Legend of Zelda (film)

An adaption of the Legend of Zelda game franchise is in development by LA!LA! Arts and Film Gate Studios.

Development
The project was announced under the working title "Realm of the Sages" in late 2010 to feature an original story and be live-action. This was later changed, however, in early 2011, and LA!LA! opted to base it on a script entitled "Legend of Zelda: The Hero of Time" by Adam Johnson and changed the format to CGI. This story was abandoned too after LA!LA! discovered the negative reviews behind it, and Ciarán Graham was hired to rewrite the script with input from Leon Fox O'Brien. Graham later opted to start from scratch, but the project took another hit when it was put on hold due to other projects.

By early 2013, the project's fate was unknown. Graham himself admitted to not knowing. In May, LA!LA! confirmed the project was still underway, with production to resume soon. In June 2013, Graham concurred with this statement, saying he had began "some form" of development on the script. He revealed the story was to be original again, saying:

"Link's won. Many, many times. But a new evil comes, and this takes place after the time he CAN'T save everyone. He screws up. Fails. And he's the only one who can help. He has to regain his strength, believe in himself: all the while, the world is crumbling around him."

He revealed some story elements soon after, saying Link is "building himself as a hero from the ground up" since the legend "has been shattered". He also said Zelda would play a greater role than the damsel and an original character, Machida, would be "integral". He also said Tingle may make a cameo.

Release Date
At the beginning of development, LA!LA! gave a tentative release date of winter 2011, but this was later delayed to summer 2012. After the project re-entered development, LA!LA! gave it a new release date of Autumn 2014.