The team is using the real landscapes of Otago and Glenorchy to give Hyrule the epic scale of classic fantasy.
New details have emerged about the work on the full-length adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: the crew has expanded part of the production in New Zealand, in the Otago region and around Glenorchy — the very places fans have long known as one of the key "showcases" of Middle-earth from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The choice of these locations hints that the creators of the film aim to convey Hyrule as a large, handcrafted world in the spirit of classic fantasy, rather than relying entirely on green screens and CGI.
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The Legend of Zelda movie is being filmed in The Lord of the Rings locations in New Zealand
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The team is using the real landscapes of Otago and Glenorchy to give Hyrule the epic scale of classic fantasy.