Illumination has just taken us out of the loop with the Zelda movie

The Nintendo video game that has Link and Zelda as protagonists could receive an animated film like Mario Bros. Now we know that…

There is a persistent rumor that Illumination (the creators of the Minions franchise) is working on a Zelda movie commissioned by Nintendo. Unfortunately, this seems to be just a rumor.

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At the beginning of this year, the Super Mario Bros. Movie was released in theaters, produced by Illumination and Nintendo, and it has since grossed over $1.3 billion at the box office. In Mexico, it is the highest-grossing film in history.

Since then, especially after the global success of the latest Zelda game, the press has started pulling on a thread that suggests Nintendo wants to replicate the success of Mario Bros… but with the intellectual property of Zelda.

Illumination denies that this is real

At the Annecy International Animation Festival, a media outlet met with Chris Meledandri, founder and CEO of Illumination and producer of all their films, and asked him if Link would soon arrive on the big screen through a movie created by them.

“I don’t know where that came from,” Meledandri said about the news. “I mean, I can understand that people would speculate all kinds of things because, obviously, we’ve had a great experience working together. My relationship with Nintendo now includes being on their board of directors, so I understand why people might assume these things.”

While the rumor has been denied for now, it doesn’t mean it will never happen. Despite that, Meledandri acknowledges his position on Nintendo’s board of directors and the fruitful partnership between the two studios will undoubtedly continue beyond the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel.

This suggests that in the future, we might see an animated film similar to the one for Mario Bros., which would bring joy to many, myself included. However, I have always thought that Studio Ghibli should be the one to make that movie, for obvious reasons.

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Author: Chema Carvajal Sarabia

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