The Wall Street Journal broke news today that Netflix is in talks to develop a live action version of the iconic video game series, that will be a "Game of Thrones," fantasy epic viewable for the entire family. Interestingly enough, this announcement is made ahead of the planned release for Netflix in Japan this fall. To be frank, creating a series who's protagonist actually doesn't speak and spends a fair amount of the game adventuring and solving puzzles doesn't sound like it would translate well to a live action TV show. It's also vaguely been described as the story of "an ordinary boy named Link who must rescue a princess named Zelda and save a fantasy world called Hyrule," which poses the question, which one? Seeing as that can possibly follow multiple video game story lines or, maybe none at all, we can't be really sure what to expect especially since the WSJ also states that Netlifx does not have a writer lined up. Early skepticism aside, this could prove to be a huge hit for Nintendo, Netflix and fans of one of gaming most recognizable characters.
For the second time, Hyrule's hero is getting his own TV but it'll be quite different from the 1989 animated one.
The Wall Street Journal broke news today that Netflix is in talks to develop a live action version of the iconic video game series, that will be a "Game of Thrones," fantasy epic viewable for the entire family. Interestingly enough, this announcement is made ahead of the planned release for Netflix in Japan this fall. To be frank, creating a series who's protagonist actually doesn't speak and spends a fair amount of the game adventuring and solving puzzles doesn't sound like it would translate well to a live action TV show. It's also vaguely been described as the story of "an ordinary boy named Link who must rescue a princess named Zelda and save a fantasy world called Hyrule," which poses the question, which one? Seeing as that can possibly follow multiple video game story lines or, maybe none at all, we can't be really sure what to expect especially since the WSJ also states that Netlifx does not have a writer lined up. Early skepticism aside, this could prove to be a huge hit for Nintendo, Netflix and fans of one of gaming most recognizable characters.
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