In a new financial report, Nintendo has announced that the upcoming Legend of Zelda film will release before 2030. Specifically, it will release in “202X.” Additionally, the next entry in the Super Mario Bros. Movie franchise will release in April 2026.
Wes Ball will direct the upcoming live-action film. In the past, Ball directed The Maze Runner franchise and the recent Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes film. Arad Productions is known for its work on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Kraven the Hunter, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Uncharted, and the upcoming Metal Gear Solid film. Nintendo is co-financing the film with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
VUDU describes the Super Mario Bros. Movie as follows:
The movie tells the story of two Brooklyn plumbers who are brothers and best friends: Mario, the brave one with the “let’s-a go” attitude, and the perpetually anxious Luigi, who would prefer to go nowhere. We open with the Super Mario Brothers reckoning with their struggling plumbing business, and wind up in a whirlwind adventure through Mushroom Kingdom.
Through their journey, we meet a cast of familiar, lovable characters, ultimately uniting together to defeat the power-hungry villain, Bowser. The Super Mario Bros. Movie takes what millions of gamers worldwide have loved for thirty-five years and levels it up to a new and breathtaking cinematic experience.
The most recent entry in The Legend of Zelda franchise, Echoes of Wisdom, is available now on the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo will likely reveal more about the future of the franchise and the the upcoming live-action film in the coming months.
