Universal Pictures & Illumination Looks To Acquire The Rights For ‘The Legend of Zelda’

News June 8, 2023 12:44 pm Caleb Williams

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After the massive success of The Super Mario Bros Movie by Illumination & Universal, the studio looks at another top Nintendo property. According to Jeff Sneider on The Hot Mic Podcast, Universal Pictures is looking to acquire the rights to The Legend of Zelda from Nintendo. Illumination would once again develop the property into an animated feature film. In 2020, we at Knight Edge Media heard several years ago Netflix wanted to develop a live-action Zelda series, with the streaming service eyeing Tom Holland as Link. However, nothing came out of it beyond a production grid.

This partnership between Nintendo and Universal would lead many to believe that they could create a Super Smash Brothers cinematic universe. The arena fighting game featured many top Nintendo characters like Link, Kirby, Pikachu, Metroid, and Starfox as they face off in several character-themed arenas to fight. There is no word on a writer or director for The Legend of Zelda.

The Legend of Zelda has no set release date

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The Legend of Zelda Animated Movie, The Legend of Zelda TV Series, Universal Pictures

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media.

Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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