Avi Arad

The success of One Piece’s live-action Netflix series means western studios are going to be looking at other popular shonen anime to bring to life. My Hero Academia is already on the docket over at Netflix, and we got one for Saint Seiya (or Knights of the Zodiac earlier this year. Next up might be none other than, drumroll please...Naruto. Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets | Editor PicksEarlier in the week, Variety published a list of screenwriters to be on the lookout for. One of the…

Well, they finally did it. After a supposed decade in the works and 35 years of fans imagining what a movie would look like, Nintendo has officially willed a feature film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda into existence. Yet what should have been cause for celebration was met with a thud. Related But why? As we’re entering what looks to be the dawn of Hollywood’s video game takeover, you’d think that news of a Zelda movie would be a shoo-in. Riding high off their billion-dollar Super…

The Legend of Zelda is getting a live-action adaptation. After years of rumours, Nintendo has finally confirmed that it's working on a movie set in the enchanted lands of Hyrule, co-produced by the gaming giant and Avi Arad, who's behind the recent Spider-Man spin-off films. Wes Ball — best known for the Maze Runner trilogy — is attached to direct, which isn't being received well by fans of the franchise. Of course, Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto is deeply involved in the project in a producer capacity, just like he was…

Is Miles coming to live-action?Image: Sony PicturesOne of the beautiful things about the Spider-Verse movies is they create an open slate for any and everything Spider-Man to happen. And, with the second film in that series opening this week, one of the film’s producers confirmed that soon the real world is about to get very Spider-Versey.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightSpeaking to Variety, long-time Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal said that in addition to next year’s Spider-Man: Beyond the…