Zelda Live-Action Movie Director Confident "Fans Are Gonna Be Happy"

Video game movies are the new superhero movies and it makes me want to claw my eyes out. Don’t get me wrong, I like shlock and always have done, but there are so many great movies coming out that struggle to find a place in the modern movie marketplace, begging to be seen. Who am I kidding, you could release the next Citizen Kane and it’ll bomb in comparison to Garfield starring Chris Pratt, leading the writers to commit Seppuku in front of Jimmy Fallon to appease the nebulous studio bosses.

Like star wars.

Please don't make it like modern day star wars.
He might do thing like hiring lizzo to play zelda and jack black for link.

@kfflscnt Like how they did that for Star Wars? What are you babbling about?

@nessisonett Citizen Kane 2 was already released though. It was called "Dancin: It's on!"

@Regulus6891 Everything George Lucas did after 1999 was pretty damn goofy too.

Somehow Ganon has returned.

@CazSonOfCaz The originals are goofy too. Return of the Jedi is a gigantic mess and gets a pass because it’s far more of a well-intentioned mess than the sequels are.

Man with 10 million load d guns at him tells people with firearms to calm down

Heard that one before.

I mean what else is he gonna say?” It’s gonna be crap”? People who worked on a movie, tv show, video game, etc alway has these same/similar buzzwords prerelease claiming “ It’s amazing so take my word for it”

Instead of using words that mean nothing how about actually let the viewers determine it themselves when they actually watch it…?

With how Nintendo where close to the Mario movie project, i know they will do even more with a Zelda movie. So i have faith this movie will be a smash hit.
The Mario movie gave me so much joy and nostalgia at the same time.

It they vast Tom Holland as Link than I am going to deny that this movie ever existed in the first place.

I'm pretty much just going to pretend this isn't happening. As long as it doesn't effect the quality of the games I can stay in the dark with this.

Don’t drop the Ball Wes!

That’s encouraging at least. A lot of franchises have been led by people that don’t care about the source material and only see it as a way to spread their political messages. Nintendo won’t allow it.

@CaptainCluck like which films? Genuinely curious.

The previous Planet of the Apes films have been increasingly good.
Already having had my hopes destroyed by the Jurassic World trilogy, the Mario movie, and being a big Zelda fan, I’m going to pay extra attention to this.

The fact he continually refers to the property as 'Legend of Zelda' rather than just good 'ole 'Zelda' is a little...odd. I wonder which of the Legend of Zeldas was his favourite? Super Legend of Zelda, I'd hope!

With Nintendo's tight close involvement coupled with Wes Ball's promise of respecting the Zelda property, I really hope this blows me away the same way The Fellowship of the Ring did back in the day. When it comes to fantasy movies, the LotR trilogy raised the bar so high, nothing has come near them since. For me personally, I would rather Zelda be an animated movie by Studio Ghibli.

I believe that he believes it.

@ChHa he's already known for breaking all the pottery in sight, how much more anti-establishment can it possibly get?

@LikelySatan
Ghostbusters (2016) is a classic example. You might have enjoyed that one.
More recently I can think of Velma, Rings of Power, Lightyear, Halo and The Witcher. All stinkers that most people don’t like, for a multitude of reasons that I can’t probably say within the community rules of this site.
The recent Mario movie was faithful to the source material and games at least, so I think Zelda will be fine.

@CazSonOfCaz @Regulus6891 I never watched the original films growing up, so I lack any nostalgia for them. It's the same with the Ghostbusters film too.

The way some fans talk, you'd think these old films were these deep thought provoking pieces of cinema. On the level of Citizen Kane.

Those originals movies are camp. The plot is simple, the dialogue isn't all that great, and the third film features a war scene between teddy bears kicking the arse of well trained soldiers.

Those originals films are goofy. Star Wars as a franchise is goofy. Now, Im not bashing these films. They are fine. But it's not like it was the greatest scifi ever made either.

