US EditionNintendo Reveals First Look at Live-Action Zelda Film
Nintendo is financing over 50% of the production, with Sony co-financing, as the live-action film adapts the iconic video game franchise for a May 7, 2027 release.
- On Nov. 17, Nintendo and Sony released three first-look images on the Nintendo Today app showing Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link, and Nintendo said filming has begun with the film due May 7, 2027.
- Following weekend leaks, Shigeru Miyamoto, producer and Nintendo legend, disclosed casting over summer, and Wes Ball, director, leads the film from a script by Derek Connolly and T. S. Nowlin.
- The images show Link and Princess Zelda in a lush green field wearing costumes with Hylian ears, featuring Link in his signature green tunic and Zelda armed with a bow, with New Zealand as the backdrop.
- Casting details show both leads are relative unknowns despite credits, with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth voicing Pinocchio and Bo Bragason starring in Renegade Nell; it's unclear if the film adapts one Zelda game, though the look recalls Breath of the Wild.
- As a live-action adaptation, the film represents a high-profile experiment in translating Nintendo's Hyrule to cinemas, following the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, which grossed over $1 billion.
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Nintendo and Sony Pictures have revealed the first images of the film “The Legend of Zelda”, adaptation of the video game franchise that is currently being filmed in Wellington, New Zealand.This is a series of three images featuring Benjamin Evan Ainswort as Link and Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda in a bucolic scene that frankly reminds a little of The Lord of the Rings.
Nintendo is the first to publish official photos of the upcoming "The Legend of Zelda" film.
'The Legend Of Zelda' movie releases first images
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