Console Games (Nintendo, Sony etc.) and Arcade Games/The Legend of Zelda Movie?!?

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Hi, I recently bought "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" for the wii. I am now a huge fan! I was on youtube looking at some zelda videos when I stummbled accross a supposed Legend of Zelda movie coming out soon. Is this true?!? If you know please get back to me! I really want to know. If you dont I'm sorry I wasted your time.

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Well that depends on what videos you stumbled upon Miranda. There are three videos in total so far that I have seen. There is one from IGN and two from BMB Finishes.

The one from IGN, although the most professionally made and believable, was unfortunately an elaborate April Fool's joke that began production nearly a year before it aired last year. This trailer is quite well made and has massive amounts of effects in it leading many to believe that it was real. But if you watch till the end of the trailer, where the little chime that plays like when you find a treasure in the games...you will see that the movie is supposedly supposed to open on April 1, 2009. Whenever you see this, it can pretty much guarantee that whatever you are watching is a gag or hoax and it turned out to be true with this video:( You can see this video here:

http://movies.ign.com/dor/articles/863515/legend-of-zelda-movie-trailer/videos/l...

The other two are by a fan movie group called BMB Finishes. These two are trailers for an actual Zelda movie that is in production. Be aware, this is an amateur production and was started over four years ago and is still being made. This is the movie that actually looks as if it will see the light of day. Just don't expect it to be approved or endorsed by Nintendo:) It looks interesting though and hopefully the people involved in it will do it justice. The two trailers can be found here:

http://www.theherooftime.com/

And here:

http://legendofzeldaseries.com/main.php?page=fanmovie.html

Hope this helps clear up any confusion about the supposed 'Legend of Zelda' movie.

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