@CaptainCluck And funny enough, Frozen Empire is a terrible sequel.

So tired of all the negative comments... jess... give the guy a chance! I for one am well assured that he seems to have passion for the project. And zelda is perfect for live action! Its more or less the onky franchise beside metroid that cna handle live action imo

At least with Nintendo's involvement we shouldn't see any forced DEI in this movie with all characters being the same race and gender as the games

You have to admire the confidence. But I still think a live action is the worst idea for a Zelda film. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I won't hold my breath.

It is good to see, that he loves the franchise and I am looking forrward to the movie.

@nessisonett Didn't Oppenheimer release just last year?

That one sentence makes me worried!

‘It’s a franchise close to his heart, like Star Wars’

@nessisonett Personally, I am not particularly fond of Citizen Kane. I know it's considered one of the greatest movies of all time, if not THE greatest movie of all time, but after seeing it myself for a film studies class in college, it just didn't resonate with me. It's a movie that I don't really care to watch again.

Conversely, I very much enjoy the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, considered to be one of the worst movies of all time. Yes, it does not follow the source material all that well, and the movie flopped at the box office, but it is a movie that I can watch over and over again and still have a fun time.

I guess it comes down to personal taste, but at the end of the day, the filmmaking industry is a business first and foremost. They're going to make and market movies that will have broad appeal, instead of art films that appeal to a niche crowd. However, those art films are the ones that win Oscars, not necessarily the ones that the masses take the kids to go see on a Saturday afternoon. So there is that, at least.

@Rooty They make directors sign contracts to make them use ‘The Legend of Zelda’ instead of ‘Zelda’.

@Rhaoulos I think this will be ‘live action’ like The Lion King remake was ‘live action’.
Just realistically rendered motion capture. This would obviously be the way to go here. That green tunic and those ears would look really stupid on an actual person.

I really want a director some time to say you're going to hate this - I'm confident this will raise your hopes and dash them expertly because I hate you and I hate this property. Just to mix things up. It would also be nice if there was a moratorium for a while on mentioning Star Wars in any capacity, that franchise is so overblown and massive now that saying something is like Star Wars or inspired by it immediately opens a five mile debate about which Star Wars is being referenced which is then overtaken by a debate about Star Wars itself.

@PinderSchloss I guess you haven't seen alot of great fantasy movies.

Tunics are as natural garb as anything else. Secondly the ears are no problem either. LOTR used elves wearing tunics and made it work.

As long as he doesn't fall into the trap of thinking his head cannon must be the same as everyone else's (or worse still, arrogant enough to think better than...), I'm sure it will be ok. Hope Nintendo have heavy stewardship over this.

@PinderSchloss That can't possibly be true. Might be enforceable for written instances as it's a brand name but no contract is going to oblige a director to censor his own speech, particularly pertaining to said director's own supposed life experience.

I swear, if this movie features even one "Well excuuuuuuuse ME, princess!" I'm walking out of the theatre lol

@CaptainCluck I've seen a bit of that Ghostbusters flick. I don't think I've laughed less except maybe at A Serbian Film. It seemed really cloying and cynical and dem ladies wouldn't stop yelling. I think they had a capable cast, but a director that let the lunatics run the asylum. That dude just let them ad lib for the approximately seven hours that film lasted. It also had a lot of insufferable product placement...which is a big Sony Pictures thing. I haven't seen any of the rest of those. I don't like Scoobie Doo. I will say the trailer for Velma made me laugh more than Scoobie Doo ever did. So, I think I chuckled. Because I'm a communist. Lightyear looked pretty rough from the trailer. I'm not interested in Halo's story. Lord of the Rings was rad in the early aughts but I gave up when The Hobbit movies came out and generally don't go for high fantasy...which is one reason I haven't watched The Witcher. I thought that series was pretty well received? Meh. I think you forgot She Hulk, He-man, and some others that the neckbeards were angry about. Not very inclusive of you. I don't know, I don't watch or read anything that complains about "wokeness," cause that term doesn't mean anything, the "culture war" makes me tired, and I don't need to watch that.
They all seem pretty squarely aimed at children and YA audiences besides The Witcher? Or definitely people that are not me. I didn't watch them, cause they all looked like they were made for someone else. Which is fine with me. You make something for everyone and it becomes something for no one, right?
I think at the most you could call those "passive progressive" as in there's no real message beyond some milquetoast gestures to inclusivity, but again, not interested in watching them. They may be outright manifestos...but I doubt it. I also won't even try to guess the motives of making a Velma show. It might legit be a passion project of some nerd poc. But it's Scoobie Doo, so I don't care. We are on a Nintendo site. Have you seen how stupid videogames are?
This was a good faith question though, man. Usually when I say "genuinely curious" that's what I mean. I appreciate the almost respectful answers.

