Probably because theyve done zelda hoaxes before, and nobody in the real world cared. The hero of time is a full length, independent movie being made by bmb. But in 2008, ign released a similar video as an april fools joke, which took the wind out of the zelda projects sails. Hbczkz3ghb8 legend of zelda april fools day movie trailer premiere. Apr 01, 2018 with the astounding sales of breath of the wild in the past year, the legend of zelda has reached its peak in popularity once more. Ign decided to go allout for their april fools day prank by creating a fulllength the legend of zelda movie trailer. The best nintendothemed april fools day pranks of 2015. With natalie pelletier, scott bender, lize johnston, walker bryant. However, there was an april fools day joke played by ign that advertised a zelda movie, but no official announcements have. See the trailer for the legend of zelda movie that never was. Ign decided to go allout for their april fools day prank by creating a full length the legend of zelda movie trailer. I dont know whats worse, this, or the fact that people actually want a zelda movie. Some expected it, others didnt, however, heres the trailer. Incredible the legend of zelda movie prank techeblog.
There are 8,025 articles and growing since this wiki was founded in june 2005. What was originally supposed to be a harmless april fool s joke completely backfired when the person behind the joke who goes by the twitter name james revealed that the leaked screenshots for flipnote studio were actually fake, and that the doodling app was not releasing for the nintendo switch the story originally dates back to earlier in the week when reports. Trailer for the live action film the legend of zelda. Mar 06, 2015 but in 2008, ign released a similar video as an april fools joke, which took the wind out of the zelda projects sails.
Ign famously created a liveaction trailer for a fake legend of zelda movie on april fool s day, but no actual zelda film has been in the works for. Legend of zelda april fools day movie trailer premiere video. Midna never left she was just playing an april fools joke. April fool jokes the dust settles feature nintendo life. The legend of zelda the wind waker getting a the legend of zelda twilight princess makeover. Episode iv, this production decided to cast all unknowns in the iconic roles. With the astounding sales of breath of the wild in the past year, the legend of zelda has reached its peak in popularity once more.
The game grumps plan to revisit the game in full in the future. Is that legend of zelda movie trailer real or fake i cant. A year after an april fools day prank which resulted in the death of one of. Link wakes up in the woods after years of wandering, in search of something unknown to him after all this time. In possibly one of the most elaborate april fools day schemes ever, the site spent six months filming the trailer for a live action zelda film. April fools day or april fool s day sometimes called all fools day is an annual custom on april 1 consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. It was, in reality, a professionally produced april fools hoax by ign. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting april fools at the recipient. The great dog attorney, under night inbirtha xnd, and more. Video of the legend of zelda live action movie bmb finishes for fans of upcoming movies. The legend of zelda is a trailer for a supposed film adaption of the legend of zelda series. Maybe its that one internet faq site pulling a common prank isnt really that big of news. Just in time for april fools day, rick astley has finally revealed the true power of rickrolling, which has turned this special day into a deadly one. Later that day ign released more details regarding the trailer, including a makingof featurette.
Flipnote april fools prank results in immediate backlash and. From celshaded wind waker, to a more realistic and gritty but still stylized twilight princess look to an outright ghibli anime look like that of breath of the wild. Flipnote studio creator gets harassed after fake april. And when mobile suit gundam seed destiny was released, the uncanny. Official legend of zelda live action movie trailer 2009 trailer for the 2009. Maybe its that wikipedia isnt in the habit of reporting on things that dont happen.
But word on the internet street is that theres going to be an announcement following this one on the 5th of april. Legend of zelda april fools day movie trailer premiere youtube. Are they really making a legend of zelda movie or was that. New legend of zelda movie coming out in april 2009 jump to latest follow 1 9 of 9 posts. Not to be all superficial, but the tipoff that this really well done movie trailer by ign of the legend of zelda was a spoof, was that basically. Although it might seem like an april fools day joke, we assure you that this extravagant news is not innocent. I used to be a nintendo fanboy when i was younger and this april fool s day joke is gonna get so many of. Axis powers hetalia usually has an event on the authors blog where one of the characters takes over the site for the day in 2003, made an april fools day prank announcement of a mobile suit gundam seed sequel, which some websites in japan apparently thought was a genuine one.
The legend of zelda legend of zelda memes legend of zelda breath link and midna link zelda link twilight princess princess zelda zelda video games breath of the wild this is so cute. Apr 01, 2008 the trailer for the zelda movie was added today to that article, so it appears the article is referring to the movie. However, there was an april fools day joke played by ign that advertised a zelda movie, but no official announcements have been made. Prior to being featured on game grumps, arin, suzy, and barry had. I fear liveaction would just seem corny and off for such a whimsical series as. Flipnote studio creator gets harassed after fake april fools. This movie was better back when it was called the lord of the rings.
At one minute after midnight on april 2, 2008, the site admitted it was a fake, and. Asus announces worlds first 360hz gaming monitor alongside new 32inch 144hz 4k screen. Ocarina of time or majoras mask because he is a huge zelda fan all around. Ocarina of time and a link to the past randomizers, which have proven themselves as very unique and interesting twists on the original versions of the games. New legend of zelda movie coming out in april 2009. April fools day or april fool s day sometimes called all fools day is an annual custom on april 1, consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. We arent ashamed to admit that we have fallen for some of these, but weve learned our lesson and wont believe anything on april 1st that seems too good to be true. Legend of zelda april fools day movie trailer premiere ign. The player of the joke or hoax often exposes their action later by shouting april fools at the recipient. Check back in later today for more details on the ignrainfall films collaboration that resulted in this love it or hate it piece of videogame movie history. A time to trick muggles that the joke is real, and a time to pull pranks and tricks. Zelda is made as a game, so it really wont translate well to a movie. Disney princesses have access to any feats and powers they have demonstrated in. This being said, alongside illuminations productions of a super mario bros animated movie, netflix wants in on the action as well and has officially slated productions for a reboot of the classic legend of zelda cartoon series, distributed by scholastic.
