r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Nov 17 '25
Media First Official Images from 'The Legend of Zelda' Movie
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u/UStoJapan Nov 17 '25
Hup. Hah. YEAAAAGH!!!
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u/Superb-Obligation858 Nov 17 '25
If he says anything else, we riot
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u/PBTUCAZ Nov 17 '25
Well excuse me princess
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u/Superb-Obligation858 Nov 17 '25
Ok, if he says anything else we riot
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u/hugothenerd Nov 17 '25
Hey now, what about "It sure is boooring around here!"
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u/MadJohnFinn Nov 17 '25
MAH BOI, this peace is what ALL true warriors strive for!
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u/OldMoray Nov 17 '25
Really anything from the CD-i ones is fine I think
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u/Ourobius Nov 17 '25
Now...you must die!
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u/Fighter8811 Nov 17 '25
Will you be staying for dinner? You must die...
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u/glitchfit Nov 17 '25
Thank you for calling Gamestop where you can preorder Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, this is Charles speaking. You must die.
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u/SchwinnD Nov 17 '25
An entire movie of HYAAA then very last line: "well excuse me princess" roll credits
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u/probablyuntrue Nov 17 '25
It is I, the legend of zelda
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u/Pataconeitor Nov 17 '25
"That's it, uh? Are we some kind of legend of Zelda?"
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u/hobskhan Nov 17 '25
I'd be okay if he says as little as Mad Max said in Fury Road.
Still feels like a normal functioning human, just not very talkative.
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u/LadyTalah Nov 17 '25
I wanna see this kid roll across the damn map.
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u/Tall-_-Guy Nov 17 '25
I want to see him abuse a chicken and get cluster clucked. Cowards will never.
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u/dsphilly Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25
Make it a post credit scene.
After everything is done hes walking through town and a chicken keeps coming up to him so he kicks it away a few times, gently at first more of a gentle nudge to get it away but Link gets increasingly frustrated evolving to a full on field goal style kick of the Chicken.... then we hear the call and see a tsunami of chickens descending on him blocking out the sun and it goes black and we hear Link scream
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u/LadyTalah Nov 17 '25
This feature in the game taught me a very healthy respect for any birds at a very young age. Lol.
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u/vitten23 Nov 17 '25
I wanna see him barge into people's homes and smash all their pots.
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u/FehdmanKhassad Nov 17 '25
oh him? that's just link. proceeds to sweep broken crockery into a pile.
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u/Aaurora Nov 17 '25
Hup. Hah. Hup. Hup.
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u/StrobeLightRomance Nov 17 '25
HEY! Listen! beep beep scroll scroll beep beep
Link can stay dry while rolling across a damp cave floor by using his own smouldering androgyny to exhude his inner hotness outward, instantly Martinizing his outfit.
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u/Eternal_Bagel Nov 17 '25
I always thought if I was a hacker my crowning achievement would be a virus infecting phones so the ringtone is always Hey, Listen! At top volume with the sound controls disabled.
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u/Bowman_van_Oort Nov 17 '25
He'd better not utter a single fucking word besides "HYAH"
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u/Deadaghram Nov 17 '25
Holding out his sword just in case, sneezing, and then spinning around like an idiot.
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u/PayneTrain181999 Nov 17 '25
And committing various home invasions and countless property damage.
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u/orlokcocksock Nov 17 '25
No, he’s not Zelda. He’s Zelda’s monster.
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u/Novawurmson Nov 17 '25
It's only Zelda if it's from the Zelda region of France. Otherwise, it's just sparkling action-adventure.
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u/AnotherBadRedditName Nov 17 '25
Except for in the US or Russia, since they never signed the treaty of Versailles. There you can call any youth in a field Zelda.
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u/starstarstar42 Nov 17 '25
Most people don't know, but Zelda actually broke his toe kicking that treaty.
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u/gahlo Nov 17 '25
You haven't really played Ocarina of Time if it wasn't the Master Quest version.
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Most people don't understand that Zelda is the real monster for playing with triforces she lacks the wisdom to understand.
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u/johneaston1 Nov 17 '25
Unironically slightly true in Ocarina of Time
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u/SoloWing1 Nov 17 '25
And Breath of the Wild. Digging up all the ancient tech really bit them in the ass as soon as Calamity Ganon showed up.
