Overview
- At its financial briefing, Nintendo outlined a framework for a consistent movie cadence and showed a slide with confirmed titles plus placeholders suggesting additional films in development.
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is dated for April 3, 2026, followed by a live-action The Legend of Zelda on May 7, 2027.
- Nintendo said it is deeply involved from planning through production and financing to grow its IP audience across generations.
- Shigeru Miyamoto is co-producing with Illumination’s Chris Meledandri on Mario and with Avi Arad on Zelda, which is directed by Wes Ball and stars Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Bo Bragason as Zelda.
- An industry listing reports Zelda has begun filming in Wellington, New Zealand from November 4, 2025 to April 7, 2026, a start not officially confirmed by Nintendo.