@LikelySatan The culture war is a tiring war. Especially when you're just a bystander who gets in the crossfire.

@Bratwurst35 #CancelBratwurst #OkNOBerfest #SauerPout #Fraught(withproblematicmicroaggressions)Wurst

@CaptainCluck Yeah, plus I also think it’s because I have heard a couple (maybe(?) not all) of those shows and movies you mentioned were also poorly written and focused heavily on different aspects instead, having the writing be an afterthought. It’s fine to focus on other things in a show or movie, but I would say that writing is the most important aspect of a piece of media with a story. It should not be forgotten about if you want to make a work that will be memorable from years on end. Writing is pretty much what most people judge a movie or show on, especially if it focuses on emotions and such.

Depending on the type of production and medium, even if you do aspects like acting, casting, animation, visuals, an interesting premise, or music exceedingly well, they all still can’t save or improve poor writing.

I did watch Lightyear, which was ok in my opinion, but it was sort of boring and the characters weren’t that interesting, not to mention there was a villain twist that was awful and nonsensical; almost everyone who has seen it collectively agrees it was one of the worst parts of the movie. It was the mediocre writing and lack of creativity that didn’t make the movie fun at all for me. It had nice animation and a pretty great voice cast, sure, but I think the flat characters and not so great writing resulted in the movie already becoming forgotten and disliked. There’s like, only one character in that movie who is far more entertaining than the main character himself and the entire film’s cast, but that is unfortunately it. Watched it once and I never will watch it again.

I have not watched most of the media you mentioned, but I have heard lots of terrible things about Velma. They dumped a full second season recently and it apparently still has not improved in the writing and character departments.

It’s going to be hard to pull off, but if this guy really is a big fan, and considering how careful Nintendo will be with this IP, then I guess we have as good a shot as we’re going to get. I don’t think Nintendo will allow anyone to do anything ridiculous, like the old Mario movie. I just think Nintendo’s games are so gameplay oriented that I can’t really imagine turning that into a narrative film successfully. I enjoyed the Mario movie but I would say it was more “not bad” than “really good”. That’s about what I expect here too.

@WaffleRaptor01 I never said tunics in general. I said that particular tunic is designed to look good on a character with exaggerated proportions. It would just look weird on a human with human proportions.

@Rooty I’m a filmmaker, this is true. Contracts are signed for all kinds of things that limit your speech. Look at the Star Wars actors who can’t share spoilers.
It’s the same thing for using a certain title. Nintendo wants to ensure that their product gets a strong introduction to the film market. That includes all people involved using consistent names. He probably has another contract that dictates what he can and cannot talk about during the promotion etc.

so long as the director of the Zelda movie loves Star Wars, the fans will not complain. 🔮

@MSaturn

"I enjoyed the Mario movie but I would say it was more “not bad” than “really good”. That’s about what I expect here too."

this is the most sensible take I've seen, probably.

i "enjoyed" the Mario movie because i enjoy not being at work 😂 it's a pretty low bar these days. a "good movie" keeps me thinking about it days (weeks months years) later, that's not what i got from the Mario movie (in fact i barely remember anything about it already.)

