The Legend of Zelda Movie's Social Media Account Highlights The Weirdness of Nintendo's Franchise Being Made By Sony Pictures

Nintendo fans person reacted successful astonishment and amusement astatine the information that Sony is moving the authoritative societal media relationship for The Legend of Zelda movie — and specifically the information that it follows the authoritative PlayStation account, alternatively than immoderate of the authoritative accounts for Nintendo.

The authoritative The Legend of Zelda Movie illustration connected X / Twitter is verified straight by Sony Pictures' ain authoritative account, seemingly confirming its legitimacy. It precocious sprung into life, retweeting assorted articles astir the film's accumulation and casting news.

Currently, the authoritative relationship follows conscionable 2 others: Sony Pictures itself, understandably, arsenic the institution is co-financing and distributing the film, and Sony's video crippled part PlayStation. That's close — not Nintendo, which created the bid and whose consoles big its games, but PlayStation.

"Nintendo has thing to bash with the Zelda series, everyone knows that..." wrote X idiosyncratic Stealth, highlighting the unusual situation. "Is the admin trolling lol," wrote different Zelda instrumentality successful response.

Last month, Nintendo fable Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed the Zelda movie's 2 main stars, arsenic accumulation connected the task begins to ramp up.

"This is Miyamoto," wrote Miyamoto. "I americium pleased to denote that for the live-action movie of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda volition beryllium played by Bo Bragason-san, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san. I americium precise overmuch looking guardant to seeing some of them connected the large screen."

Bragason, 21, antecedently appeared successful Netflix phantasy escapade bid Renegade Nell, arsenic good arsenic BBC transgression play adaptation The Jetty. Ainsworth, aged conscionable 16, has lone a fistful of roles to his name, though notably appeared successful Netflix fearfulness bid The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Officially announced successful November 2023, Nintendo's live-action The Legend of Zelda task is being produced by Miyamoto alongside Avi Arad, erstwhile CEO of Marvel Studios. Jurassic World’s Derek Connolly is penning the screenplay, portion Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Wes Ball volition direct.

Nintendo (and Sony Pictures) are acceptable to merchandise The Legend of Zelda successful theaters connected May 7, 2027. Maybe the movie's relationship volition person begun pursuing Nintendo by then.

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