Legend of Zelda Movie Fan Cast and Ideas

 

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My Legend of Zelda Live Action Movie Fan Cast and Ideas

So yesterday, we got the announcement that we are getting a live action Zelda Movie. I've already discuss how I feel about whose working on it on my last blog. I'm very concern with whose producing the project but the director Wes Ball is a huge fan of the series and has wanted to make a Zelda film for a long time he even posted the idea back in 2010. Still, Avi Arad is considering because I would rather have Peter Jackson or Phil Lord and Chris Miller as producers instead. 

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Now, we are still determining what game they will adapt on screen. 

I always said that Ocarina of Time is the right one to adapt to the big screen.

However, they might choose a different game or write their original story.

An original story would work because there are so many Zelda stories.

Some Zelda stories would be complex to adapt, like Breath of the Wild and Tears of a Kingdom would be awesome, but they are hard to adapt on the big screen, but not for TV. 

First here is my fan cast for the Legend of Zelda Movie and no Henry Cavil is not playing Link like in my previous blog. Also I did mention for Link and Zelda I would with unknowns unless they are kids but for adults heres who I would cast. 

Tanner Buchanan as Link

Tanner looks the part and he's awesome in Cobra Kai and he's 24 years old. He be a great Link and I've seen him wear green too. However, for Link I hear some fans want Walker Scobell to play Link I can see it too let's see what he does as Percy Jackson. 

Milly Alcock as Princess Zelda 

Milly here played Princess Rhaenrya in House of the Dragon and she looks like Princess Zelda. She is excellent choice for the character and I know fans want Hunter Schafer I be down for her to play Zelda or Isabel May from the show 1883. 

Richard Armitage as Ganondorf

Now for Ganondorf I wanted to get an actor who play a great villain and Richard Armitage to me is a great choice. His performance as Thorin Oakenshield was great even though he wasn't a villain. I still go with him as Ganondorf. My other choices are Tom Hardy, Luke Evans, Idris Elba, Jason Momoa, and Anthony Starr.

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So those are three actors I would go with to play them in the movie but I don't know if it will be Ocarina of Time they will adapt but anything is possible there are other Zelda stories they could adapt on screen. 

Now here are my ideas for a Zelda film.

5. The film should be a three-parter. 

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Now, they should make this into a trilogy of films. I always recommend Ocarina of Time as the proper storyline to adapt as a three-partner film. If they decided to adapt Ocarina of Time, I would have the first film cover the child arc. The film ends with Link pulling out the Master Sword; the second film covers Forest Temple, Fire Temple, Water Temple, and ends with Link returning to Kakariko village in flames, and the last film is Shadow Temple, Spirit Temple, and Link going to save Zelda from Ganondorf in his castle. Something like that, and I would use the mangas for inspiration on how to do it. 

4. The film needs to look at good Fantasy adaptions to succeed. 

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Zelda is one of the greatest fantasy games of all time, and to do a good film adaption of it. Look at Lord of the Rings as an idea of adapting a proper fantasy film and honoring the source material. However, they should also form a new approach for this film, making it something new and exciting. It needs to do something groundbreaking, and the visuals must be epic. 

Thankfully, Nintendo will be involved with this film, and I can trust them to help Wes and the film's writer, Derek Connolly. 

3. The film can either adapt a Zelda story or write an original story.

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Every Zelda fan wants to see an adaptation of their favorite Zelda storyline. My friends and I want to see Ocarina of Time or Breath of the Wild become a film. There are so many stories to adapt; hey, they could still be adapted, maybe through animation or other live-action projects. If Nintendo decides that they are going to follow the Mario Bros movie approach and write an original story, I would be okay with that because Nintendo is involved, so I can get behind it. All I hope is the film is good, and I still hope for a three-parter film idea because it would be a great idea. 

2. Link and Zelda should have a romance in the film and Link should talk in the film.

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After playing Tears of a Kingdom, I want to see the official romance between Link and Zelda because they were in Tears of a Kingdom. If you play the game clearly they are hinting there is a romance between the two. They live together in the game. 

They should have Link talk for the film because the mangas did it and worked. I know many fans like how Link is a strong silent type, but in the movie, let him talk, but make sure it's not like the old Zelda show, if you know what I mean. 

However, what they could do is have Link stay quiet when he explores the temples and dungeons because it would give fans that feel from the games. 

