Nintendo has unveiled among the casting for the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of The Legend of Zelda. In a submit on social media, The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto has introduced that the function of Zelda will likely be performed by Bo Bragason, and Hyperlink will likely be performed by Evan Ainsworth.
Together with confirming the casting, Miyamoto has additionally reaffirmed the Might 7, 2027 theatrical launch date for The Legend of Zelda. Nonetheless, no different particulars have been revealed thus far.
“That is Miyamoto. I’m happy to announce that for the live-action movie of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will likely be performed by Bo Bragason-san, and Hyperlink by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san,” wrote Miyamoto on social media. I’m very a lot wanting ahead to seeing each of them on the large display. “The movie is scheduled to be launched in theaters on Might 7, 2027. Thanks to your persistence.”
Initially slated for a March 2027 launch, Nintendo had introduced that the dwell motion film’s theatrical launch can be getting pushed again to Might. In a social media submit, Miyamoto wrote that the trigger for the delay got here right down to “manufacturing causes”.
“It will likely be some weeks later than the discharge timing we initially introduced, and we’ll take the additional time to make the movie nearly as good as it may be,” he wrote.
The Legend of Zelda’s dwell motion movie adaptation is being helmed by Wes Bell as director, together with Miyamoto as producer. Bell is thought for having labored on the Maze Runner movie trilogy, in addition to Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Nintendo was confirmed to have been working with Sony Photos for a dwell motion movie adaptation of The Legend of Zelda again in November 2023. Whereas the corporate is working with Sony Photos for many of the manufacturing work, it has additionally said that will probably be dealing with the manufacturing of visible content material for the film itself.
Whereas no different particulars about The Legend of Zelda dwell motion movie have been revealed thus far, a report from again in April signifies that there are plans to have a full trilogy of movies made. The report comes courtesy of monitoring knowledge by Manufacturing Line, which signifies that three motion pictures are set to be produced collectively between November 2025 to April 2026.
Manufacturing Line has additionally included a short abstract of what the movie’s plot will contain, which signifies that the story will likely be staying pretty near the plot of the unique The Legend of Zelda on NES.
“The Legend of Zelda follows Hyperlink, a younger warrior destined to guard the magical kingdom of Hyrule from the forces of darkness,” reads the abstract. “The land is underneath menace from Ganon, a ruthless warlord who seeks the Triforce—an historical relic stated to grant limitless energy. To cease him, Hyperlink should embark on a dangerous journey, battling monstrous creatures, exploring treacherous dungeons, and fixing intricate puzzles to uncover sacred artifacts that may support him in his quest.”
