It has been revealed that after the impressive success of the Super Mario Bros. Nintendo is considering a film adaptation
What is known
According to renowned film reporter JeffJeff Sneider, who shared this information on The Hot Mic podcast, got inside information from a "very reliable source" that Nintendo is working on a deal with Universal to make a Zelda movie:
“Zelda looks like it will be the next big thingNintendo's Illumination franchise, which again I think we all kind of expected, but I'm told it's happening and it's costing Universal a lot of money because of the success of Super Mario, as if Nintendo knows it's worth it at this point, but yes, I was told that now it will become a reality”.
Co-production between Illumination (Minions, Despicable Me) and Nintendo, The Super Mario Bros. Movie has grossed over $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office since early April.
This is the biggest film of 2023 to date, ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy. 3, which launched a month after Mario and grossed almost $786 million, according to Box Office Mojo.