1. The film has to have a good storyline that will please the fans.  

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This film needs to have a good plan, story outline, and visuals, and it needs to be something new and won't make fans worry too much. A Zelda movie is something fans have wanted for years, and like myself, we want it to be good, and it's a good film adaptation that honors the series. Of course, we are worried about how they could mess this up because there is a good chance the film could suck, and we don't want that. However, after the Mario Bros movie and The Last of Us show, this film will be good because those two projects involved the creators of Nintendo and Naughty Dog. It will be good despite Avi Arad and the writer of the film. Overall, I am excited, but I just hope whatever they do will be good and get me excited to watch it. 

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So that's my Fan Cast and Ideas for the upcoming Zelda Movie.

I know it was a short Fan Cast but they have yet to confirm which Zelda storyline they are adapting or if they are going to write an original story.

Let me know what you think?

My thoughts on the Live Action Legend of Zelda Movie.

 

My Thoughts on the Live Action Legend of Zelda Movie.

So it was announced that a Legend of Zelda movie is now in development, and no, it's not animated. It's live-action. That's right, we are getting a live-action Zelda movie. It will be produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Zelda, which is good, but they got Avi Aard as producer, and he is not big on that, but he did a great job with the Spider-Verse films. Plus Nintendo is heavily involved with the film, which is good because we saw how the Mario Bros Movie did with Nintendo being involved. 

We have a director for the film, and that is Wes Ball. He made the Maze Runner films, and he's directing Kingdom of the Apes. I prefer it to be an animated adaptation because, after the Mario Bros movie and Castlevania series, it would work as an animated film. However, I think it might work live-action because if they look at the Middle Earth films for inspiration and House of the Dragon, it could be good. 

I think they should look at the Lord of the Rings films for an idea on how to adapt a good fantasy on the big screen. As well they could look at Game of Thrones, House of Dragon, Dungeons and Dragons Honour Among Thieves, and Wheel of Time. 

I want to see a romance with Link and Zelda in the film.

I hope whatever they do, this film turns out well, but what they should do is make the film into a three-parter film like my Ocarina of Time fan cast and ideas I once wrote. Now, for casting, go with unknowns for Link and Zelda, but for Ganondorf, cast a great actor who is good at playing villains like Anthony Starr, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Richard Armitage, or Luke Evans. I don't know what Zelda game they will adapt on screen, or they might make this an original Zelda story for the film, which would be an interesting idea to adapt a Zelda film. 

What you think are you excited for this live action Legend of Zelda Movie or would rather it be animated instead or a TV Series. 

Let me know and if it were up to me I would adapt Ocarina of Time and make it a three parter film series. 

Nightmare Before Christmas Review Celebrating 30 Years of this Classic Film.

 

Nightmare Before Christmas Review

To celebrate this classic 30th anniversary and seeing how it came out the year I was born.

Here's my review of it.

I love this film, and it's one of my favorite Halloween films to watch every October and December. It counts as a Christmas movie, too. This film has excellent stop-motion animation, and it has memorable songs like This is Halloween, which Marilyn Manson remade. Now, people have said this movie is overrated nowadays, but it isn't. It still holds up. There is also the debate if this is a Halloween film or a Christmas film.  

The film focuses on Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King and King of Halloween Town. Voiced by Chris Sarandon, who I've met twice, and he's a cool guy. Also, Danny Elfman, the singing voice of Jack.

Jack does the same thing every year for Halloween and decides he wants to do something new for a change. He travels into the forest with his dog Zero, and he finds the Christmas tree door that sends him to Christmas Town. He loves everything Christmas is about and decides to take care of Christmas for Santa Claus this year because he wants to do something new. We also meet Sally, voiced by Catherine O'Hara, a Frankenstein monster who can sew herself apart. She's in love with Jack and wants to help him, but she has a vision that this will end badly for Jack. She's not wrong in the end.

All the monsters in Halloween Town are fun to look at and well-designed, and as they say, they are scary, but they're not mean. 

The songs are memorable in this film, and the film's villain is excellent. Oogie is a scary villain, and all the bugs he has would make anyone's skin crawl. 

The film has some excellent music scores and musical numbers like What's this? or Making Christmas. Also, I love Jack's What Have I Done, where he realizes he is the Pumpkin King and Halloween is his holiday. He saves Santa Claus and Sally from Oogie, who plans to kill them.

The film's ending was epic, and the song Jack's Back is a good end song.

In the end, Santa Claus brings Christmas to Halloween Town, showing there's no bad blood between Jack and Santa. Jack and Sally confess their love for each other and kiss.

