However, this project will be live-action, withWes Ballconfirmed to direct.

10Impa

This classic character is overlooked.

The franchise centers around three key characters: Link, Zelda, and Ganon.

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9Expanded Lore/References

Add something new to the movie.

This could add another level of attention to detail to theZeldamovie.

Don’t change his classic look.

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Comic accuracy is something fans complain about all too much, but it’s for a reason.

While he doesn’t wear this every game, this armor is a staple of the character.

It’s best if he stays quiet.

Impa standing in front of a beam of light in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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Link only spoke once before inaZeldaanimated TV series, providing mixed results but some iconic lines.

6Master Sword and Shield

you’re free to’t forget these legendary weapons.

They can’t makeThe Legend of Zeldamovie without the Master Sword and Master Shield.

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Not including it would be nonsensical, and doing things just to be different.

5Triforce

The series revolves around this.

Not necessarily a MacGuffin, but it is essentially the same thing but prominent to the series.

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While fans would welcome something new, the Triforce is a staple aspect of the series.

It is calledThe Legend of Zeldaright?

3Dungeon(s)

This is a staple aspect of Zelda.

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Everyone knows the movie can’t include four dungeons or move, but it needs at least one.

2Minimal CGI

Let fans feel the beauty of nature.

However, many films overuse this technique, which muddles the feeling and originality.

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1Original Story

Don’t tell fans a story they already know.

Despite many great stories, the movie should not retell anything the fans already know.

A focus on plot and worldbuilding would expand the series without focusing on spectacle and action.

Zelda wielding the triforce in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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Zelda holding the broken Master Sword in ‘The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom’

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Epona in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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