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[–] Doesntpostmuch@possumpat.io 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"well, excuuuuuuuse me princess!"

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 1 year ago

I mentioned this in another thread about this: How Nintendo has characters in game refer to Link and how Link is portrayed in media outside the games, it seems very much like the personality of that cartoon version is the canon personality of Link.

[–] Wodge@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Chris Pratt as Gannondorf, Tom Holland as Link, and Danny DeVito as Navi. It'll be alright.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Jack Black as Ganon singing about his love for Zelda

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Danny DeVito as Navi

Samuel L. Jackson.

[–] mrspaz@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Hey, listen, motherfucker!"

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[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not a studio Ghibli collab ಠ⁠︵⁠ಠ

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

That would have been amazing to see.

[–] DarkMessiah@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Is… is Link going to be a voiced role?

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

"HYET HEH HYAAAA"

[–] pikmeir@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

"It's a me, Link."

[–] ExcursionInversion@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope so. Another masterpiece like dragon ball evolution would be amazing

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[–] rooster_butt@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Hyrule Kingdom, here we go.

[–] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or they make it like Nicholas Cage's character in the Willy's Wonderland, who's essentially just an invincible player character other characters react to

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Chris Pratt, of course

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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If link says even a word the whole thing will be ruined

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Starring Timothy Chalamet as Link

[–] frezik@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Link talks. The fan theory that he's mute is unsupportable. Too many instances of him conveying complex information to people he just met (and who wouldn't know his gesture language). You can try to explain it away, but it will quickly get more complicated than assuming he talks.

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[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The director of the fucking Maze Runner movies?

Really?

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Not only that, but also the producer who forced Sam Raimi to include Venom in Spider-Man 3, and who is responsible for all those Sony/Marvel movies (including Morbius).

[–] hrimfaxi_work@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe it'll be so absurdly terrible that it comes all the way back around to incredible?

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[–] MrSqueezles@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

who has produced many mega hit films.

Mega. Hit. Films. Who cares that he has a history of ignoring source material, angering fans, ruining IP? They're mega hits.

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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is going to be a disaster.

[–] Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah. My first thought was who the fuck would want to play Link? Then I imagined Tom Holland as Link. This is going to be so bad. This is Masters of the Universe for a new generation.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I didn't see live action and I'm like why would Tom Holland need to do the voice? Yeah ... I thought they were doing well with the Mario Movie ...

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[–] Lanusensei87@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Gee, it sure is BORING around here!"

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.

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[–] lapommedeterre@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fingers crossed for Owen Wilson to be Link

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[–] The_Cleanup_Batter@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Uhhh... I'm not so certain that this is something that will go over well as a live action movie. ESPECIALLY if they plan on having Link appear in it. Link is a silent protagonist primarily because it allows the player to easily project themselves into the position of the character. Meaning that every individual fan has their own specific idea of how link "should be." Any deviation from that and... Well we know how gamers can be. If you don't put Link in it and focus on side characters in a plot that happens in the Legend of Zelda setting, you have a chance for something more successful as a spin-off. You'll still have people on the side shouting "Why didn't they put link in it?" But if the movie is written and produced well, then isn't much of an issue.

But the Mario movie was a success so I'm not overly worried about it and I'm hopeful.

[–] AttackPanda@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

They should just piss everyone off universally and give him like a Gilbert Gottfried voice.

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only way I can see it working is in the princess bride style. That way we understand it’s the narrator telling the story and so the tone/voice not matching makes sense

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

narrator telling the story

Well it is the Legend of Zelda, so I could see that working really well

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

lol could they really get away with making a Zelda movie without Link??

I guess I could see it. Like maybe it's literally a "legend" of Zelda, where the hero is a figure of myth and the story actually centers around other characters many years later. Sorta like Wind Waker, I'm realizing as I'm writing this. Actually, using the Wind Waker trope of making the main character a reincarnation of Link might give them the wiggle room to create a Link with some unique personality.

[–] Klystron@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arad productions has produced fine films such as venom and the uncharted movie. Along with the spider verse movies. What a range.

Also, Sony pictures is distributing the film, funnily enough, lol.

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I had a hard enough time just clicking this link and remaining optimistic that this project wouldn't be embarrassing and uh, this just killed that feeling. Toss it in the video game movie pile along with Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed...

[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I can't think of a single way this will not suck. I was pleasantly surprised by the Mario movie but that was animated

[–] Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago

They are only teasing. We won’t hear anything for a couple years and then it will re-emerge as an animated series for little kids.

[–] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm calling it now: as soon as some casting is announced or stills shown there's going to be a massive shriek from chuds over the 1-2 PoC actors portraying Hylians and they'll pretend they're actually just mad because lore says Hylians are white or some bullshit

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

Even though there are multiple examples of dark-skinned Hylians across multiple games

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

nononononononononononononono

[–] eddanja@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Guys... Check the date. It's Apri~ Oh wait. This is real? Ha ha ha! Let's see what unfolds!

[–] gearheart@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Waits patiently for windwaker reboot/re-release.

[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Since Mario was played by the actress who did Linda Belcher, maybe Link should be played by H. Jon Benjamin

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