{"id":45362,"date":"2025-07-16T07:57:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=45362"},"modified":"2025-07-16T07:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:57:56","slug":"nintendo-confirms-cast-for-live-action-legend-of-zelda-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=45362","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Confirms Cast for Live-Action Legend of Zelda Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nintendo<\/strong> has officially announced the lead roles for the upcoming live-action adaptation of <em><strong>The Legend of Zelda<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this morning, Nintendo announced on X that <strong>Bo Bragason<\/strong> (<em>The Radleys, The Jetty<\/em>) will be playing <strong>Zelda<\/strong>, along with <strong>Benjamin Evan Ainsworth<\/strong> (<em>The Haunting of Bly Manor, Pinocchio<\/em>), who will be playing <strong>Link<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Miyamoto. 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. (1\/2) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KA5XW3lwul\">pic.twitter.com\/KA5XW3lwul<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4efb\u5929\u5802\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e (@Nintendo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nintendo\/status\/1945433161124688335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wes Ball<\/strong> (<em>Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes<\/em>) will direct the film, while Nintendo and Sony will co-produce. The film follows the success of <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie,<\/em> and Ball knows how important this franchise is to its fans. He previously said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/legend-of-zelda-movie-wes-ball-awesome-idea\/\">Total Film<\/a> that &#8220;I want to fulfill people&#8217;s greatest desires. I know it&#8217;s important, this franchise, to people, and I want it to be a serious movie. A real movie that can give people an escape\u2026 [It has] to feel like something real. Something serious and cool but fun and whimsical.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Legend of Zelda is currently set to hit theaters on May 7, 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has officially announced the lead roles for the upcoming live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda. Earlier this morning, Nintendo announced on X that Bo Bragason (The Radleys, The Jetty) will be playing Zelda, along with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (The Haunting of Bly Manor, Pinocchio), who will be playing Link. 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