The Wind Waker: The Movie

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an upcoming 2017 Japanese-American 3D computer-animated fantasy-adventure comedy-drama film based on the 2003 Nintendo GameCube video game of the same name. It will be produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The Legend of Zelda series developer and publisher, Nintendo, will play a role in the film’s production, screenplay, character development, and animation consulting.

The Wind Waker will feature the voices of Debi Derryberry, Tara Strong, Miley Cyrus, and Scott Wozniak. The film will be directed by Tony Cervone and written by Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio and one of The Legend of Zelda creators, Eiji Aonuma. It is currently scheduled for a release in the United States on November 5, 2021 and internationally on November 6, 2021 and launching a new franchise, with a sequel titled The Phantom Hourglass: The Movie scheduled to be released on July 1, 2023. Two more sequels have also been planned, and they are Spirit Tracks: The Movie and Four Swords Adventures: The Movie.

Plot

 * Further information: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

While Link is celebrating his 12th birthday, a gigantic bird flies overhead and drops a girl into Forest Of Fairies, a wooded area of Outset Island. Link rescues the girl from Bokoblins in the woods, but as he returns Aryll is kidnapped by the bird. The rescued girl introduces herself as the pirate captain Tetra, who reluctantly agrees to help Link rescue his sister. With Tetra and her pirate crew's assistance, Link finds Aryll on an island called the Forsaken Fortress, along with two other kidnapped girls named Maggie and Milla from Windfall Island. Before he can rescue them, he is captured by the giant bird known as the Helmaroc King. The bird then takes him to the top of the tower where a man in black stands. With a single shake of the head from the man in black, the bird flings Link far out into the sea.

Link is rescued on Windfall Island the next morning by a talking boat that calls himself the King of Red Lions. The boat tells Link that the giant bird is controlled by Ganon, the same evil from the ancient legend. He also says that Link needs to find the three Pearls of the Goddesses, Farore's Peral, Din's Pearl and Nayru's Pearl, to gain the power he needs to rescue Aryll. Farore's Pearl is found in the Forest Haven, an island with a giant talking tree known as the Great Deku Tree. Din's Pearl is found on Dragon Roost Island, given to him by the lava spirit Valoo. Nayru's Pearl is found on Link's hometown island, Outset Island, inside a cave on one side of the island, and within this cave, a water spirit, Jabun hands over the final pearl. Once Link has all three pearls, the King of Red Lions leads him to the Tower of the Gods, where Link faces several trials before being taken deep beneath the ocean's surface to a castle, suspended in time, where he finds the Master Sword, the legendary Blade of Evil's Bane.

Link returns to the Forsaken Fortress to rescue Aryll. He is soon joined by Tetra and pirates Gonzo and Senza who take Aryll, Maggie and Milla to safety while Link duels with the Helmaroc King. Link comes out victorious over the Helmaroc King, but Ganon easily overpowers Link. Tetra returns to help Link, but she is also overpowered. Ganon reveals that the Master Sword has lost its power to repel evil, and discovers that the necklace Tetra wears is a piece of the Triforce, being the Triforce of Wisdom, leading Ganon to conclude that Tetra is the previous owner of that sacred relic, Princess Zelda. Tetra denies it before she and Link are rescued by Prince Komali, lava spirit Valoo and Quill of the Rito tribe.

Link returns to the underwater castle with Tetra. There, the King of Red Lions reveals himself as Daphenes Nohanson Hyrule, the King of Hyrule, and that they are standing in Hyrule Castle, the seat of power in the ancient kingdom. The King explains that after Ganon had broken free of his seal, the gods ordered those chosen to take refuge on the mountaintops and subsequently flooded Hyrule, sealing it and Ganon under the Great Sea. The King confirms that Tetra is, indeed, Princess Zelda, the predestined protector of the Triforce of Wisdom.

Zelda is told to remain in the castle while Link and the King return to the surface to investigate why the Master Sword lost its power. They discover that two of the ancient sages that provided power for the Master Sword by prayer, being Fado, of the Kokiri tribe and Laruoto, of the Zora tribe, were killed by Ganon's forces. To restore the Master Sword's power, two new sages must be awakened. Link eventually finds the new sages among Medli, of the Rito and Makar, of the Koroks, and restores full power to the Master Sword. Soon after, the King of Hyrule learns that the Forsaken Fortress had been abandoned by Ganon, and begins to fear the worst. He then urges Link to seek out the eight pieces of the Triforce of Courage left behind by the ancient hero of legend, the Hero of Time.

