The Legend of Zelda (2002 Film)

The Legend of Zelda is a 2002 British-Japanese-American animated adventure comedy film based on the Video games seires. It was directed by Scott O'Brien, produced by Renegade Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, with animation provided by Rough Draft Studios in California and South Korea and TMS Entertainment in Japan. The film features a ensemble cast with Jonathan potts and Grey DeLisle as the main characters, alongside Keone Young, Jess Harnell, Cree Summer, Fred Tatasciore, Rob Paulsen, Nika Futterman, Mary Jo Catlett,  Daryl Sabara, Tom Hanks, Tim Alan, Larry Drake, Fred Stoller, Vivica A. Fox, Jessica DiCicco, April Winchell, Jason Marsden, Jeff Bennett, Rodger Bumpass, Hynden Walch, Tom Kenny, Dante Basco, Pamela Adlon, Phil LaMarr, Lara Jill Miller, and John Rhys-Davies. In The legend of Zelda, Link goes out on a journey of twists, Zelda and turns to get back King and Queen's Industries after his second-in-command replacement, Ganondorf.

The Legend of Zelda was released on June 21, 2002, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $486.5 million worldwide against a $76 million budget and later gaining a cult following through television syndication and its home video release. This film along with fellow animated film, Fox's Ice age, Disney's Leo & Stich and Warner brothers's Scooby Doo were nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002, ultimately losing to Jonah A VeggieTales Movie. It was the Second Nintendo theatrical film, first being Super Mario Bothers. The film made its television debut on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon on November 12, 2003, to promote the TV Series based on the 2002 film.

Due to its success, the film was spun off into a television series titled The Legend of Zelda Link's life in the City which premiered on November 19, 2004, and ended on June 27, 2006. A sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Revenge of the King Crystal was released on May 8, 2005.