Legend of Zelda Movie

I totally agree that 2 or 3 movies would be best for this cinematic experience. But which studio would ok 2 or 3 w/o knowing the effects of the 1st. Maybe make it long like dances with wolves or something. And link never does kiss zelda...but how are u going to have a movie about a hero saving the girl and not incorporate a kiss? real climactic. And the only instrument should be the flute, but its warping and traveleing abilites would be difficult to explain in a movie. Normal baddies would have to include the spiders that hop and the bats in the labrynths because they are in every game, and the 1st boss could be the dodongo thingy that you have to bomb the mouth on because he's a classic boss. maybe link fights gannondorf in his human/wizard form in the 1st one, but he gets killed because he's no match for gannondorf. Then the bottled fairy comes to the rescue to open part II. and Epona could be used during clips where Link travels like the panoramic cam on LOTRs, but i don't think explaining epona's sub story is of any relevance. And link most definitly should NOT talk, his grunts and facial expressions have made him what he is. The best is when he falls from a cliff "waahhhhhhhahhhhahhhhh" (thud). No need for a "dark world" just make Death Mountain like Mordor and it'll be perfect. Those r just some thoughts....

Those are all great ideas. I'm hoping for a Trilogy story that can encompass the entire first Story of Zelda and Link. The sub-stories can be fitted into the whole of a 3 part story. Link could be the hero, but other characters like Ganon, Zelda, Impa and the rest can be given more to do than just game character traits. Zelda should be more useful than just the damsel in distress. Same-wise for Impa, and the other girls in the game. Women and girls like to see that in movies. Link should also be more darker, hint of danger to his character. Perhaps a sub-story involving a darker side that should the 3 movies succeed be played on should a new trilogy is considered. As for Ganon, face it... the story is boring. He is just evil because of no apparent reason. There has to be a reason and that reason to relate to the pre-pre history of Hyrule before the Kingdoms existed. Ganon should be shown as a tortured man with a curses heritage trying to find a way to undo or revive his people to a once green Kingdom of their own. The Desert could be in the story the result of something from the past that had happened to the Gerudo. Ganondorf is trying to break the cursed heritage but it also means trouble for the entire realm if he should succeed. Its a double edged sword. The climax of the story should be Ganondorf being destroyed from within by his dark heritage and mutating into a creature that will be reborn time and time again in a perpetual cycle of evil. Link and Zelda in turn would then be tied into this cycle with the curse or rather a counteract to it by the Goddesses, it could be explained since Ganon has now transformed into a creature of evil from being a cursed mortal. Link and Zelda are now tied to the realm as protectors from Ganon's evil.
Oh I'm rambling on and on. Whatever the outcome... I'm sure the majority of us will complain of the finished product if there is ever a film or series of films coming out. I hope and pray that whoever decides to get it up and going truly knows the entire zelda franchise and decides to tie all strands of the legacy into one film or a series of films that will enhance and compliment the games and gamer's knowledge of the games into a complex and unified story.

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I'd say 2 really long movies, and no kiss. Just a really deep love (ok.. well maybe an unexpected tongue-fu couldnt kill anyone). Also refrain from comparing this to lord of the rings cuz then it just wouldnt be zelda lol. I would love to see them tie the Ocarina of time with Wind waker.. since wind waker is hyrule but flooded. That would be really awesome, but of course changing a few things to suit cinematic experiences.

I only use moldor or whatever as a similarity to death mountain. In all of the games, DM is dangerous, dark, and evil. There shouldn't be endless boulders falling down, but maybe an avalanche or landslide brought forth by either gannon or by link while he's navigating the terrain. And gannon wants immortality and limitless power, he believes the triforce will give him this, that is his motivation to be evil, not some dark heritage. Either way, little is explained by his motives. What about a Crono Trigger movie, now that would be tough to write...LOL Clay Akin as Crono.

Link never kisses Zelda. I thought so. I would have no problem if they never kissed. The deep love Satsujin suggests sound good. If link goes back to the past they can never be to together and then you would have a very dramatic scene. I like that.

Yes the flute should be the only instrument in the movie, but i don't think it will be that difficult to explain. I just don't hope that let linkwarp 5 times in a movie. 2 times is more than enough.

If there is one enemie i defenitley want to see it's the spiders. They always let you lose some life in the game. They are really annoying.

