Overview

• Shigeru Miyamoto officially confirmed 21-year-old Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and 16-year-old Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link.
• The live-action adaptation marks a new phase in Nintendo’s collaboration with Sony to bring its game franchises to the big screen.
• Bo Bragason has appeared in Renegade Nell and Three Girls and will make her franchise debut as the iconic princess.
• Benjamin Evan Ainsworth’s credits include Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor and Disney’s Pinocho, setting him up for his first major franchise role.
• Fans have mounted mixed reactions on social media while promotional planning ramps up ahead of its May 7, 2027 theatrical release.