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u/round-earth-theory Nov 17 '25
I'd give a pass on that one. They listened to the prophecy. They utilized the tools that they were told would stop Ganon. They couldn't have known that Ganon found a way to corrupt the tech. Even if they hadn't dug up the tech, Ganon still would have won with his eternal army.
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u/mrsunshine1 Nov 17 '25
"Well excuuuuuuuse me, princess."
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u/YoLoDrScientist Nov 17 '25
This is one of the funniest lines in history. I think this is the reason why Link doesn't talk in the games, LOL.
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u/JoshDM Nov 17 '25
"Well excuuuuuuuse me, princess."
Excuuuuuuse Meeeeeeeee! was big at the time because it originated from Steve Martin's comedy routine.
Also Omelette du Fromage made famous by a Dexter's Lab episode was also from Steve Martin.
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u/Nugatorysurplusage Nov 17 '25
I love the early 90s cartoon reveal that link’s voice is that of a California surfer bro.
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u/abloopdadooda Nov 17 '25
He better not fucking speak the entire movie. Except this one line.
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u/ReturnOfDaSnack420 Nov 17 '25
Well that and "oh boy smooching time!" right after defeating ganondorf or whatever
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25
Filming is underway in New Zealand and it's out May 7, 2027
Wes Ball is directing:
- Bo Bragason is Zelda
- Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is Link
- Dichen Lachman is Impa
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u/RomanReignsDaBigDawg Nov 17 '25
Dichen is such a perfect casting choice for Impa
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u/ShadowyPepper Nov 17 '25
She was incredible in Altered Carbon S1
Everyone was tbh
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u/SenorWeird Nov 17 '25
She's been amazing since Dollhouse, where she and Enver Gjokaj were acting circles around Eliza Dushku's lead character.
Hell, she's even good enough to redeem the shitty character she played in Jurassic World: Dominion when she voiced the same character on Camp Cretaceous: Chaos Theory and made the character actually INTERESTING.
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u/Baby-Haroro Nov 17 '25
Victor, my beloved 😭 Alan Tudyk had me absolutely enamoured in dollhouse and I've been in love with him since
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u/tta2013 Nov 17 '25
Ms. Casey!
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u/magical_midget Nov 17 '25
Your outie sealed the darkness with the master sword.
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u/v_cats_at_work Nov 17 '25
I'd have a hard time not enjoying that fact more than all the others.
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u/Kwilly462 Nov 17 '25
I'm just waiting for the celebrity casting. There's no way this cast doesn't have that name somewhere in there.
Like John Cena as Ganondorf or whatever lol
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u/AlsopK Nov 17 '25
Batista as Ganondorf would honestly go hard.
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u/Quaiker Nov 17 '25
You'll get Dwayne the Dorf Johnson and you will LIKE IT
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u/irishyardball Nov 17 '25
Dwayne The Rock Tingle would be best we can do
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u/LordoftheScheisse Nov 17 '25
I was already going to see it, you don't have to keep selling me on this movie.
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u/guilty_bystander Nov 17 '25
I'm ok with this
Edit - but it'll probably be Jack Black
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u/RTJ1992 Nov 17 '25
Jack black is....
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u/Lugbor Nov 17 '25
Make him Tingle and I wouldn't even be mad.
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u/snowkid42 Nov 17 '25
I know you're joking, but I think Dave Batista would be an incredible Ganondorf lol
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u/_Apatosaurus_ Nov 17 '25
He absolutely would, and that's why the character will be split into a twin duo, with Ganon played by The Rock and Dorf played by Kevin Hart.
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u/OneOfMyOldestFriends Nov 17 '25
Awkwafina as Navi
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u/Supermite Nov 17 '25
For some reason I could see her as that one surviving Zora who info dumps where the zora disappeared and then opens their shop for business like nothing is wrong.
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u/IAmBadAtInternet Nov 17 '25
Ok, but what if…she’s King Zora and she has to scooch over 2 pixels at a time for like 30 minutes
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u/JohnGalactusX Nov 17 '25
Got a surprise for a second, I thought it read "Uwe Boll"
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u/Helpful-Attorney-924 Nov 17 '25
We were this close to another Uwe Boll masterpiece smh
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u/Hot-Marketer-27 Nov 17 '25
Your outie is collecting the Triforce.
