Overview

• Nintendo co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced on the company’s official X account that the film’s release has shifted from March 26 to May 7, 2027.
• The studio cited production reasons and plans to use the additional weeks to refine the movie’s visuals, effects and narrative.
• The adaptation is a joint venture between Nintendo and Sony Pictures, with Miyamoto and Avi Arad producing and Wes Ball directing.
• Avengers: Secret Wars moved to December 2027, opening the early May slot and reducing competition for the Zelda film.
• No casting has been officially confirmed, though rumors persist around Hunter Schafer for the role of Princess Zelda.