@Samalik Oppenheimer is a blockbuster. Wasn’t that big on it personally but it’s also at its heart a blockbuster. Comparing that to the other films that year like The Zone of Interest, it’s not hard to see what having a major studio give you a blank check can do for your box office chances.

@AstroTheGamosian Art films don’t win Oscars, not by a long, long shot. Oscars are given to broad appeal faux-art films primarily. They can play outside the rules a little bit but they can never stray from Hollywood or they won’t win. You could write a movie designed to win an Oscar based on a distinct formula, they’re meaningless.

@Rooty Iam sure he almost never heard about Zelda before they contract him for the movie, many times this is the case.

@-wc- best comment 😂

@-wc- Honestly, if youtube is to be believed, "woke" critics trashed Mario and called it a dumpster fire of failure.

If you actually read reviews however, most critics agreed it's an average film, and nothing more.

Now I'm starting to feel bad for this guy. If all this earnestness is genuine and not a PR move to calm down fans, and this movie gets panned, he'll be devastated.

Maybe instead of comparing it to things that have no relationship to the film at all, we take a look at who's actually working on it.

Wes Ball, who's saying all the right things, has only really done the Maze Runner films, which I have no idea about their quality. I know I'm excited for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and that's my deciding factor on him right now.

So let's look at the writer next. Derek Connolly has actually written scripts for Safety Not Guaranteed (which is a gem of a little film), Kong: Skull Island, and Detective Pikachu. Really, his worst films are ones that he only has story credits on, like the Jurassic World films. It really could go either way.

Lastly, outside of Miyamoto, we have two other producers: Joe Hartwick, Jr. and Avi Arad. Hartwick's mostly worked with Wes Ball. Okay, fine. But Avi Arad is the biggest hack working in Hollywood right now. He's had a stranglehold on every single Spider-Man film, from the brilliance of the Spiderverse films and the Rami trilogy to the complete dumpster fire of the Amazing Spider-Man duology. And let's not forget Venom, Morbius, and Madame Web. And that's JUST Spider-Man stuff. He's currently working on Borderlands and did Uncharted. His video game film resume isn't great.

Of course, it's only in pre-production. It's way to early to determine if this will be any good. All you can really do it look at what's available and make decisions based on that.

@DripDropCop146

the haters of the mario movie call it "woke," the lovers of the mario movie call the critics "woke." lol whatever! 😂 grandpa's tired.

@Ruthchild

😂 cheers! ✌️

@-wc- It's moments like those that make you wanna take an aspirin, turn down the lights, and forget the world for a couple of hours.

@AstroTheGamosian

I felt the same way when I first watched "Citizen Kane." I think it's almost inevitable to be disappointed when watching The Greatest Film Ever(TM) for the first time - especially when filmmaking styles have changed so much over the intervening decades since it was made.

But... I watched it again a few years later and was surprised at how emotionally involving and entertaining I found it - perhaps because on my second viewing I was better able to enjoy on its own terms, without all that extra baggage attached. (It also probably helped that I had seen a lot more films from the era at that point, so I didn't find the style as "foreign" as I might have on my first viewing when I'd only seen a tiny handful of films made before the 1970s.)

Also wouldn't say that it's an "art film" - at least not in the way that Michelangelo Antonioni or Andrei Tarkovsky made "art films." While some of the films from that era have come to be regarded as works of art, Hollywood at the time wasn't really in the business of producing "art films" - they wanted the films they released to be as accessible as possible to "general audiences."

"Citizen Kane" - for all its artistic flourishes and inventive storytelling - is a drama (or tragedy) that still fits within the classical, and accessible, Hollywood style of the era.

None of which is to say that you have to like the movie, of course. I just don't think it has to be a choice between "art" or "entertainment" - "Citizen Kane" fits well within both categories, imo.

We'll have to wait and see for a trailer.

@Sondheimist

the word "art" in this context is often used as a signal that "this film is not designed specifically to entertain you."