I still enjoy it years later, and it still holds up 30 years later.

It's amazing how this film came out the same year I was born, and I'm 30 now. 

I give Nightmare Before Christmas an 

8 out of 10. 

It's a great Halloween film and Christmas film.

Also, the director of the film said that he's interested in making a prequel film instead of a sequel film. It would be more fun to see a Jack Skellington Origin film. 

Happy Halloween 

to all my viewers.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Review

 

My Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Review.

I've been meaning to review this film for Halloween, and it's a favorite of mine that I watch every Halloween. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, and here's my review of it...I love this film. It came out in 2015, and I love watching it like it's a good horror comedy film. It's about three scout members named Ben, played by Tye Sheridan; Carter, played by Logan Miller; and Auggie, played by the late Joey Morgan. I just found out sadly that he passed away recently, back in 2021. 

They have to survive a Zombie attack with the help of a stripper, well actually cocktail waitress named Denise, played by Sarah Dumont. She's one of the coolest characters in the film, and all the main characters are very likable and relatable when you were a teenager.  

"You're the stripper!" 

Reloads the gun.

"Cocktail Waitress." 

 They also need to save Carter's sister, Kendall Halston Sage, who did a raid but got the wrong address, and now they have to save her. This film has some funny moments, and it's the typical group of teenagers who see themselves as losers. Ben and Carter want to quit as scouts but don't hurt Auggie because it means so much to him. The film has your typical zombie action and scares as well. When you see the scouts go into action, it's cool how they use their weapons to fight the zombies. 

Now, the film, as I mentioned, is your typical zombie comedy film. It's no Shaun of the Dead, but overall, it's a fun movie to watch for Halloween. That's all it needs to be a fun movie if you want to relax and watch something fun for Halloween. 

Overall I enjoy this film and I give a 7 out of 10. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

In Memory of Joey Morgan.

He was one of the funniest actors in this film and he will be missed. 

Once Upon A Studio Review

 

Once Upon A Studio Review.

So I watched the new Disney short Once Upon A Studio review, and this was a great short. It's so cool seeing all the Disney characters coming together just for a photo to celebrate 100 years of Disney, which started in 1923. They even use original recordings of the original actors of the old films, and they even use pre-recordings from Robin Williams. This short film was fun, and the ending was delightful. At the film's end, they thank their fans for years of enjoying entertainment. It's funny because many people don't like Disney right now, if you know what I'm talking about. Overall, I give this Once Upon A Studio a 10 out of 10. It's such a great short, and I hope we see more 2-D animation projects again and maybe even do crossovers with Disney characters. A project like this makes me feel nostalgic because I see all these characters I grew up with, and it makes me want to see more old fashion Disney films. That's how good this short is.

Seeing this photo just makes you feel nostalgic and makes you love Disney again.

My thoughts on Ultimate Marvel coming back and will it win readers back?

 

My thoughts on Ultimate Marvel coming back and will it win back readers?

It was announced at New York Comic Con on Saturday that the Ultimate Marvel is officially back, and a lot of fans are happy about this, but at the same time, comics are not doing so well, so this could be a good sign. 

Now, Ultimate Marvel has its good stories and bad stories. Some of those storylines inspired some MCU films. Also, Ultimate Spider-Man was a huge success, very popular among fans for it was a new Spiderman for younger generation and Mark Millar's Ultimates 1 and 2 were fantastic and are considered classics.

However, Ultimate Marvel did have bad stories like one example, Spiderman and Wolverine switched bodies. In contrast, Spider-Man is 15 years old, and Wolverine is a grown man; Wolverine also tries to sleep with Mary Jane, who is 15. It's creepy, just creepy. No wonder nobody likes Ultimate Wolverine. 

Don't even get me started on the Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch incest. That storyline was wrong and disturbing on so many levels. What was Jeph Loeb thinking? 

However, this new Ultimate Universe will be a full-on reboot.

I haven't read Ultimate Invasion, but I've read spoilers about it. All I know is 

Tony Stark's Father is Iron Man, and Tony in this universe is Iron Lad.

Also, Maker, the villain of the series, killed a Fantastic Four variant except for Reed, who made it into Dr. Doom. However, Reed and Tony plot to stop the Maker, and Reed calls himself Dr. Doom and Anti-Marker. He wants to avenge his family after Maker killed them. 

