Nintendo Announces Live-Action Adaptation of The Legend of Zelda; Fans Begin Dream-Casting, Hunter Schafer Expressed Interest in Zelda Role

Maze Runner Director Wes Ball to Direct Co-Financed Project by Sony; Euphoria Star Hunter Schafer, a Longtime Legend of Zelda Fan, Expresses Excitement for the Possibility to Embody Princess Zelda on the Big Screen

• Nintendo has announced a live-action adaptation of the popular video game franchise, The Legend of Zelda, following the success of Super Mario Bros. Movie which grossed $1.3 billion. The project will be directed by Wes Ball and co-financed by Sony.
• The Legend of Zelda franchise, initiated in 1986, is an important segment in Nintendo's portfolio with its latest release, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, selling 19.5 million copies since its launch in May.
• Hunter Schafer, star of the popular HBO series Euphoria, has expressed her interest in playing the role of Princess Zelda. Schafer is well-known as a longtime fan of the game and has previously inspired fantasy casting with her Zelda-inspired style during a Vanity Fair Oscars party.
• Shigeru Miyamoto, Zelda's creator, has been involved in the project for years collaborating with producer Avi Arad, who has notable credits including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Uncharted, and Morbius. Miyamoto confirmed that Nintendo is actively engaged in the film's production, reinforcing the company's ambition to embed itself further in the entertainment industry.
• Other dream castings for the project have started circulating among fans, including musician Machine Gun Kelly for the role of Link. Moreover, fans discovered a 2010 post from director Wes Ball stating his interest in directing a motion-capture project for The Legend of Zelda, essentially manifesting his present-day involvement.

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