I've never heard Citizen Kane described as an "art film." it is a work of art, it's artistically brilliant, but it was made to please an audience, as opposed to simply satisfy its creator (which is the only mandate of "Art" in and of itself, imo.)

Like most indie game developers, I'm both scared and exited for this movie at the same time. :/

We can joke all day, and it's fun, mind. But in the end all we can do is wait for the final product.

@Sondheimist Nice. As someone who grew up in a household where classic film was watched more than modern. I never gave much films a chance. On occasion I'd watch them with my mother, but never truly dived in.

However that changed when I watch Alfred Hitchcock's Birds. A classic horror which I enjoyed. By removing modern lenses, putting myself in the mindset of context and time, I've found a fondness for classic films.

Sadly, when you're 14 years old in 2004, there's no other kids around to enjoy the films with, and so you just learn to enjoy them in your alone time.

That, and Twilight Zone.

@Bratwurst35

was The Birds considered a "modern" as opposed to "classic" film in your home in 2004?

I love that and many hitchcock films. I agree with what you said: set your mind in the zeitgeist of the film and it will reveal itself as the great work that it is. afterall, this was the mindset of the audience that the film was created for, not ours. ✌️

(edit - oh nvm, i re read your comment and i see what you meant 👍 your mother watched classics which you didn't appreciate generally til the Birds, right?)

@-wc- Yes, correct. No problem, I could have worded that better. But yes, my mom loved classic films. I didn't get it at the time, but after watching The Birds, it did change the way I viewed films from the past going forward.

Oh god not like Star Wars!

@Zimon Or oh God not like cicadas!
Go with the Muppets two old men: the best show is one that can turn off. A show that is simple but obvious.

@Zeebor15

"Man with 10 million load d guns at him tells people with firearms to calm down"

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@Bratwurst35

the Birds is a good one for that! My revelations came from Rashomon, Les Samurai, Playtime, and a handful of others, that I could enjoy classic films as much (or indeed, more, in time) than modern. 👍

Now, I prefer classic films, including the modern "classics" I grew up with (I'm gettin old!) 🙂

@Regulus6891 episode 7 was the only good one till johnson and kennedy ruined the last 2.

@RiasGremory yall are so goddamn exhausting. It's been almost 7 years. Move on.

Well I'm relieved. And here I thought he was gonna say it's gonna be garbo and everyone will hate it.

@nessisonett You must not have heard of Parasite.

@BTB20 Dear god, Parasite is not an art film. It’s a well-crafted movie about class systems but it’s not an art film. It’s more of just a thriller in Korean which came during a year full of directors making their worst movies which really didn’t deserve the win. You can always find exceptions but the Oscars generally rewards bog standard bait when it comes to the big awards.

@RiasGremory JJ's Star Wars was just going be a giant retread. The guy plays it as safe as possible.

What 7, 8, and 9 should've been were new stories. Instead of moving Star Wars forward, The franchise is static. Too busy trying to milk the orignal films for all thier worth.

Just about every film, and spinoff is set within the Skywalker era because it's a safer bet, than actually risking something new.

Lastly, you need to give some blame to JJ as well. Regardless of what happened, he was responsible for the last film. He did what he was always going to do from the beginning. Retreading old territory.

He made those terrible choices in the final film.

@Quiet2down jj played it safe with episode 7 but had it setup to be a much darker trilogy with snoke being the main baddie which eventually be revealed as darth plaguies the wise but wen johnson came along everything went down the toilet which made it harder for jj to fix the mess plus if you look up jj scripts for episode 8 and 9 it would of been much better then wat we got.By the way kennedy was the main reason why 9 was bad .

They built up the Mario movie the same way, turned out to be kind of like a long form Trix commercial. Which for Mario, fine, but we have an emotional connection with LoZ. We will see. Trying to keep an open mind but Zelda should not be a movie.

i would be less worried, if Nintendo has opt for animated Legend of Zelda movie, istead of the abonimation they will do now.

