The iconic video game series “The Legend of Zelda” is coming to the big screen, and the beloved characters Princess Zelda and her trusty ally Link have been cast, Nintendo’s game director Shigeru Miyamoto announced Wednesday morning.
Bo Bragason will play Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will depict Link, Miyamoto said on the official Nintendo social media accounts.
Miyamoto, who created the original Nintendo games and is producing the film, shared two photos that appear to show the actors in costume for the film.
The live-action film is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 7, 2027.
“I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen,” he added.
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 is known for playing Roxy in the 2024 Disney+ TV series “Renegade Nell,”as well as appearing in the 2024 film “The Radleys” and the 2017 BBC One mini series “Three Girls,” according to her IMDb profile.
Meanwhile, Ainsworth appeared in the 2025 film “Everything’s Going to be Great” alongside Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney, the Canadian comedy TV series “Son of a Critch” and Disney’s 2022 film “Pinocchio” as the voice of “Pinocchio,” according to IMDb.
The film, directed by “The Maze Runner” trilogy helmer Wes Ball, will be co-produced by Sony and Nintendo. The adaptation follows the record-setting success of 2023’s “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” another Nintendo franchise which was produced by the gaming company and Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures is owned by NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News.
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