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Legend of Zelda Movie Will Not Be Like ‘Lord of the Rings,’ Says Director Wes Ball: ‘I Would Love to See a Live-Action Miyazaki’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director As soon as news hit in November that Nintendo and Sony Pictures were joining forces for a live-action movie based on the The Legend of Zelda video games, many fans started to predict the the studios had the next “Lord of the Rings” on their hands.

Not so fast. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the film’s director Wes Ball said he’s long envisioned a Zelda movie not as a “Rings”-like epic but as a live-action Hayao Miyazaki movie.

Ball said his vision for the live-action Zelda movie is “this awesome fantasy-adventure movie that isn’t like ‘Lord of the Rings,’ it’s its own thing.

I’ve always said, I would love to see a live-action Miyazaki. That wonder and whimsy that he brings to things, I would love to see something like that.” “It’s going to be awesome,” Ball continued. “My whole life has led up to this moment.

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