This is Miyamoto. I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason-san, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san. I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen.
Please don’t do this. We’re begging.
If Link says anything other than “Hup!” & “Hyyah!” I’m out.
Well excuuuuuuuuse me, princess!
“I’m so hungry, I could eat an Octorok!”
Fantastic… I’ve never seen this!
Just once. Right at the end of the movie.
Considering how much rizz link usually has, he’s 100% a mute bard
After watching Hundreds of Beavers, I am for firmly convinced this is a real possibility and anyone who makes Link talk doesn’t understand the character.
Holy shit, hundreds of beavers mention. God what a fantastic fucking movie.
Truth
I hope 3/4 of the budget goes into smashing pots.
Don’t forget all the bush trimming.
… no, no THAT!!!
I hope it’s not full of fan service comedy, though. That stuff worked in the animated Mario adaptation, but Zelda is generally a more serious franchise with more adult themes. If it tries to do the family friendly “laughs for all ages” thing it is going to cross over into cringe territory very quickly.
I mean, that is one way to make rupees.
very promising sign that they’re casting for the roles instead of casting for recognizable names. i am cautiously optimistic
Chris Pratt as Link!
Jack Black as Tingle
edit: no wait, Danny Devito as Tingle
Danny Devito as the Great Fairy.
I’d watch either of those
While wearing his glasses.
Jack black as gorons. All of them, the whole race.
Tbh I could get behind either of those choices
He’s so cool
Possibly, but it also keeps the budget much lower. Are they casting the best people, or good people who also don’t ask for a huge budget?
People young enough whose performance will define the role rather than the role being defined by a well known face. The question will be settled when they announce Ganondorf.
where is chris Pratt
he’ll be that annoying flying thing that i forgot the name of
Tingle?
Tongle is gonna be played by Jack Black and you know it.
Kooloo Limpah!!
Make him a young goron, alongside The Rock as an elder goron
And Jack Black will be the voice and mo-cap for Fi.
Not Hunter Schafer. I’m out.
Looks like they’re going younger with the casting. The characters are kids in most of the games after all.
My hopes raised and expertly dashed. 🙃
I was so invested in that casting ʕ ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°ʔ
Prediction: this will suck.
I’m not confident about it, but I sure hope you’re wrong!
In comparison to the animated Mario movie, most likely.
Live action doesn’t usually translate as well from animated/rendered media.
Personally I think Zelda is better off being live action than the kind of style Illumination/DreamWorks is known for.
Other than the Toon Link games the series has always had a more anatomical art style that is rarely seen in Western animated film.
That’s fair.
Dream world would have Ghibli pick it up, or the team(s) behind Secret Level.
But we’re already in motion on this plan so just gotta cross our fingers and hope for the best.
I assume they’ll go “Tears of the Kingdom” or “Hyrule” instead of “Ocarina of Time” or “Majora’s Mask.”
Which starts off mid.
Is there a remind me bot for Lemmy?
There’s a couple on mastodon, so you might be able to ping one of them from a comment.
I don’t remember how to compose a reply than pings a user from Connect on my phone, tho. So, I can’t provide an example.
It’ll never beat the cd-i
Mah boi.
I really wish they had picked Hunter for Zelda 😔
And Tom Holland for Link right?
And the movie now costs an extra 30 million
Cowards, honestly
Today’s image of the pair looks to feature the actors in some sort of costume for their roles
Actors wear costumes? Youdontsay.jpg
Zelda is the boy.
oh dear make this stop
Ainsworth, meanwhile, wears what appears to be a dark green tunic.
That’s brown. Not sure how they come to that conclusion of colour
Went to look at photos and just “Huh that is straight up Zelda” so I’m hopeful!
who?