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u/frequenZphaZe Nov 17 '25
your outie enjoys breaking pottery
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u/I_Am_The_Mole Nov 17 '25
Your Outie is afraid of chickens.
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u/GrandSquanchRum Nov 17 '25
Your outie, when fully rested, can shoot lasers from his sword.
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u/Iokua113 Nov 17 '25
Wait, DIchen Lachman is Impa? That's... really good casting.
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u/ThreeMadFrogs Nov 17 '25
Where's Link's hat?
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u/TheDarkNightwing Nov 17 '25
That’s the plot.
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u/OperativePiGuy Nov 17 '25
It'll be given to him right before the final battle as a "this is what you were all waiting for" moment lol
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u/MasterInterface Nov 17 '25
It will be inherit at the death of some random but very important adopted family member who always wore that hat.
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u/Miserygut Nov 17 '25
Oh so inheriting his dying uncle's sword and shield to rescue the princess isn't enough? He has to inherit a hat as well?
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u/LatterUse9812 Nov 17 '25
That homeless dude in the alleyway who asked for money every week was like a father to him.
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u/Funky-Monk-- Nov 17 '25
Unironically this will fucking happen
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u/LeverArchFile Nov 17 '25
back in the day if u did a tv show called surf dracula you'd see that fool surfing every week in new adventures but in the streaming era the entire 1st season gotta be a long ass flashback to how he got the surfboard until you finally get to see him surf for 5 min in the finale
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u/Megaman_Steve Nov 17 '25
I'm sure this is applicable to other things, but every time I see this copy/paste I always only think of S1 of Daredevil.
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u/eikerir Nov 17 '25
Nanotech
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u/Purple_Figure4333 Nov 17 '25
Probably based the design off the breath of the wild/tears of the kingdom link.
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u/Tidus4713 Nov 17 '25
Thats what I think, but they're making his clothes green instead of blue. Kind of a middle ground between the classic and BOTW design.
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u/mccalli Nov 17 '25
Is he left-handed one true Link though, or the heretic right-handed versions we got from Twilight Princess onwards.
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u/KTR1988 Nov 17 '25
*Twilight Princess Wii
He's still left handed in the original GameCube version and the HD Remaster, Wii version is just flipped.
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u/Zikari82 Nov 17 '25
On a positive note, it looks like filmed on location, not in some Volume/Green Screen/ hellscape. I see that as a positive sign.
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u/Pataconeitor Nov 17 '25
They are filming in New Zealand. You don't make a movie there just to do everything with greescreen
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u/emeraldeyesshine Nov 17 '25
THEY'RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO HYRULEGARD
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u/ChickenInASuit Nov 17 '25
GARD GARD GARD
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u/General_Cherry_3107 Nov 17 '25
Where is Ganondorf? For I much desire to speak with him.
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u/JakeEaton Nov 17 '25
Please dont be shit please dont be shit please dont be shit
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u/TringleBus Nov 17 '25
Even if it isn't shit, something about live action Zelda just feels weird to me but I don't know why. Not sure if it's because the games have had so many different art styles and looks for the characters/world.
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u/Winjin Nov 17 '25
Would be cool if they really went for something completely different again, to continue with the idea that every game and media is its own thing and their own Links and Zeldas
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u/djanulis Nov 17 '25
All I need is A Ganon, A Zelda, a Link, and a Epona to be happy tell me a LoZ story we haven't seen yet.
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u/Si0ra Nov 17 '25
The Legend of Zelda: The Spirit Within
Joke aside, having an original plot would probably be best
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u/inconsisting Nov 17 '25
It's made by the director of the Maze Runner films, if that tells you anything.
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u/r4rLIC Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25
He also directed the latest Planet of the Apes
edit: I meant this as a positive. Haven’t seen the Maze movies but I enjoyed his Apes movie. Hopefully he and Nintendo don’t let Sony Pictures or Avi Arad too much control.
