“Maze Runner” filmmaker Wes Ball addresses his adaptation of the beloved video game.
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."
Director Wes Ball and image from ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’.Marc Piasecki/WireImage, Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty
Nintendoannounced in Novemberthat the company is developing a live-actionLegend of Zeldafilm, centered on the sword-wielding character Link.
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“Its going to be awesome,” Ball promises.
“My whole life has led up to this moment.
So we very much are working hard to do something.
Were not just trying to do it because we can.
We want to make something really special.”
The director hopes to shoot the video game adaptation after he is finished with his current monkey business.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA,“he wrote.
“You saw that tweet?”
Ball asks, when EW raises the subject.
“I had forgotten Id even done it.
I was like, oh yeah, cool, that makes sense.
James Camerons one of the guys I look up to in terms of movies.
From there it went toPlanet of the Apesand ultimately toZelda.”
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