, Ball stated that “My whole life has led up to this moment. I grew up on Zelda and it is the most important property, I think, that’s untapped IP, if you will.”

Clearly, Wes Ball is passionate about the project, and so hopefully the Zelda film winds up being both a commercial and critical success. It’ll be interesting to see how the live action element gels with fans.

KitGuru says: What are your expectations for the Zelda film? Do you have high hopes? Should the film be animated instead? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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