IGN

Zelda Director Tweeted About Directing the Movie 13 Years Ago, and Now His Wish Has Come True

Yesterday, Nintendo announced a live-action Legend of Zelda movie, with Wes Ball attached as the director. It's an opportunity Ball has apparently wanted for a long time now if this tweet from 2010 is ...
Polygon

Legend of Zelda movie director says film needs to be ‘grounded’ and ‘real,’ versus motion capture

Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda movie won’t be as heavy on the motion capture as director Wes Ball once envisioned. Back in 2010, long before Nintendo announced Ball as the guy in charge of the ...
Variety

13 Years Before Landing ‘Zelda’ Movie, Director Wes Ball Called It the ‘Next Avatar-Like’ Film and Said He ‘Could Never Hope to Have the Chance to Direct It’

“Since I could never even hope to have the chance to direct it…the next big mo-cap ‘Avatar’-like movie should be…THE LEGEND OF ZELDA,” Ball posted on Jan. 29, 2010. Flash forward over 13 years later, ...
IGN

The Legend of Zelda Movie Director Not Planning on Using Much Motion Capture in His 'Grounded' Adaptation

The Legend of Zelda movie director Wes Ball has doubled down on his plans for the live-action adaptation, as he reveals that using motion capture throughout is not his preference. We're working hard, ...