And Epona should be in end of dusscussion. EPona's sub story would be awful long and therefor it should not be in th emovie. IT could just be given yo link.

That Dondongo boss is the LIzzard thing right. If it him yes i would love to see him.

I don't think it would look cool if link didn't speak. IT would make him a boring character. And link speaks in Ocorina. You have to answer to some people.

Mardook the women should have some more screen time. Especially Zelda and Impa. She looked really good in the games

If Ganon ever turns into that Pig/donkey something it should be in the last movie.

Ganonm doesn't have a reason for being evil but i bet you know some people who are just plain evil not like GAnon but just people who you can't stand. See ganon like that. It would defenitley be cooler if he had a reason and could always expalin why he wants to kill someone.
That makes me think of MAgneto in X-men where he explains to rogue why he is going to kill her. It makes you colder.

And i defenitley want to see Death mountain. Lots of Special effects.

most movies usually have like a group of friends that combats the bad guys together. But since Link is a loner, I dont know how the character development might happen lol. Usually it happens through conversation and if he has noone to conversate with we wont know too much about him. I definately want the movie to sway between OoT and Wind Waker

wow, it seems like a lot more people are actually coming in and demanding bits and bits. Well, let me tell you all, Wind Waker might seem more of an adventure than an actual story (LET ME EXPLAIN, If mario bros did good, would it make any sense to do mario 2 since mario two isn't really a mario game, It's more of those things that sway from the path of the games and decided to alternate some things around) YET, if they did make a windwaker movie then I'd still go and see cause that could just tighten the ideas for a movie.

ALSO, I must mention that I have a feeling that Link is more of an outcast in OoT, it would seem to me that if Link had to fight Ganon at the end of the first one (If he didn't fight Ganon, then who'd go see the first movie???) Ganon would grab Link's Precious Pendant (I kind of made that up, not anything to do with PAST) and throws him off his tower. From there, Ganon would summon up a shadow Link from his precious pendant. That way, in the second one, Link can fight the shadow-link and ganon. Although some people might say that sucks, I feel that we all are entilted to our opinions, EVERBODY...Say what you want. ALSO, that one dude talking about Orlando Bloom as Link, but then said it wasn't a good idea. Well, why are you taking characters that have been in LOTR??? Yeah, Hugo Weaving, that's Agent Smith was also the King of elves (I think that's what he was). Well...would you people want someone who knows how Hollywood works, or would you rather have a FRESH (new raw talent) actor who looks EXACTLY like LINK? I don't care who is who in the movie, I just hope that it's going to be good (IF EVER) it comes out. I still think that it'd be cool to see a final fantasty movie from one of the games, but which ones? I'd say that 3 or 7 had some of the best elements, I thought that 9 was a little too depressing...not really something entirely for kids. 3 was pretty humorus with Ultros and Sabin. 7 was more of a KICK ASS AWSOME game with Cloud and his scrambled background and EVIL SEPHIROTH. Sounds like that'd be pretty cool, but I'd have to say 3 or 7.

Ganon summoning a dark Link. hmmmmm Sound cool. Lots of dark MAgic. Link not fighting Ganon in the first movie that would be so stupid.
He should atleast fight that phantom Ganon. And after he destroys him he finds out that the real Ganon was just looking how good Link actually is. In that you can see how much of a coward Ganon really is. He just wants to see if he is a match for link (you guys get that??)

For the Orlando bloom thing. it is tr5ue that he looks perfect for the par but i reallt want someone new. I don't think any of the main characters will ever play in a Zelda movie. Hollywood doesn't like stereo casting

I have a friend who is a professional screen writer. He is working on an almost-official screenplay for The Legend Of Zelda. This only means he has professional contacts and may or may not know the key people, but he is known in the industry.

As far as I know it is not based off any previous games and seems to be quite unique.

Ideas that he had:

Some baddies that explode like a bomb, the pieces stop in the air, then they come back together.

Long fight scenes, a la Kill Bill and The Matrix Trilogy (with no bullet time or COMPLETELY overhauled CGI)

Lots of detail, IE scenes or places from many of the already created games and just lots of references. IE researched and realistic, true to TLOZ name.

He has NO influence in the casting process...

You can contact me at [email protected] for any ideas or questions for him, though I may not answer some of them. I was given permission to post this. The author really wants to stay true to TLOZ, please help him.

