The success of another movie makes the planned film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda look even more enticing. The Legend of Zelda, which is based on the Nintendo game franchise that has been entertaining players for decades, is slated to include Link and Zelda on a giant screen. With The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s commercial success, director Wes Ball has high expectations for his Legend of Zelda adaptation. Vibrant fantasy settings may work well in live-action, as seen by the popularity of other high fantasy adaptations like The Witcher and The Lord of the Rings.

The trick is maintaining the unique visual elements and archetypes of the source material, while exploring it with the unique visual strengths of the medium of film. Luckily, Ball’s experience with The Maze Runner franchise placed him in the right tone for a prospective live-action Legend of Zelda adventure, speaking to his capabilities in adapting adventure stories. His latest cinematic success is very impressive in that regard, specifically because of the ways it approaches a potentially tricky and vast visual story with the same kind of energy a Legend of Zelda adaptation would need to succeed on the big screen.