Thylacine Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 This is just a huge April Fools Joke. The trailers credits says IGN Entertainment. Plus the release date gives it away clearly. The trailer looks good and actually makes me want to see a "real" Zelda movie. IGN really went all out on this one. What's really impressive is that they got real actors. The guy who plays Link, J.R. Killigrew, has an imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2202251/ So does everyone else in those credits. The movie advertised is disappointingly absent. Given these are all actors and actresses with low-budget items, it's still really extensive to go for an April Fool's joke. I want to believe. :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trygon Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 http://www.imdb.com/company/co0113718/ ...So, they've actually done a movie before? I'm not so sure this is fake, actually. EDIT: Also: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181615/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsx100 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 It could be, however screenshots and animated gifs of this have been around for months now.It's a little too fishy to just be an April Fools joke. IGN definately had to have been working on this for a few months. But seriously the IGN Entertainment in the cerdits and the release date of April 1 2009 gives it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Mighty Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 i thought this post was about this..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB89-9X6YS0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInMotion Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 How the hell do we make a movie filled with dialogue based on a guy who never talks? Why isn't Malon any cuter!? >.<;; You know, that IS true. I can't imagine how the storyline would be played out if Link never talked (of course, there are times in the games where a character will ask Link a question, and the character will say, "Oh, so you think ..."). And if he DID talk, I'm not entirely sure what he'd say... of course, that's why I'm not writing the script! As to why Malon isn't cuter, I'm sure there are a lot of us that have asked that... but she's the girl of farmer Mario, who's mother has yet to be seen (as far as I know), so right now, we just have to go with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInMotion Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 i thought this post was about this..... 2:03... is that supposed to be Link about to use Din's Fire, or is it supposed to be him screaming like a little girl, pounding his fist into the ground angrily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 It's a joke. I saw nothing about it on IMDB, which has the vaguest most obscure hints of movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Author Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Ok, I lost my post to FF crashing... Stupid WoW pranks :S Anyway, the gist of it: Sketchy, but possible. The story in every zelda is a retelling, therefore they can adapt it to the movie format. IGN is a big company, they have the money for both an elaborate prank or fronting the costs for a movie. Especially one that is a sure hit in the box office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecilff2 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 It's a joke. I saw nothing about it on IMDB, which has the vaguest most obscure hints of movies. http://www.imdb.com/company/co0113718/...So, they've actually done a movie before? I'm not so sure this is fake, actually. EDIT: Also: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181615/ But it is in IMDB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 O_o I still don't buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Fake but pretty awesome. I was impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonium Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Makes me wish it was a real movie despite Link's BUSTED looking face. Reminds me of those cheap scifi channel movies that you know is going to be horrible but still take the time to watch. The only realistic Link costume I've seen has been Legolas in LOTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.wholesome Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 When it comes to a game like Zelda though, I often wonder if you can translate it to film without really making it piss poor. I mean, I'm willing to give the BoTD here and say that maybe Hollywood really IS trying, but they don't have enough to work with, or what they have just really doesn't well, work that well.How do you take what is essentially a 25 - 30 hour gameplay experience and condense it to fit an hour and a half? What do you cut? How do you cut it? What about pacing? What action scenes should be put in? How the hell do we make a movie filled with dialogue based on a guy who never talks? Why isn't Malon any cuter!? >.<;; Pfft!Like any of that matters. All I want is a film that satisfys my rabid fanboy needs.So i suggest you start with something like Epona.That horse in the trailer looks nothing like Epona what the hell were they thinking!!! fuck pacing and storytelling get the bare essentials right(like the fucking horse jeez) then worry about all that cinema crap. BTW: Blatant April Fools, Come on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Wow. Just wow. That is completely epic. Whether it's awesome epic, complete ass epic, or "Tom Cruise in Legend" epic, I'm not sure. Definitely an epic April Fool's joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiwalker Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Why would anyone want a movie based off a video game anyway? They are completely different genres intended for different purposes. The only two media that are closely linked are books and movies. not videogames and books... not movies and videogames... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steben Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Listen guys, I know the timing was terrible, releasing the trailer on April Fool's Day. But I happen to have it on good authority (my cousin's fiance, who works for the production company making this a reality) that this thing is for real. Obviously no major studio would ever try to make a video game movie after the total duds that were the Super Mario movie, Doom the movie, Tomb Raider, etc. However, that's why IGN is helping produce the film. It's really the first attempt by gamers to make a serious full-length motion picture about video games, for the fans of the game itself. Keep an eye on updates from IGN... this thing is gonna be pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Why would anyone want a movie based off a video game anyway? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 See I already know you're full of it, 'cause those two movies were very awesome in very bad ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLiNd Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Seriously, when I first saw Legolas in Lord of the Rings I said "he would be perfect as Link." I mean that attitude and look, and his madd arching skills screams Link, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 Legolas would be a horrid Link. Flat hair, huge forehead. Eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bLiNd Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 yea probly, but they could fix the hair. it was one of those random thoughts while watching a movie. At any rate they shouldn't do it either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Sounds Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hopefully there will be an option to skip the cutscenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausdog Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 At 1:02 on the trailer on the 3rd page, the king says "Mah boi!" AMAZING VIDEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kutrayn Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Y'see, Ganondorf is evil because he's badly drawn and scottish. Y'see, next year they will release the movie, but it will be nothing but a 2-hour long collage of all the cucco attack sequences. Near the end, a cheesy zoom-in-on-a-cucco's-eyes-to-indicate-evil scene followed by the full out attack of the actor from the trailer, the music reaches its climax, and all that is show is link's hypnotized and drooling face, as seen by the chicken. Hopefully there will be an option to skip the cutscenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 No flash for computers at school, PHUCK. At least I got to see some screen shots. Wtf...why are they depicting Link as a shit-faced ugly 30-something year old? Ganondorf looks fucking delicious compared to the Link they're portraying. I liked the look about it all, though. Very Twilight-Princess-y. Fake, maybe. Real, maybe. A big, fat, joke either way? Hell yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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