Following the announcement of the live-action “The Legend of Zelda” movie a couple of years ago, Nintendo producer Shigeru Miyamoto took to the company’s social media accounts to finally reveal the actors playing Zelda and Link in this long-awaited film.
According to a post on X, in the live-action “The Legend of Zelda” movie, Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason, and Link will be played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth. “I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen,” writes Miyamoto.
宮本です。「ゼルダの伝説」の実写映画は、ゼルダ役をBo Bragasonさん、リンク役をBenjamin Evan Ainsworthさんに演じていただくことになりました。おふたりの出演が今から楽しみです。「ゼルダの伝説」実写映画は2027年5⽉7⽇に劇場公開予定です。もうしばらくお待ちください。 pic.twitter.com/jctWHvvYgi
— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) July 16, 2025
Bragason was born in 2004 and is known for her roles in the BBC One series “Three Girls” (2017) and “The Jetty” (2024). She also appeared in the Disney+ show “Renegade Nell” (2024) and the movie “The Radleys.”
Ainsworth was born in 2008 and is known for playing Miles in the Netflix series “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (2020), William in Disney’s “Flora & Ulysses” (2021), and voicing Pinocchio in Disney’s live-action remake.
The film is scheduled to hit theaters on May 7, 2027, four years after the release of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.”
The Zelda movie is being co-financed by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., with Nintendo covering more than 50% of the financing. Sony will handle the worldwide theatrical distribution.
“This is Miyamoto. I have been working on the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda for many years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many mega hit films,” Miyamoto said in a statement on X a couple of years ago. “I have asked Avi-san to produce this film with me, and we have now officially started the development of the film with Nintendo itself heavily involved in the production. It will take time until its completion, but I hope you look forward to seeing it.”
This live-action project follows the success of “Detective Pikachu” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” as Nintendo expands beyond console and smartphone games into merchandise, theme parks, and now movies.
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