The Advent of Darkness Project

Set ten years after Zelda bid Link farewell on his journey out of Hyrule, Advent of Darkness is a story of love, loss, and the arduous struggle for good to triumph evil.

You might remember April Fool’s 2008, IGN Entertainment released a prank Legend of Zelda film trailer that rocked the gaming world and garnered the hopes that there might truly be such a film in the making. Unfortunately, people soon were disappointed to discover that it was only a joke. Over the years, Zelda fans have begged to question why there has never been a Zelda movie released? Perhaps it is the difficulty in translating such a cartoon-like video game to the realistic big screen? We all remember the tragic Mario Bros. movie featuring John Leguizamo. Perhaps after such a folly Nintendo believed none of their franchises could work well as film? Or perhaps it simply has to do with Hollywood’s many failures over the years to properly depict video games in movie format? Regardless of the reason, we have never been given our Zelda movie.

Loosely inspired by the Fanfiction written by Sarah Quillian, Advent of Darkness is a story that takes place ten years after the Ocarina of Time sequel Majora’s Mask. The story seeks to bridge the gap between Majora’s Mask and Twilight Princess, and is a massive undertaking that has been in the planning stages for four years. However, instead of being feature in length, The Zelda Project focuses to create a teaser trailer as if a true feature film were in the making. Once the footage has been shot, reviewed, and sent through the necessary editing processes, we will be releasing it not only to the public, but to Nintendo as a pitch to obtain interest, and hopefully funding/licensing for a true feature.

Bringing to life the world of Hyrule is an intricate process that the TZP crew plan to heavily work on once the still photography cosplay portion of the project has been completed. We are currently beginning to put together a professional crew of talented filmmakers from all departments! The trailer will feature real actors, elaborately designed original costumes, special effects makeup/prosthetics, and full visual effects CGI. All department positions are accepting resumes and portfolios, as well as volunteers to perform basic department and inter-department production assistant necessities. If you are interested in being a crew member or volunteer, you must live in or be willing to commute to the Greater Los Angeles, CA Metro Area. Please CONTACT us.