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In 2007, Imagi Animation Studios created a sizzle reel for Nintendo to pitch a CGI The Legend of Zelda film adaptation. As history dictates, nothing came of the film, but the footage was recently released for the public to see. The “trailer” of sorts feature Zelda hero Link, antagonist Ganondorf, and the titular Zelda herself. Imagi’s typical style of long, non-proportional bodies used in the TMNT film were used for the Zelda pitch. However, the character designs themselves were mature and definitely fitting of the contemporary Zelda game of the time, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

I can understand Nintendo’s hesitance to return to Hollywood considering their first foray into films, the Super Mario Bros. adaptation, had as little to do with the popular video game franchise as much as it had any resemblance of a good film. Still, if any Nintendo franchise were to deserve a film adaptation, the Zelda IP would be the most likely to receive a good treatment. Will we ever see a Legend of Zelda film? Probably not, but at least there’s some interest in the property in Hollywood.

[via Destructoid]