Overview
- Shigeru Miyamoto announced on July 16 that British actors Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will play Princess Zelda and Link in the live-action adaptation
- Wes Ball, director of the Maze Runner series and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is leading the production with Miyamoto and Avi Arad as producers
- The project marks Nintendo’s first fully live-action feature following the box-office success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Bragason’s credits include Three Girls and Censor while Ainsworth is known for The Haunting of Bly Manor and voicing Pinocchio
- Nintendo shifted the release from March 26 to May 7, 2027 to allow additional production and post-production time