According to an interview given to the Deadline newspaper by Tom Rothman, the head of Sony Motion Pictures Group, there is nothing to fear about the fidelity of the adaptation of The Legend of Zelda at the cinema, because the company is working closely with the maestro Shigeru Miyamoto, author of the original chapters. In short, fans can rest assured, at least from this point of view.
Deadline asked Rothman: “Your director, Wes Ball, has found a way to revive the “Planet of the Apes” franchise once again. Matt Reeves’ latest trilogy was hard to top. At first, I thought, “Do we really need this?” Apparently the answer is yes, thanks to an unusual entry point. However, based on what you say about movies having to be great, many have looked at big gaming intellectual properties and often they haven’t worked. How does Zelda fit into what you said about freshness?”
Rothman replied: “Because the film is being written and made in very close collaboration with Shigeru Miyamoto. It’s a true genius in his environment, and is really motivated by his strong vision. He created it and understands it thoroughly. You just need to look at the results of Super Mario Bros to realize this.”
The golden vein
Nice to see Miyamoto recognized as a global genius. After all, if he doesn’t deserve it, who else to attribute it to? In any case, we imagine that the enormous success of Super Mario Bros. The film has left its mark in the cinematographic field, with production companies that will now be much more careful to respect the videogame intellectual properties being adapted.
Nintendo of its own seems to have found a gold vein to exploit its intellectual properties, given their appeal to the general public. In addition to The Legend of Zelda, a second film starring Super Mario is already in the works.
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