Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’s Upcoming Release Leads To Another Nintendo Crossover

By: Julio Marchi

On: April 14, 2023

Nintendo has announced a new Zelda-themed Splatoon 3 Splatfest event. The Splatfest will run from May 5-7, and will require players to choose between Power, Wisdom, and Courage.

Tricolor Turf War matches during The Splatoon x The Legend of #Zelda Splatfest will take place on a unique version of Scorch Gorge. Don’t miss your chance to try this triangular tribute! pic.twitter.com/7DrLzuvMpn

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 14, 2023

To coincide with the event, Nintendo also confirmed that Tricolor Turf War matches will be available on a special version of the Scorch Gorge map, which will take the shape of massive Triforce–a fitting addition for Zelda fans.

Splatfests are in-game community Splatoon events that allow players to pick from one of three teams to compete in Turf War matches. At the end of the event, the team with the most points is declared the overall winner. The winning team is rewarded Super Sea Snails, which are used for upgrading gear (though everyone who participates is granted some rewards, as well).

The last Splatfest was a showdown of mythical creatures, pitting Nessie, Aliens, and Bigfoot against one another. Ultimately, Nessie immerged victorious.

This upcoming Splatoon 3 event coincides with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which is due out on May 12, exclusively for Nintendo Switch. Ahead of its launch, Nintendo recently released a three-minute-long trailer, fueling speculation, while highlighting some of the game’s new features and some story elements, as well.

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Gladiator 2’s Ridley Scott Reveals Key Detail About Paul Mescal’s Lucius, And Now I’m More Intrigued By The Sequel

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Gladiator isn’t exactly a movie that lent itself to spawning a sequel considering that it ended with the death of Russell Crowe’s Maximus, but that issue has been sidestepped thanks to the selection of a new main protagonist. Rather than resurrect Maximus (although that was considered), Gladiator 2, which is one of the bigger entries on the 2024 movies calendar and coming nearly two and a half decades after its predecessor’s release, will focus on Lucius, who was originally played by Spencer Treat Clark and will now be played by Normal People’s Paul Mescal. Now director Ridley Scott has revealed a key detail about Lucius in Gladiator 2, and it has me more intrigued about the sequel.

Scott has been making the press rounds recently to promote his new movie Napoleon, and while chatting with Rotten Tomatoes, he provided the following piece of information about where we’ll find Lucius when we reunite with him in Gladiator 2:

[Lucius] has been out in the wilderness for.. let’s see, we last saw him when he was 12. It’s about 12, 15 years later, he’s been out in the wilderness having lost touch with his mother. His mother lost touch with him. She doesn’t know where he is. She thinks he might be dead.

So rather than continuing to live that cushy life as a Roman royal alongside his mother, Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla, Gladiator 2 will pick up with Paul Mescal’s adult version of the character traversing the rugged wilderness. I doubt he’s been out there the entire 12-15 years given that, as Ridlet Scott pointed out, he was a preteen when we left off with him. That said, the filmmaker’s comments indicate Lucius has been gone a long time since his mother has no idea about his fate. So what prompted Lucius to go into the wilderness? Did the events of Gladiator inspire him to do so, or was it something else that prompted him?

Assuming Gladiator 2 isn’t delayed, we have a year to go until those questions are fully answered, though we can at least infer that something will ultimately bring him back to Rome, whether it’s by his choice or force. For now though, specific plot details concerning the sequel are being kept secret, though the lineup of Paul Mescal’s costars certainly isn’t. The Gladiator 2 cast includes Connie Nielsen, Dijon Hounsou, and Derek Jacobi reprising their roles from the original movie, as well as newcomers like Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger and May Calamawy. This time around, David Scarpa wrote the script.

Gladiator 2 has resumed filming now that the SAG-AFTRA strike is over, and it’s still expected to be released on November 22, 2024. Stream the original Gladiator with either a Netflix subscription or a Paramount+ subscription; using the latter with the SHOWTIME add-on will also give you access to Paul Mescal’s critically-acclaimed 2022 movie Aftersun.

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