For as long as videogames have been around, there have been those who believe that the characters, story and audience created in these virtual worlds would make great material for a jump to the medium of film. One of the longest running and most beloved videogame series out there, "The Legend of Zelda" has remained largely immune to this phenomenon as those that have come before it and after it have failed. However, in a recent interview one of the executives behind the game discussed plans for a film.

Riji Aonuma, whom IGN describes as "the overseer of all things Hyrule" said in a recent interview that if Zelda were to become a movie it would need to be more than your average theater experience. It would need to be an interactive storytelling venture.

"This is something that me and Mr. Miyamoto talked about," Aonuma told Kotaku. "If we were to make a Zelda title, if we had interest in doing that, I think really what would be most important to us is to be able to play with the format of a movie, make it more interactive, like you're able to take your 3DS into the theater and that leads you into participating in it somehow. We wouldn't want to make it the same as any other movie. We want to somehow change what a movie is."

As the article points out, this idea isn't as out there as it may sound. In fact, Disney tried something similar recently. The Little Mermaid was released and people could use iPads to create a second screen experience. There is no word yet on the definitive success or failure of this project though.

In the interview, Aonuma mentioned "other movies" that have tried to make the leap from the medium of videogame storytelling to live-action film storytelling. One noted example from another Nintendo title is the 1980s Super Mario Bros. film, which was a major flop both creatively and at the box office.

Tell us what you think. Would you be interested in a movie based on the Zelda game franchise? What if it was interactive? Comment and share your thoughts below.