So this new Tony Stark calls himself Iron Lad because he's not ready to be the new Iron Man until he proves himself. There is Reed Richards aka Dr. Doom/Anti Maker. 

They defeat Maker and we're getting a whole Ultimate Universe.

Now the mini series ended with them meeting Ultimate Thor and Ultimate Captain America who was still frozen. 

Now they have announced four new Ultimate Titles 

Ultimate Universe, Ultimate Spiderman, Ultimate Black Panther, and Ultimate X-Men.

Now the new Ultimates Team rooster will be.

Captain America, Iron Lad/Tony Stark, Thor, Sif, and Reed Richards/Dr. Doom.

It's an exciting team rooster. I will admit I like it. It has five members, which works, and it's a weird team, but I like it for that. I would like to know who will join the Ultimates in later issues. Ultimate Cap, Iron Man, and Thor will take after the MCU counterparts, but I don't know; I must wait and see. Also, future members could be Spiderman, Black Panther, Wasp, Giant-Man, Wolverine, and Black Widow. We will have to wait and see who appears in future stories.

Also, we know Ultimate Iron Man's origin in this new universe. What will Cap and Thor's new origins be? How will they be written, and will fans like or dislike them? 

The next relaunch is Ultimate Spider-Man this will be written by Jonathan Hickman I take him over Zeb Wells.

Now, Ultimate Spider-Man could be better than current Spider-Man. I want good Spider-Man stories, not ones where he's fighting Mary Jane. 

It's also believed the series does not focus on Peter Parker. He may not be Spiderman. It could be someone like Miles Morales or someone unexpected like John Jameson, Harry Osborn, or Ben Reilly. However, it could be Peter Parker, but this will be a different version of the character, like he'll have a different origin. I hope he's an adult instead of a teenager. 

Still, the idea of this being a different Spider-Man sounds interesting as long as it's an interesting character. So maybe I'll give this read because after Zeb Wells took over Spider-Man comics, he just killed my love for reading Spider-Man comics. 

This comic will be the first issue that launches the New Ultimate Universe.

The next title is Ultimate Black Panther 

Now, Ultimate Black Panther, the series will be inspired by Ryan Cooger's Black Panther films, which is a sign that Ultimate Marvel will have those MCU vibes. Black Panther has a cowl. I'm not too big on it, but as long as the character of T'Challa is written right, that's all that matters. The story is about Black Panther protecting his home from Moon Knight. Moon Knight will be the story's villain, and he's now Khonshu and Ra merged into one, so no Marc Spencer. They want to expand their control of Africa, and T'Challa has to stop them. It sounds like an exciting idea for a Black Panther story, and I would give it a read. T'Challa will not be a mute or mutant like he was in the original Ultimate universe. 

The final series relaunch is Ultimate X-Men 

Now, Ultimate X-Men reintroduce X-Men and mutants in this new Ultimate Universe. We will likely see Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean, Nightcrawler, Storm, Gambit, and many more. The series will focus on Hisako Ichiki, known as Armor. The first issue will focus on her discovering her powers, and we will no doubt meet the X-Men, who will meet with her and want her to come to Xavier Mansion to use her powers for good. The series will show what it means to be a mutant in this Ultimate Universe. It sounds like a fresh start to Ultimate X-Men. We'll see what it does. 

That's my thoughts on the Ultimate Marvel Relaunch in 2024.

Now, will it make readers want to reread Marvel comics? It depends because Marvel could be better right now. After all, they keep hiring crappy writers, but from what I've seen from the writers they are hiring for this, I think it could be good. Comics are dying and need something to bring back their primary readers because I've already talked about how I feel about current comics. So, if this is good, maybe it will encourage mainstream Marvel comics to return to their old ways and focus on good stories, hiring storytellers, not agenda-driven writers, and just making the stories fun and escapist from the real world.  

I'm happy Marvel is ending the Krakoa era because I hated how the X-Men were written, and I'm so glad Marvel is returning the characters to the X mansion. 

I would love a recon on Marvel Comics. I wouldn't say I like how current writers make us not want to read any more comics because these current writers aren't good. 

So, let's hope this wins back the audience. If it doesn't, well, comics are indeed dead. Look at the charts. Mangas are winning. 

That's my thoughts on the Ultimate Marvel relaunch. Let me know what you think. Will it make you read Marvel again? We'll have to wait and see what Ultimate Spider-Man does in January 2024.  

Castlevania: Nocturne Review

 

My Castlevania: Nocturne Review.

