Why Legend Of Zelda’s Movie Is Live-Action & Not Animated, Despite Super Mario’s $1.3 Billion Success

The Super Mario Bros. Movie set a billion-dollar precedent for Nintendo video games that are turned into movies, but the upcoming The Legend of Zelda will diverge from the Mario movie's animated format to pursue a live-action take on the story. News that Nintendo will attempt a Legend of Zelda movie, inspired by its action-adventure video game franchise, follows a booming trend of video game adaptations that have shaken the entertainment industry, including Sonic the Hedgehog, The Last of Us, and Five Nights at Freddy's.