The Sonic the Hedgehog movies have been going strong, and it’s part of a video game movie renaissance that is leading up to a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. With so many iterations of Zelda though, the Sonic writers have revealed they actually want to have their own spin in theaters someday.
Talking to IGN, Sonic writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller talk about wanting to make an adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but only after the live-action movie from Wes Ball gets finished. When asked about any potential projects, Miller discussed:
“I think another easy one I think we can answer because the movie’s already happening and we’re already not doing it would be a Zelda. I remember always when we played Wind Waker, we were always like, man, I mean, it would probably be weird if they made a Zelda movie to start with Wind Waker versus the more classic Hyrule. But we both loved Wind Waker and it’s so cinematic. Yeah. So after they make this Zelda movie, I guess we’re putting it out there in the world, maybe we can do a Wind Waker spin-off.”
For context, The Legend of Zelda series kind of reboots itself with every entry (like Final Fantasy), but it just keeps specific story elements like Link, Zelda, Ganon, and the Kingdom of Hyrule. The Wind Waker was a game that released for the GameCube, and featured a more animated art-style for Link and the rest of the world.
It’s still unclear what the plan for the live-action Zelda movie is, but a lot are expecting some high-visual fantasy akin to that of the recent Dungeons and Dragons movie. Since there were some fans hoping for an animated Zelda adventure, maybe The Wind Waker could be their way in.
After all, the Spider-Verse films have been considered great, and that’s with the live-action Spider-Man also being in theaters.
We don’t know when a Wind Waker movie could actually happen, but fans can enjoy Casey and Miller’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 now in theaters.