If you're working on your own script(s), keep working. You never know in this business what will or won't work. It's up to men in executive suits who like $$$. My friends script may be rejected but yours may make it.

Ok well here is my plot for a zelda movie very loosly based off of the zelda game OOT.. ahem:

Gannondorf comes to the kingdom of hyrule to propose a peace treaty to the king, Zelda "Does not trust this man." because of the mensing look and violent history of his seperate hideout in Gerudo vally. Meanwhile Link is enjoying his everchanging life in the forest until navi tells him the deku tree must speak with him. tells him he really isn't from the forest and is really a hylian, tells him about his mother and how she escaped with her life from this mad man never to be seen again. But now this man has come back and he must now leave the forest for its safety and is told to go to the kingdom and give the jewel to princess zelda. he approches the castle at night looking for zelda and see's a horrifing sight as Gannondorf is seen murdering the king and queen, the now horrified young link hurries finds zelda before she leaves and zelda tells him she saw link in a dream yada yada... and shows the part where they dart out of the kingdom throwing the OOT in the castle moat. Where gannon and link first meet. later he uses this jewl to unlock the master sword AKA temple of time and pulls it out where he finds himself in the chamber of sages.... and thats how it starts heh. IN A MAJOR NUT-SHELL

"loosely based" rofl, you basically wrote down 50% of the games plot. I think the only thing that might be loose is murdering the king and queen, which could probably be from the game since we never see them again after gannon takes over.

and carl : we havent really worked anything out into a solid form , hell we cant even agree on anything. maybe someone can go back to the first post and jot everything down that people want in the movie and sum it up into a not-so-lengthy screenplay. Why dont you give a zelda screenplay opinion yourself while you're at it? Also, changing stuff very drastically for a 'based on a video game' movie doesnt blow over big with the fans. I think those decisions are left to whoever licenses The legend of Zelda to hollywood producers.

My opinion? A good script would be a Zelda under 12 years old based in the same setting as Ocarina of Time.

Since movies are not generally about one person, I would have two other characters who are able to leave the forest. Their roles will be light but necessary in order for a film to carry weight.

There needs to be atleast 1 dungeon obviously but not more than 2, it would become overused. Some cool things would need to happen like maybe have a winged elf character, the exploding people, and probably dark Link, those would be cool.

If I were the one writing the script I would be adding hidden meanings, lots of references to the games, philiosophical jumbo, but more for the kids than adults. It would boost the rewatch value make people think. You can enjoy the movie by understanding 3 layers or you can look deeper and see 20.

I'd write mine to target ages 12-20

That's why I don't like OoT...a kid Link. In the other 6 or so video games (including gameboy)...Link was an adult between 17-22 by the looks of him. They introduce this past/present crap and ruin the saga. Deku sticks and masks...jesus what is this game coming to.

I would say that 3 movies would turn this into and epic movie trilogy, but 1 movie would make it seem more like the Dungeons & Dragons movie that i saw on cable, and it sucked. Everyone's opinion in this sounds great, especially gannon creating dark link.

Maybe in movie 1 gannon wrecks link and steals something from him using a crystal or pendent (i dunno like life energy or something stupid), but good 'ole fairy in a bottle comes to the rescue. (nice game reference)

In movie 2, gannon uses that "life energy" crystal to summon dark link to do his dirty work, but then finds out link's alive so he sends dark link to kill him. Dark link gets eliminated at the end of movie 2 by link.

Movie 3, link defeats gannon in human form, then in gross pig form. Each movie should have its own dungeon, and the fights mentioned above should be the climax scenes of each movie. Either way, Link MUST have his boomerang in order for these movies to exist because that was his best weapon ever! especially in the very first game where u get the magic boomer that shoots across the whole screen (take that bats!)

I think it would be cool if Link had to undergo like 3 trials to prove himself worthy of being called the hero of time. Like fighting a mirror Link (a 'face yourself' kindof trial), then maybe fighting a shadow gannon (face your worst fear) and then I think maybe at one point gannons influence over hyrule should reach toward the forest and destroy his village. Some kind of test of character would be interesting to see for Link because in the game it feels like he breezes through it. So any kindof hardship would be interesting.

