‘Zelda’ fans at red alert as Illumination movie rumors surface

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Excitement is in the air after speculation that a film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda could be greenlit by Universal started spreading on social media. Rumors suggested that this film could receive a higher budget due to the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie.

It’s no secret why fans are excited to see this Nintendo title on the big screen, especially since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released just weeks ago. Fans hoped that Eiji Aonuma, the producer of The Legend of Zelda games, would oversee the project, just like how Shigeru Miyamoto was involved in the Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Unfortunately, not everyone is keen on the idea of Illumination working on this film adaptation, claiming that the studio is the “least qualified” to give this role-playing game the movie adaptation it deserves.

I seriously hope Eiji Aonuma is on board for Illumination’s Zelda. He directed every main installment for the franchise since Majora’s Mask. He has been the heart and soul for The Legend of Zelda arguably more so than Miyamoto. pic.twitter.com/MFDGMyIUxM

The success of Mario made this inevitable, but I cannot think of a studio less qualified to engage with Zelda than Illumination. https://t.co/Sd8mQv4KJo

zelda was supposed to get a studio ghibli movie not an illumination movie pic.twitter.com/7aQBs2RwvD

You can make the case Illumination is a solid fit for Mario, but it makes ZERO sense for Zelda deadass. https://t.co/3De01R83C9

Regardless, fans remain hopeful that The Legend of Zelda will receive the film adaptation it truly deserves. And considering the success of previous Nintendo adaptations, such as The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Detective Pikachu, it’s probably safe to assume that this game film is in safe