It's official: The Legend of Zelda is getting the live-action treatment. Nintendo shared the news via its official website earlier today, writing that the film will be co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment, with Nintendo veteran and The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto overseeing production alongside Marvel Studios' Avi Arad.

According to the press release, Nintendo has already found The Legend of Zelda's director in Wes Ball. Ball's work includes The Maze Runner trilogy, as well as the upcoming Planet of the Apes film, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Nintendo also stated that the company will be "deeply involved in the movie production, with the aim to put smiles on everyone's faces through entertainment."