Sounds about good, I must say that it seems more like a nice thought that just stays in my head rather than outside and in chaos. I would like to see a Lost woods bigger than the LINK TO THE PAST and more Illusive than the one I suppose was featured in OoT. With a little bit of hope and creativity, maybe someone can make a WHOLE NEW WORLD (I stole that from a Disney movie) of a video game. Ganon should be a real menace in the game; Destroying villages, Murdering civillians, and total anarchy to the whole planet...whatever planet that might be. There could even be a little backflash of a big village that ganon destroys and kills a bunch of people.

I also figure that instead of three, maybe the film will be set to a single-double movie. If there was a third one, then you're just going to re-enact what the other two have to offer. IE; Link fights ganon-movie ends, Link fights ganon again-movie ends, but then Link destroys ganon-movie actually ends. Seeing as how those one enemies (those crumpling skeletons) are pretty familiar, I say go ahead and give them a role in the film. Maybe something might happen a little differently in the film. Instead of a dark Link, maybe Link sees Zelda up in a room of a tower, but instead of being Zelda it's actually a dark Zelda. That way Zelda can actually prove to a battle against Link.

I remember watching "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show", where mario n luigi where hosting a show in a basement type room just like the one Mr. Rogers hosted his show. They used to play mario cartoons but 1 time i recall watching a "Legend of Zelda" cartoon, and in the cartoon, Zelda was a pretty bad ass archer. She was wreckin shop on the jumpin spider guys with this sweet ass bow. (the bow looked like the elven bows from LOTR.) So that would be cool if she shot Link in the back with an arrow while he was in dialogue with Gannon. LOL

Linkalicious your suggestions are good. I can go with that.

Satsyjin the face your self/ face your fears/ let's see what your really made of things loks good but it has been done before. I'm not saying it won't work because it can if don right. The let's see what you're really made of is always a good choice because you can go anywhwere with that.

Lavithian is on my track. You have to make ganaon a real Murderer. make him the worst guy ever.

CArl i don't think i wanna write a script because i wann enjoy he movie and if i write it i won't enjoy it because i know how it will end blablabla

And carl i hope your friend can write something good. Let hin read this thread (i think he already did) so that he has some kind og indication what the fans want.

I think all of our goal for this 'script' is to come up with something original yet very familiar. So the fans can identify yet still be entertained.

I think having the elders make Link prove himself worthy to wield the master sword would be an interesting battle. Perhaps he would fight an elder? or perhaps the mirror link? (if they did a shadow link I think he should be wispy like the shadows in ICO (PS2))

here are the shadow beasts (they chase after the girl but you gotta save her from them, so you take her by the hand and run). didnt mean to make this a bit off topic but if there was shadow link I think he should look like these shadows (slightly formless and bubbly) although these shadows take on a human-ish form and try to pull her into the shadows

Well, let me try something and reapproach that subject with a new theme. How about that SHADOW LINK, he can go on the other side, as in OoT, you were fighting on a watery floor and...well, maybe S-Link can go and beat up the Link on the other side. So Link take the blows while the S-Link is beating up Mirror Link (in other words, the link in the water's reflection) so Link has to figure out how to distort the water (Maybe Link can shoot a FIRE ARROW so the reflection becomes a furnace and S-Link jumps out and has to fight FAIR)

I think that if some things are pretty familiar then it's going to get lame, except for the fact that it's in a motion picture (I saw Shenmue the movie, it's nothing but someone playing the game...IT SUCKED, although it showed the funny part of Mark getting his ass kicked) sorry bout that, I had to relate to something. If someone would to create NEW STUFF, then it would be a lot more interesting. Also, if someone would to blend some previous Zelda games and make them all stick then you got a banana/strawberry smoothie, it tastes original without a MIXTURE, but mix it together then you have a cool new twist of flavors. Whatever the outcome, I still believe that it won't be as GREAT if someone uses all the elements from JUST ONE videogame. I'd have to say that the character drawings from OoT were pretty cool, so maybe they should stick with that as a main idea.

i agree with whoever said that zelda should be a book first.
1)with a book, you can pick the parts that would work for a movie and the ones that wouldn't
2)might be easier, since it's already there
3)build up a little following, or an "awareness" with the books, and then have a movie that can appeal to everyone

it should be like the LOTR movies, dark and violent. PG-13, with top-notch acting. CGI would have to be used, because of the creatures and other stuff. (can you imagine link vs. a whole bunnch of stalfos, sort of like burly brawl from matrix reloaded? EEE!)

i think zelda could make a decent movie if nintendo can get off their a** and do it right. (NO MARIO!)