Ball describes his vision as "this awesome fantasy-adventure movie that isn’t like Lord of the Rings, it’s its own thing. I've always said, I would love to see a live-action Miyazaki. That wonder and whimsy that he brings to things, I would love to see something like that."
Nintendo announced in November that the company is developing a live-action Legend of Zelda film, centered on the sword-wielding character Link. Nintendo and Sony are co-producing the movie, with Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) writing the screenplay and Ball both directing and producing, the latter with Joe Hartwick Jr. Since 1986, there have been more than 25 different games in the series, usually centering on the hero Link, who wields the famed Master Sword and fights alongside the Hylian princess Zelda to protect their land from dark