Bold claim since I'm already not happy about it
I'm likely not going to see this, just because I don't want to give Link a voice and personality.

And I do find it off-putting how much he's stressing he's a fan.

Yeah, I know I'm being awfully negative about a movie not even made yet, but I just don't think Zelda is something that's going to translate to the big screen very well at all.

@DripDropCop146 Exactly. If anything, one of the recurring criticisms that I saw of that movie was that they played it too safe. That, and it was light on plot.

I agree with that latter point. They could have devoted at least another 15-30 minutes of Mario and Peach bonding (especially by overcoming some sort of challenge on the way to the Jungle Kingdom), as well as explaining why Bowser wanted to marry Peach. Had they done that, it would have been much better.

But there's always going to be people who will trash anything they don't like as "woke." There's a myriad of factors as to why the 2023 Mario movie got middling reviews, and "wokeness" or lack thereof wasn't one of them. My advice is to just ignore people like that. They're just blowing smoke in order to get clicks and views.

@nessisonett Either way, I've seen movies that were far and away technical achievements in cinema that got snubbed at the Oscars, and then more often than not, I see them nominating films I had never even heard of. That's what I meant by appealing to a niche crowd instead of having broad appeal to the masses.

@Sondheimist I guess it's all subjective, of course. I see Citizen Kane as more of an art film than one that is meant to be entertaining. I can appreciate it for its artistic and narrative value, but as a movie I want to be entertained by, that's not it.

At least the Mario movie from 1993 is entertaining. Yes, it may be considered a terrible movie, one of the worst of all time, but all that matters to me is that I am entertained by it. If only Bob Hoskins could have learned to embrace it like John Leguizamo did.

Fans? Happy?

But… fans are never happy!

@LikelySatan
I thought it was called Surf 2?

I just can’t see how I can take any real-life adult human male dressed as Link seriously. I’m interested to see how they approach the look of the characters, before anything else like the plot.

@LikelySatan They did hire Lizzo and Jack Black on Star Wars, and it was terrible.

Let's wait and see.

I was yawning when I was reading the article and I initially thought it said that Uwe Boll (instead of Wes Ball) was making this. I will remember the chill I felt at that moment for the rest of my life.

@AstroTheGamosian One of those factors is you have to consider just how many movies a professional reviewer sees every year.

A professional film critic sees up to around 100 films per year. Not only that, sometimes they have to see a film multple times.

At most critics just said Mario was nothing special. Some agreed it would appeal to those more familiar with the franchise. Heck, alot of animations released per year receive middling reviews.

Only a few ever get real high praise.

Mario isn't special case of critics going to war with the audience.

@Edu23XWiiU Oh. Welp. Shut me up then. How awkward. I'll be leaving now.
...I thought people liked The Mandalorian? Oof.
Edit: I'm sorry but really, did Jack Black play a comedic character? Cause if he goes full Jar Jar, I kind of want to watch that. It's a life insurance scheme. Hoping to cringe until I disappear.
Did Lizzo play a mob boss at the cantina? Did she force one of her performers into a dancers crotch? So many questions.

@Chaotic_Neutral So you’re hopeful as long as they don’t cast any non-white actors. Got it.

@Bratwurst35 Tired of the culture war myself, but it beats the heck out of an actual war. (Let's don't do that again.) While I don't agree with a lot of stuff going on, I don't dislike anyone enough to get up before the crack of dawn and lace up my boots.

@TrashMarine Personally I'd consider it a failure if they don't have at least one of 'em in there somewhere. 😂

As far as any video game adaptation goes, this is probably the only one I'm actually hyped for and been hyped for since that April fools trailer dropped back in the day. With that said, I don't think it's possible to do any sources justice with just one film. Make it a trilogy, shoot it back-to-back and allow the director to flush out the characters and plots properly. And for the love of anything holy, keep studio execs away from any decision making.

@PinderSchloss i agree, the 3 newest Jurassic park films (especially the last 2) were atrocious. The first film will forever be cemented in history tho. Such a basic plot but an outstanding movie. Its like these people try too hard with their big ideas.