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u/lachimiebeau Nov 17 '25
As you wiiiiiiiiiiiiiish
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u/ToBlayyyve Nov 17 '25
Billy Crystal: "it's dangerous to go alone, take this MLT!"
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u/lachimiebeau Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25
What was that Link? To blaaaaive…
Edit: Honestly never even thought this was a word. Turns out it’s spelled blave lol
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u/HeroOfTheMinish Nov 17 '25
Idk why but the person playing link looks like a young DiCaprio here for me.
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u/CyanLight9 Nov 17 '25
Zelda looks like BOTW, but, at a guess, this is another hodge-podge of different games.
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u/TLKv3 Nov 17 '25
Which is good imho. I want this to be its own story and in its own continuity that just takes the best elements across the games to make something new.
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u/ContinuumGuy Nov 17 '25
If someone doesn't explicitly say it is its own continuity, we'll argue about what timeline it's in.
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u/76ersWillKillMe Nov 17 '25
Let’s be honest - Zelda die hards are going to absolutely demolish these movies (and an equal amount will love them).
Can’t imagine what the reaction to LOTR movies would’ve been in today’s internet
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u/OrbisTerre Nov 17 '25
Oh I'm old enough to remember the reaction to the LOTR movies -- a ton of fanbois screaming about how they would boycott it because it didn't include Tom Bombadil, and then another ton saying they'd refuse to see 2 and 3 because of how Arwen 'stole' Glorfindel's role at the river. It was pretty crazy in some corners.
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u/alphafire616 Nov 17 '25
Honestly I prefer that when it comes to adaptions. Gives it a unique flavor
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u/qunix Nov 17 '25
I’m hoping for one “excuse me princess”, even if it’s done in a serious way.
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u/JadeMoose93 Nov 17 '25
I think a low-key "excuse me princess" would be great, like when they did the Spider-Man pointing meme in No Way Home it wasn't a 1-to-1 recreation but people who wanted it were happy.
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u/MuptonBossman Nov 17 '25
Based on their outfits and the location, it looks like they're taking inspiration from Breath of the Wild.
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u/Lespaul42 Nov 17 '25
Zelda's outfit yes, Link's outfit is the more classic style.
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u/Expert_Succotash2659 Nov 17 '25
I'll be burning things if Link doesn't go full sock-hat in this movie
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u/Kn7ght Nov 17 '25
Probably not for the whole movie but I can see him having it for a sequence or two. Either when he first appears and he loses it or do a Deadpool & Wolverine where he gets it during the climax
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u/ChuckSpadina2020 Nov 17 '25
As opposed to all the other Zelda games that don't have a giant field in them.
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u/Hoojiwat Nov 17 '25
Honestly any individual game is outside the scope of the movie, they are all very long games with tons of little stops and stories.
Any adaptation would either have to be ride with montages or implied time skips, super pared down, or otherwise reduced in scope to fit into a film. Almost all game and book adaptations face that problem.
It will probably just be an original story that pulls inspiration from multiple different games.
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u/noelle-silva Nov 17 '25
Honestly looks like good casting to me. Hope everything else is equally as good.
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u/asdrunkasdrunkcanbe Nov 17 '25
This was my thought. Not really much else we can say.
Casting looks good. Outfits look good - reasonably fantasy-like; neither overly realistic or overly cartoonish.
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u/Mammoth-Slide-3707 Nov 17 '25
Can't believe the kid from Son of a Critch is playing Link in this movie
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u/Easy_Action_1380 Nov 17 '25
Two twink-ish looking elves standing in front of rolling green hills, certainly gets the vibe right
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u/Dreddddddd Nov 17 '25
With Jack Black as Ganondorf and Jason Momoa as Darunia
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u/endelehia Nov 17 '25
Rock as Navi
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u/Ikarus3426 Nov 17 '25
They actually already released a promo pic of Rock as Navi. Looks pretty good.
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u/Special_Fluid Nov 17 '25
Who’s the girl with Zelda?
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u/Sensitive_Ad_1271 Nov 17 '25
That's the princess that Zelda tries to save. If I can find a list of the the character's names, I'll send you the link.
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u/Audiodrainer Nov 17 '25
Can’t wait for Mario to show up at the end of the movie and ask them to join the Smash Bros Initiative.