Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Zelda, and Avi Arad, chairman of Arad Productions Inc., who has been a producer on a number of hit Marvel movies, will produce the Zelda film.
Nintendo said Wednesday it plans to develop a live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, one of its most popular characters, as the gaming giant looks to replicate the success it had with the Mario movie.
Investors had feared that sales of the more than six-year old Nintendo Switch console had peaked.
Nintendo will be hoping for similar success with the Zelda movie.
Nintendo will co-finance the Zelda film with Sony Pictures.
Persons:
Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, Zelda, Avi Arad, Wes Ball
Organizations:
Nintendo, Mario Bros, Universal Studios, Arad Productions Inc, Investors, Sony Pictures, Comcast, CNBC
Locations:
Japan, NBCUniversal