Nintendo announces live-action Zelda movie

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Nintendo has announced that a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda is now in development. It will be produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions, and is set to be directed by Wes Ball. Nintendo will finance "more than 50%" of the project, with Sony Pictures picking up the rest of the bill and handling distribution, according to a press release.

"I have been working on the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda for many years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many mega hit films," Shigeru Miyamoto says in a statement on Twitter. "I have asked Avi-san to produce this film with me, and we have now officially started the development of the film with Nintendo itself heavily involved in the production. It will take time until its completion, but I hope you look forward to seeing it."

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