I watched Castlevania: Nocturne, and here's my review of it...It's not as good as the original series. This show had a different magic than the old one, and it wasn't as dark and gritty. Now, for the record, I only played the Super Nintendo game, which was so hard to beat I couldn't even get pass the first level. Still, many fans of this series have issues with Nocturne because, unlike the old show, it was less political and more story-driven, as well as great villains that were sympathetic and hateful. We saw great character development with our main characters. The first series still holds up today but this show well I can't be too hard on it because it's only it's first season. It could get better next season after all look at Wheel of Time season 2 was improvement of the first season except they still sideline Rand the protagonist of the series! Richter doesn't get sideline at least in the show. 

I think many fans were hoping for something like this based on Rondo of Blood.

It's about him wanting revenge on Olrox for murdering his mother, but he must save his girlfriend Annette from an evil clan of humans serving an evil vampire queen. Who wants to sacrifice her to block out the sun for their Vampire Queen. 

Richter goes on a quest to save Annette and stop the Vampire Queen. He's not doing it alone. He's got Marie, his adoptive little sister who has magical abilities, maybe a new character like Edouard, and of course Alucard. It would have sounded too similar to the first series because it was about three characters going to kill Dracula, and this series was about them saving someone whose blood can block out the sun. Also you could have Annette help her boyfriend by knowing some magic speaks to him through his dreams and helps him on quest.  

  

Richter is a huge fan favorite in the Castlevania series. Some fans didn't like how he was written in the show or how this show was written in general, but I liked him and I didn't hate the show I think okay. I never played the games so I don't know how cool Richter is to fans and I don't know the entire lore of Castlevania. I still prefer Trevor over him because Trevor was cool and funny as well Richter does love drinking like him but he does have Sypha in him too. Of course, fans don't like this series because it's too political and changes to the first game Richter first appeared Rondo of Blood. I mean fine with them not having Dracula as the main villain of this show because I was happy with the ending he got in the final season. 

This is only the first season, and maybe season 2 will be an improvement. My biggest issue with the show was that it changed its original writers and show runner. 

This show was beginning of a good adaptations of video games series.

Warren Ellis wrote and created the first series. He did a great job, but as some of you know or don't know, he got metoo because there were allegations against him, so they weren't hiring him back. Still, Netflix at least decided to let him finish the final season, and season 4 was a fantastic ending to the first series. I understand why they had to let him go, but Nocturne could have gotten a better show runner because the show runner of Nocturne is Clive Bradley. In my opinion, he was not suitable for the job because he was adding a lot of agenda to the show. Not to mention, he is a socialist, too. They should have just got another passionate storyteller rather than someone who's very politically driven. 

However, I will admit there were some good moments in the show and I did like some of the characters and the vampires were scary like this.

This scene actually scared me a bit.

I did enjoy some of the characters in this show. They are all likeable, which is good.

However, I still prefer the original characters Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard.

Also the action and animation is good too. I would say the villains are not as good as the last series villains but there are two that you will hate. Again, they could get better in later seasons.

The series is set during the French Revolution, and basically, it's about Richter, a descendant of Trevor and Sypha. He wants revenge on a vampire named Olrox for murdering his mom. He lives with a woman and her daughter Marie, who serves as a little sister in his life. We also meet Annette, his love interest from the games, but they also mades change to the character. She's not being held captive by Dracula and she knows magic powers. I'm not surprised you won't see Richter trying to save his girlfriend in this show because today's modern media doesn't like the damsel in distress troupe. 

Also, the show is basically about them stopping a vampire queen from taking over the world, and some humans are now working with the vampires and such. I won't give too much away. 

I find it funny how the vampire queen wants to block out the sun for some reason; I heard that song snuff out the Light in my head. Snuff out the Light was a song from Emperor's New Grove's original title, Kingdom of the Sun, and Yzma wanted to block out the sun. Look it up. 

Overall, if you like this show, that's fine, but I don't hate it because there were some good moments in this show, but to me it's not as good as the first series in my opinion. 

I give Nocturne a 6 out of 10.

For the first series, I give it a 9 out of 10.

Let me know what you think do you like Nocturne or do you prefer the original series?

Let me know and have a good day. 

Spoiler here skip this part.

With a Spoiler!

They brought back Alucard and he's one of the best character in the series.

Let's hope Alucard will make season 2 better if not well we still have the masterpiece from berfore. 

Let me know what you think.