This popped up on youtube for me the other day and i watched it again. In 2007, alanis morissette covered the black eyed peas infamous my humps, seemingly as an april fools joke. This 2008 version offers a modern take on a slasher film taking place on a day full. Mortal kombat 11 becomes family friendly for april fools day. Skyward sword is a wii game played by arin and danny on game grumps as an april fools day prank. Five of the best april fools pranks in the videogame industry. Boards gaming nintendo lobby legend of zelda april fools day movie trailer premiere legend of zelda april fools day movie trailer premiere discussion in nintendo lobby started by.
In celebration of april fools, here is the best one ever reddit. Ganondorf the legend of zelda with the elder wand vs. Its the one day of the year when you can practically ignore all amazing and outlandish news stories as rival sites attempt to. Apr 01, 2009 the legend of zelda movie is an april fool the trailer was just made but there is no official movie. Aug 04, 20 ign famously created a liveaction trailer for a fake legend of zelda movie on april fool s day, but no actual zelda film has been in the works for years now, and ones that have been proposed, as. The day after april fools day 2015, eminem added annotated selections to his full catalog on rap genius as well as music from other rappers. On april 2, 2008, ign announced that the trailer was part of an elaborate april fools day prank.
Most of the things that make it good, are inherently tied to its nature as a game. The legend of zelda trailer featured here is part of an elaborate april fools day prank. With april fools day tomorrow, we thought it would be fun to look back at the best video game related april fools jokes. You will then reveal the trick with the line april fools. Legend of zelda trailer teases ocarina of time liveaction. April 1st is a day feared by regular inhabitants of the internet.
And you know what the funniest part of the joke is. The only clue to its status as a hoax was the purported release date for the actual movieapril 1, 2009. The recipients of these actions are called april fools. Smash store and a whole load of dlc imgur gamnesia were 95% sure, maybe 96%, that this is indeed a. Rainfall films is listed in the credits, and if you go to their website, they are a legit, independent company with zelda listed as one of their movies. Smash store and a whole load of dlc imgur gamnesia were 95% sure, maybe 96%, that this is indeed a fake, with april fools day having been underway. What we do know is that the film is being written and directed by newcomer sam balcomb.
Hopfully this will get a good rating or possibly an oscar like lords of the rings if its good, but thats just wishful thinking. Legend of zelda april fools day movie trailer premiere. Mortal kombat 11 looks quite a bit different without so much gore in the fatalities and kills, a difference made evident by netherrealm studios april fools. I can hardly wait it comes in cinemas its ign april fools joke. Feb 21, 2020 cgi, as it could be more easily faithful to whatever zelda game and art style they want to emulate. This announcement upset many zelda fans who had fallen for the prank. This one isnt really fair, but back in 2008, ign released a trailer that tugged at the collective heartstrings of zelda. Dec 26, 2019 play the legend of zelda breath of the wild and, during your journey, get as many objects and gems as you can, is explained in the description of the game, in a concept that as you can see it has nothing to do with the original. April 1 is known as april fools day, where almost every single person in the world becomes the fool. So, they went back to the drawing board, eventually deciding to tackle a. Honestly i havent seen duel, so no feelings either way there. The hero of time is a full length, independent movie being made by bmb finishes based on the video game by nintendo. The legend of zelda movie april 1, 2009 by rmkeyblade.
Today is march 31st, which means tomorrow is april fools day, and so seeing an announcement of a wii remake of the infamous ocarina of time seems like quite the joke. This being said, alongside illuminations productions of a super mario bros animated movie, netflix wants in on the action as well and has officially slated productions for a reboot of the classic legend of zelda cartoon series. The video was very well put together and had very good quality, which led many zelda fans to believe that a movie actually was being made. The wiki format allows anyone to create or edit any article, so we can all work together to create a comprehensive database for the legend of zelda series. The trailer for the zelda movie was added today to that article, so it appears the article is referring to the movie. Apr 04, 2008 not to be all superficial, but the tipoff that this really well done movie trailer by ign of the legend of zelda was a spoof, was that basically.
Breath of the wild, although everything that surrounds the supposed game of nintendo is a bit confusing. The legend of zelda trailer featured above is part of an elaborate april fool s day prank. Instead of having the gameplay footage onscreen, the video featured only a face cam recording arin and danny playing the game. Anthology series, with different castsfilmmakersetc doing their own take on the legend or just a short portion of the legend. Despite being leaked in late march, rather than on april fools day itself, the pranks creator took to social media to let everyone in on what had. The legend of zelda april fools trailer zeldapedia fandom. This could be a april fools joke since its april 1st lol i have to admit it looks cheesy. Mortal kombat 11 becomes family friendly for april fools. Zeldapedia is a collaborative encyclopedia for everything related to the legend of zelda series. In any case, an impressive amount of detail went into the making.
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