Link accomplishes this task with Tingle's help, and returns to Hyrule to find that Ganon has found Zelda and kidnapped her. Link follows them to Ganon's Tower; there, Link kills Phantom Ganon and Puppet Ganon before the real Ganon overpowers Link and takes his piece of the Triforce, being the Triforce of Courage. His own piece of the Triforce, being the Triforce of Power combines with Link's and Zelda's pieces to form the complete Triforce, which grants the power to govern all. Before the Triforce can grant Ganon's evil wish, the King of Hyrule appears, lays his hand on the Triforce and wishes for Ganon and the rest of Hyrule to be washed away, and for Link and Zelda to be returned to the surface. Enraged, Ganon duels Link and Zelda as water begins to downpour over Hyrule. The battle ends with Link stabbing Ganon in the forehead with the Master Sword, turning him to stone. Link and Zelda then return to the surface, while the King decides to stay in Hyrule. Prince Komali, Medli, Makar and the pirates find them and Link is reunited with his sister, Aryll. The film ends with Link, Tetra and the pirates returning to Outset Island, and decide to sail away in search of a new land to call Hyrule.

Cast

 * Debi Derryberry as Link
 * Tara Strong as Tetra/Princess Zelda
 * Scott Wozniak as Ganondorf, King of Red Lions, and Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
 * Miley Cyrus as Aryll, and Queen of Fairies
 * Jim Cummings as Great Deku Tree, Senza
 * Grey DeLisle as Medli/Laruto
 * Frank Welker as Helmaroc King, Valoo, and Jabun
 * Patrick Warburton as Gonzo
 * Russell Brand as Nudge
 * Maya Rudolph as Mako
 * Tom Kenny as Zuko
 * Josh Gad as Niko
 * Kevin Hart as Makar/Fado, Fishman, Tingle, and Zephos
 * Henry Selick as Irch, Oakin, Rown, Hollo, Linder, Olivio, Cyclos, and Beedle
 * Eden Sher as Mila
 * Kari Wahlgren as Maggie

Release
Warner Bros Pictures announced on March 7, 2019 that the film would be released on June 21, 2020 in the United States, but it was pushed to November 5, 2021, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, The film will be released internationally on November 6, 2021. The film will accompanied by an animated short film titled Turkey Madness featuring Bugs Bunny.

Home media
Warner Bros Home Entertainment will release The Wind Waker on HBO Max in the United States on January 18, 2022. It also came out on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on March 16, 2022, and Japan on March 19, 2022. It will be accompanied by three new "mini movies" titled Final, Treasure Hunting, and Splash!.

Soundtrack
In addition to her voice role, Miley Cyrus will record a concept album featuring original songs from the film.

AMC Theatres

 * 1) AMC Theaters 100th Anniversary Pre-roll (2020-)
 * 2) Sing 2 trailer
 * 3) Turning Red trailer
 * 4) Rumble trailer
 * 5) Lightyear trailer
 * 6) Encanto trailer
 * 7) DC League of Superpets trailer
 * 8) AMC Theaters 100th Anniversary "Feature Presentation" (2020-)
 * 9) AMC Theaters "We Make Movies Better"
 * 10) Turkey Madness short film plays
 * 11) Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group Logo (The Wind Waker: The Movie variant)
 * 12) Start of the movie

Sequels
On February 17, 2022, it was announced that the sequel would be titled The Phantom Hourglass: The Movie. That film is set for release on July 1, 2023. It will be the third Warner Animation Group film to be a sequel, the first being The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, the second being Space Jam: A New Legacy. Shortly after the release of Phantom Hourglass: The Movie, Warner Bros announced Spirit Tracks: The Movie and Four Swords Adventures: The Movie to follow Phantom Hourglass, respectively.

Reception
The Wind Waker: The Movie got mixed reviews by critics, praised the CGI animation and the Voice Acting, criticized the fact that the movie is the same as the game unlike Sonic the Hedgehog and Pokemon: Dectective Pikachu. However, the film was well-received by audiences. It currently stands a 53% critic score and a 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Trivia

 * This is the first Warner Animation Group film to have a fairy tale.
 * This is also the first Warner Animation Group film to have child protagonist.
 * This is the first Warner Animation Group film to have a video game adaptation.
 * This is the second Nintendo film after Super Mario Brothers (1993).
 * This is the first Warner Animation Group film to have outtakes.
 * The Warner Bros opening logo will be styled after the cel-shaded style from the game.
 * The film will be Miley Cyrus' first film released by Warner Bros.
 * The film is the first time Scott Wozniak voiced a character in a movie.

Also See
The Wind Waker: The Movie on Awful Movies Wiki