Jordan Vogt-Roberts is currently working on a Metal Gear movie, but he has already spoken about his interest in adapting other video game properties to the big screen, including Nintendo’s vaunted science fiction action series Metroid. However, it looks like he wants to go above and beyond that. In a chat with IGN, he talked about ideas he has to adapt possibly the most beloved franchise in gaming to the silver screen- The Legend of Zelda.

Speaking to IGN, he pointed out that Zelda is not Lord of the Rings, nor any other traditional fantasy story. It, in fact, has a number of quirky elements in it, entirely unlike any other fantasy story. Which is true- unlike other fantasy tales that just appropriate the traditional fantasy setting with the requisite dwarves/elves/men wholesale, Zelda has totally original iconography, imagery, and lore.

“The thing about Zelda is Zelda is not Lord of the Rings, right? You cannot forget how quirky and bizarre Zelda is,” Vogt-Roberts said. “I think you need to find a way to actually fuse the traditional Zelda and the very new Zelda.”

That last segue at the end is him musing on how Zelda has evolved from being a classical high fantasy story to becoming something more resembling a fusion of science fiction and fantasy with the newer games (Breath of the Wild, for instance, includes lasers, AI, fully autonomous combat units, high technology, a tablet, and so on).

“I think you have to find a way to very intensely fuse the pure just sort of fantasy of Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past, but then I think you need to find a way to incorporate the newer pseudo-tech stuff — you know, the lasers and Tron lines that happen in the newer games, but in a way that’s not overwhelming.”

He also talked about how he would handle Link, who is famously mute in the games- how do you translate that over into a movie and not have him talk? Well, Vogt-Roberts would want to keep him mute anyway, if he could. “I actually fully think Link should not speak the entire film,” he said. I’ would do a film where he’s a silent protagonist.”

These are some interesting ideas for sure- albeit I am not sure how well they would work, or if a Zelda movie (or even TV show) is even possible. That said, it’s good to see interest in making something like this happen. Who knows, maybe some time in the future, we might see a concerted attempt at a Zelda movie or TV show.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director of the successful 2017 film Kong: Skull Island, has been tapped up to direct a big screen adaptation of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, which is a fact we’ve known for some time now. Something else we’ve known is that Vogt-Roberts is not just a vocal fan of the medium of video games, but that he’s also a very vocal fan of Hideo Kojima himself, and all the work he’s done over the years, especially Metal Gear Solid.

That dedication to the medium, the franchise, and its creator are all easily apparent whenever the man speaks of his upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie, a project that’s been in early development for some time. And he did so again- while speaking with IGN, Vogt-Roberts said that along with co-scriptwriter Derek Connelly, he has been reworking the script since August of 2017 to make sure that it better reflects the tone and style of Kojima’s own games, in order to be as perfect an adaptation as it can be, a goal they’re prioritizing above all else as far as this specific project is concerned.

He said, “Let’s really think about whether we’re making the truest, most balls-to-the-wall Metal Gear version of this–the most Kojima version of this, and even if that means we make it for a little bit less money, let’s make the version of this that’s true to what it is, fully committed to what Kojima’s voice is.”

In the interview, Vogt-Roberts also talked about the nature of video games movies, and why they’ve failed to do well thus far, and which video game films are his personal favourites (hint: they’re not even based on video games). It’s an interesting conversation, so check out the interview through the link above. Meanwhile, Vogt-Roberts has also been displaying his love for the Metal Gear franchise by releasing daily doses of fan art-work of the series to celebrate its 31st anniversary.

In a true industry shaking fashion, Kojima has announced the Metal Gear Solid movie which is being produced by Avi Arad. In case you don’t know who he is, check out who he is, as his imdb page is full of awesomeness. Yes he was behind almost all Marvel movies.

Arad has produced The Amazing Spiderman, Hulk, Iron-Man and all such movies. Again, check out his imdb page, his talent and work experience is unquestionable.

Kojima confirmed that a Metal Gear Solid movie was in development at Columbia Pictures with no release date mentioned at the event.

Of course, fans might be disappointed that there was no new game announced at the event but there’s still two more announcements to go after a social game was announced for GREE. We are covering the event live and there’s no live stream so far so you have to bear with these bits and pieces of information.

Famitsu.