Nintendo has found its Link and Zelda for its in-development live-action movie adaptation of The Legend of Zelda. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Recycling Man) will portray Link, the silent warrior protagonist of the game series, and Bo Bragason (Renegade Neil, The Radleys) will portray Zelda, the princess of Hyrule.
Ainsworth is 16 years old, indicating Link might be a younger character in this adaptation, while Bragason is 21 years old. Despite today’s casting news, though, there’s still no word on whether this adaptation will follow a storyline from a game or be something completely new. Nintendo announced this news via a trademark post on X from game designer, director, and Legend of Zelda co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto.
“This is Miyamoto,” the post reads. “I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason-san, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san. I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen.”
This movie will hit theaters on May 7, 2027.
Nintendo originally announced the release date for this live-action adaptation as March 26, 2027, as the first-ever news on its Nintendo Today app. However, last month, the company delayed the movie to May 7, 2027.
For more, read Game Informer’s review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and then check out our thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
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