Tidus Andronicus
05-29-2006, 04:25 PM
Finally, a Zelda movie! Well, at least an independent movie anyway.
(And considered that before you judge it.)
The Hero of Time (The Legend of Zelda) is an full-length, independent Zelda movie being made by a small group of producers and film buffs called "BMB Finishes". They have been working on this movie for the past two years, and it is now nearing completion. It is a fully independent production that when finished will be promoted as a festival piece, as well as a Zelda fan-made film. All of the people making the movie are big fans of the Zelda series, and they have put a ton of creativity and effort into this film. The movie is being directed and produced by Joel Musch. David Blane is also producing the film on top of starring as Link.
The movie's story is roughly based off that of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Link, who has been raised by the Kokiri, is sent to Hyrule City by the Great Deku Tree. Once there, he meets Princess Zelda who tells him what the Triforce symbol on his hand means and exactly who he is,
Meanwhile, Ganon has arranged a banquet for the king, but this gesture, seemingly in good faith, is just a part of his evil scheme. At the banquet, the king is poisoned, and Ganon overthrows the kingdom. Link flees to the Temple of Time and takes the Master Sword, but is shocked when he finds he has suddenly traveled into the future. Link discovers that it is a bleak future, for Ganon has destroyed the land, and so he sets out to find Zelda. Along the way he meets Sheik, and learns that he will need the help of the sages to defeat Ganon. After he defeats demons that are guarding the sages, Link returns to Hyrule where he confronts donzens of Gerudo warriors and ultimately fights Ganon.
Along the way, other characters from the game make appearances, including Saria, Impa, Malon and Talon.
The movie has already been filmed and is nearing the final stages of production, with just animation and CGI left to complete.
http://movie.legendofzeldaseries.com
http://www.legendofzeldaseries.com/main.php?page=aboutmovie.html
Supposedly, if on time, this movie will be released later this fall. With decent production values for an independent film, CGI, great locals, and decent costume work... This should prove to be worth the watch, at least for Zelda fans. It has also been made, with people totally new to the Zelda series in mind, so as not to confuse/bore them. Another thing I read, is that they will be using Original Zelda music in the movie.
As far as Nintendo's opinion on this, well I haven't seen one yet... but we can be relativly sure that Nintendo will 'allow' it to continue, even if they don't support it. (I'll be happy as long as they don't pull a 'SquareEnix' on a fan made tribute.)
For more info check the above link, including an about section, as well as an FAQ section.
To see a basic trailer for this movie, you can download it here:
http://www.legendofzeldaseries.com/main.php?page=fanmovietrailer.html
I'd love to see this when it comes out, whether its good or bad! So I personally can't wait. I hope the acting is ok, but who knows... They shot 90 hours of footage, with 50 hrs of 'mess-ups by our very gifted actors. lol So hopefully that means they made sure to get it right. Also, If/When they release a DVD, they have plenty of extras to put on it, including 30 hrs of documentary footage. The movie itself should be around 2 hours long.
I think it will be fun, and I can't wait... I wonder what everyone else thinks? ^_^;
(And considered that before you judge it.)
The Hero of Time (The Legend of Zelda) is an full-length, independent Zelda movie being made by a small group of producers and film buffs called "BMB Finishes". They have been working on this movie for the past two years, and it is now nearing completion. It is a fully independent production that when finished will be promoted as a festival piece, as well as a Zelda fan-made film. All of the people making the movie are big fans of the Zelda series, and they have put a ton of creativity and effort into this film. The movie is being directed and produced by Joel Musch. David Blane is also producing the film on top of starring as Link.
The movie's story is roughly based off that of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Link, who has been raised by the Kokiri, is sent to Hyrule City by the Great Deku Tree. Once there, he meets Princess Zelda who tells him what the Triforce symbol on his hand means and exactly who he is,
Meanwhile, Ganon has arranged a banquet for the king, but this gesture, seemingly in good faith, is just a part of his evil scheme. At the banquet, the king is poisoned, and Ganon overthrows the kingdom. Link flees to the Temple of Time and takes the Master Sword, but is shocked when he finds he has suddenly traveled into the future. Link discovers that it is a bleak future, for Ganon has destroyed the land, and so he sets out to find Zelda. Along the way he meets Sheik, and learns that he will need the help of the sages to defeat Ganon. After he defeats demons that are guarding the sages, Link returns to Hyrule where he confronts donzens of Gerudo warriors and ultimately fights Ganon.
Along the way, other characters from the game make appearances, including Saria, Impa, Malon and Talon.
The movie has already been filmed and is nearing the final stages of production, with just animation and CGI left to complete.
http://movie.legendofzeldaseries.com
http://www.legendofzeldaseries.com/main.php?page=aboutmovie.html
Supposedly, if on time, this movie will be released later this fall. With decent production values for an independent film, CGI, great locals, and decent costume work... This should prove to be worth the watch, at least for Zelda fans. It has also been made, with people totally new to the Zelda series in mind, so as not to confuse/bore them. Another thing I read, is that they will be using Original Zelda music in the movie.
As far as Nintendo's opinion on this, well I haven't seen one yet... but we can be relativly sure that Nintendo will 'allow' it to continue, even if they don't support it. (I'll be happy as long as they don't pull a 'SquareEnix' on a fan made tribute.)
For more info check the above link, including an about section, as well as an FAQ section.
To see a basic trailer for this movie, you can download it here:
http://www.legendofzeldaseries.com/main.php?page=fanmovietrailer.html
I'd love to see this when it comes out, whether its good or bad! So I personally can't wait. I hope the acting is ok, but who knows... They shot 90 hours of footage, with 50 hrs of 'mess-ups by our very gifted actors. lol So hopefully that means they made sure to get it right. Also, If/When they release a DVD, they have plenty of extras to put on it, including 30 hrs of documentary footage. The movie itself should be around 2 hours long.
I think it will be fun, and I can't wait... I wonder what everyone else thinks? ^_^;