Sony is making sure its future film franchises are covered as the actors’ strike is expected to end as the studio teams up with Nintendo to finance a live-action film of popular video games The Legend of Zelda.
Maze runner It is directed by franchise filmmaker Wes Ball.
Derek Connolly (jurassic world) write the processing. He is represented by Verve.
Developed by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and released in 1986, the video game follows the elf warrior Link and the magical princess Zelda as they fight to save the magical land of Hyrule from Ganon, an evil warlord turned Demon King.
Nintendo had great success with Illumination and Universal with its animated video game film earlier this spring Super Mario Bros It is the second highest grosser of the year at $1.36 billion. More than 50% of them Zelda is financed by Nintendo and Sony and will be released in cinemas worldwide.
Legend of Zelda is produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director and associate of Nintendo, and Avi Arad, chairman of Arad Productions Inc.
No release date has been set.
Movies based on video games, once a weak intellectual property for Hollywood at the box office, have flourished in recent years. Parmounts The Sonic the Hedgehog The Sega franchise has grossed more than $725 million worldwide, with a third film set for release in December 2024.
From September Legend of Zelda The franchise has sold over 150 million copies.
We hear some live action footage of it The Legend of Zelda It has been in the works for several years, with Arad being key to its implementation.
Sony had a big hit with Marvel earlier this summer Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse which raised more than $690 million.
Source: Deadline
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