The Wind Waker (film)

The Wind Waker is an upcoming 3D traditionally animated/computer animated comedy-adventure fantasy film mainly produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is set to be the 58th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series.

The Wind Waker is the first Disney animated feature to be inspired from a video game, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for Nintendo GameCube in this case. It will also be the first animated feature to be based on The Legend of Zelda series overall. The film is slated to release on November 21, 2018 as part of the 15th anniversary of the game.

Plot
Set among a large archipelago of mysterious islands, a young boy named Link (Sachi Matsumoto) sets out for the Great Sea in search for his younger sister, Aryll, after she disappeared from their home island.

Cast

 * Sachi Matsumoto will reprise her role as Link, the silent protagonist clad in green who searches for his younger sister, Aryll, after she disappeared from home one day. Sachi's voice role will remain the same for every language release of the film.

Several other characters are reported to return from the original game, including the King of Red Lions, the red boat that Link sails with who possesses mysterious speech capabilities and acts as Link's guide and companion, serving as the deuteragonist of the film.

Production
The division who develop The Legend of Zelda titles from Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development will be working closely with Walt Disney Animation Studios in production with Nintendo EAD credited as a co-production studio.

The animation will be mainly done at Walt Disney Animation Studios, using a new in-house animation program with technology similar to their Meander program used in Paperman and Feast, as well as their in-house program used for their upcoming film, Moana, which will make computer-graphics visually look like a painting with depth. The visuals and aesthetics overall will resemble the official artwork from the original game with the character designs remaining more-or-less the same aside from minor visual detailed upgrades.