13 Years Before Landing ‘Zelda’ Movie, Director Wes Ball Called It the ‘Next Avatar-Like’ Film and Said He ‘Could Never Hope to Have the Chance to Direct It’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Video game fans got a huge surprise when Nintendo announced Nov. 7 that it is developing a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda alongside Sony Pictures.
The film is being directed by Wes Ball, best known for helming three “Maze Runner” movies. He’s also set to relaunch the “Planet of the Apes” franchise after a seven-year hiatus with next year’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” While Ball’s hiring might’ve come as a surprise to some, Zelda fans quickly discovered one of the director’s tweets from 13 years ago in which he posted about how his dream of one day directing a Zelda movie would most likely never happen. “Since I could never even hope to have the chance to direct it…the next big mo-cap ‘Avatar’-like movie should be…THE LEGEND OF ZELDA,” Ball posted on Jan.
29, 2010. Flash forward over 13 years later, and Ball is helming the Hyrule-set video game adaptation. As his tweet resurfaced online, Ball reposted a gif of “Back to the Future” on his X/Twitter profile.
Does this mean audiences can expect a motion-capture heavy adaptation of the video game? It sounds like it’s at least a possibility, although nothing is confirmed at this stage in development.
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