Live-action The Legend of Zelda movie in development at Nintendo and Sony Pictures

Published , by Donovan Erskine

Nintendo has announced that a live-action film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda is in the works. The movie is being made in association with Sony Pictures and will be produced by Shigeru Miyamoto.

Nintendo announced the Zelda movie in an official press release today. The film is being co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures, who will both fund 50 percent of the movie’s production. Miyamoto provided the following statement in a thread of tweets.


Source: Nintendo

This announcement comes on the heels of the Super Mario Bros. Movie’s smash success, crossing the billion dollar mark and currently standing as the second-highest grossing film of 2023. We’ve created a new topic page dedicated to Nintendo and Sony’s The Legend of Zelda movie where we’ll share updates on the film as they become available.