@nessisonett I didn't call it an art film, wtf. It's not a Hollywood movie and not made like your typical Hollywood movie.

@GoshJosh Oh, believe me, I know. In fact, I agreed with the critics' take on the Mario movie. It wasn't really anything special. Visually, it was very impressive, but when it came to the story and character development, it was lacking. I say that as someone who went to school for creative writing.

There's really only one animated film from last year that I can say I genuinely liked, and that was Nimona (which is on Netflix, based on the webcomic/graphic novel of the same name). I loved the animation, the writing and character development hit all the right notes, the comedy was witty, and the dramatic moments had me on the edge of my seat.

Most importantly, its central theme is very relevant to societal discussions today, especially within American society. Similar to the last couple generations of My Little Pony, it's a message about love and tolerance for people different from you. Some of it is allegorical, but some of it is also obvious.

I do wish that Nimona had won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, but I am not surprised that The Boy and the Heron won in the end, as almost anything that Hayao Miyazaki makes is certified gold. But being an Oscar nominee is still a huge honor. Plus, it has the potential for sequels and maybe even a spinoff TV series, turning it into an entire franchise.

I bet Disney is kicking themselves right now that they canned that film after buying out the studio originally making it (Blue Sky Studios, the company behind Ice Age and Rio). After all, their own 100th Anniversary magnum opus, Wish, was a box office flop, got even worse reviews than the Mario movie, and didn't even make it to the Oscars.

Funny, I am confident fans will not be happy. And not just because they're fans. Zelda can be a great story when the player is Link, and I don't think any Zelda media without that interactive element has any real appeal, beyond base novelty.

I still wish this was gonna be animated. This is gonna be horrible, especially with a western cast.

@BTB20 Come on, Parasite is a good movie but it’s also very much inspired by Hitchcock thrillers and deliberately apes the style and structure of them. Being in Korean doesn’t mean it isn’t made like a Hollywood movie. I have the distinct idea that you just don’t know what you’re talking about.

“Man, I spent hours of my life slashing…octorocks.”

Rian Johnson was a big fan of Star Wars and........

I hope this doesn't ridicule video game characters and simply expanded the catalog a little to the public in a way it seems like the time of the 2000s when every movie had a video game is now doing the same thing but vice versa it's a bit ironic don't you think?

@LikelySatan no one likes The Mandalorian anymore. And Jack Black and Lizzo were the worst casting choices for those ***** roles they had in The Mandalorian.

@SalvorHardin That's a pretty accurate description of Ganon in every Zelda game he's in post-OoT.

@Edu23XWiiU I'll take your word for it. I've always thought Star Wars fans were more interesting than Star Wars. I appreciate the correction though. Very strange choices. I'd ask who is even running things over there but I don't think anyone is. The sequels were the easiest lay up in history but here we are. It's all been said better by people who obviously know a lot more about the series than me. It's a shame...but also a trainwreck that I'm constantly surprised is still happening.

Has he said anything else about this movie that isn't "grounded in realism," "I love Zelda," and "I promise the fans will be happy?" The man is starting to sound like a broken record.

@PinderSchloss cough cough sexy orlando bloom as legolas

@Dysnomia :-[ That's a nightmare image

@Tempestryke well yes but his tunic did not have a pointy green hat

@Kidfunkadelic83 The first one was so good because it was thought provoking and entertaining in equal amounts. The new movies tried to impress us with more and bigger dinosaurs (and crickets, apparently) but it had the opposite effect.

@LikelySatan bro, they're on the not-making money business. I stopped watching and caring a looong time ago about Star Wars, I just laugh about it now, how they keep screwing things up.

@PinderSchloss Touche'

But has he seen how much Disney is squeezing so much out of Star Wars that they are ruining it?
Order 66 didn't actually do anything
Anyways, why a film? Why not a series?

@nessisonett What can be done about this dilemma?