Nobody would’ve believed it back in 1993, when Super Mario Bros. arrived in theaters to horrendous reviews, but Nintendo has since become one of the financial champions of video game adaptations. 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a huge success for the studio, and holds the distinction of being the highest-grossing film made based on a video game. And while it didn’t quite reach the same heights as the first movie, this year’s sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, was almost as successful, while a cameo by Fox McCloud opened the door for more adaptations of other classic Nintendo properties.
But before the StarFox team, Donkey Kong, or Kirby make the transition to becoming movie stars, there’s another beloved Nintendo property set to beat them to the punch. Having been in development in some form for over a decade now, fans are now closer than ever to seeing a big-screen film version of The Legend of Zelda. And while details are still tightly under wraps, there are a few things we know for sure about our first live-action trip to Hyrule.
