I'm seeing more and more chatter about this possibility online. Considering that Mario is going to make $1B+, and the fact that Nintendo has its own studio now, I'd say there is a better chance than there's ever been of this happening.
My question is, if you were in charge, how would you cast it, what kind of animation style would you like to see, and what story would you tell?
As much as I love the animation for Super Mario, I don't think that Illumination style animation would quite work for Zelda. So I would go with something along these lines:
As for story, I go back and forth between doing an Ocarina of Time type story (seeing the young kid turn into a young adult), or something like a Skyward Sword (origins or Hyrule) or Breath of the Wild. (A fallen, ruined kingdom and having to pick up the pieces.)
Ultimately, I think they could do a wholly new and original story that takes elements from all those. Maybe start the first act with young Link in the newly established Hyrule, who learns of his destiny and trains into his young adulthood, but somehow ends up being frozen in time for thousands of years, eventually waking up to a ruined kingdom and having to lead a war against Ganondorf with the help of Zelda's army. In this version, there was the original prophecy of a savior, but he disappeared and became myth. This way you're able to still tell the story of the mythical hero, while still making him the first one. A bit of Dune vibes. Which leads me to...
Link:
Zelda:
Ganondorf:
What would you do?
My question is, if you were in charge, how would you cast it, what kind of animation style would you like to see, and what story would you tell?
As much as I love the animation for Super Mario, I don't think that Illumination style animation would quite work for Zelda. So I would go with something along these lines:
As for story, I go back and forth between doing an Ocarina of Time type story (seeing the young kid turn into a young adult), or something like a Skyward Sword (origins or Hyrule) or Breath of the Wild. (A fallen, ruined kingdom and having to pick up the pieces.)
Ultimately, I think they could do a wholly new and original story that takes elements from all those. Maybe start the first act with young Link in the newly established Hyrule, who learns of his destiny and trains into his young adulthood, but somehow ends up being frozen in time for thousands of years, eventually waking up to a ruined kingdom and having to lead a war against Ganondorf with the help of Zelda's army. In this version, there was the original prophecy of a savior, but he disappeared and became myth. This way you're able to still tell the story of the mythical hero, while still making him the first one. A bit of Dune vibes. Which leads me to...
Link:
Zelda:
Ganondorf:
What would you do?
