Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Film Casts Bo Bragason as Zelda, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link
Film based on game franchise premieres on May 7, 2027
On Wednesday, it was revealed through Nintendo's Nintendo Today! application and by Shigeru Miyamoto on Twitter that the upcoming live-action film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda franchise will feature Bo Bragason portraying Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth playing Link.
The film will premiere on May 7, 2027, a delay from previously announced date of March 26, 2027.
According to recent reports, more than half of the film's production costs are being financed by Nintendo, while Sony is also contributing. Wes Ball has been appointed as the director for the project. Shigeru Miyamoto, who helped create the franchise, will produce it along with other notable individuals such as Avi Arad and Derek Connolly, who wrote Jurassic World. Additionally, Sony will handle the film's distribution.
Discussions about making a movie based on the franchise have been going on for quite some time now, even among the writers of the Detective Pikachu film.
In 2015, The Wall Street Journal hinted at the possibility of a Netflix show based on the popular video game franchise "Legend of Zelda." However, Nintendo refuted this claim. Later in 2019, it was reported that Adi Shankar was discussing the production of a "Legend of Zelda" TV show with The Wrap. Shankar later clarified on Instagram that he was actually working on an animated "Devil May Cry" series that premiered on April 3rd.
After the release of the highly acclaimed 3D animated movie "The Super Mario Bros.", which premiered in both the U.S. and numerous other countries in April 2023, there was subsequently an official statement made.
In September 2020, Nintendo Switch released its first major game featuring Zelda as its primary character instead of Link. This game, known as "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom," has a top-down art style that is reminiscent of "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening," which was released for Switch in September 2019.
In May 2023, Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch. Originally scheduled for release in 2022, the sequel was delayed until spring 2023 to allow for additional development time. Nintendo previously released The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Wii U in March 2017.
Sources: Nintendo Today!, Nintendo 's X/Twitter account ( Nintendo/status/1945433161124688335' target='_blank'>link )
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