The film by Super Mario Bros. premiered in 2023 and quickly became a box office success. It is still the adaptation of the highest grossing video game of all time and a sequel was announced in 2024.
Nintendo also confirmed plans for a live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zeldaalthough it is not yet known who will direct it, nor who will participate in the cast.
Nintendo plans more films based on your video games
During a recent financial conference, the president of NintendoShuntaro FurukawaHe confirmed that the company wanted to convert more video game franchises into television series and movies. “Although at the moment we cannot talk about our plans beyond The Legend of Zelda movie, We are working on several other projects“He explained
“Under our strategy to expand the number of people who have access to the Nintendo IP (intellectual property) to continually boost our integrated hardware and software business, we have been working in initiatives beyond our video game platforms dedicated for several years,” he continued.
The visual content is one of those areas. And instead of simply licenseing our intellectual property to film producer, we are adopting a proactive approach where Nintendo actively participates in production and invests as necessary. This approach allows us to maintain a firm commitment to the quality of the final product.
The sequel to the Super Mario Bros. movie will be released in April 2026while the real action film of The Legend of Zelda will premiere in May 2027, after being postponed. In addition, it was reported that Hunter Schaferprotagonist of Euphoriais being considered for an important role in adaptation, but there is still nothing confirmed. Nintendo also has many other popular franchises to adapt, such as Metroid, Animal Crossing, Splatoon and Kirby.
Source: Ambito
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