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‘Legend of Zelda’ Live-Action Movie Has Found Its Zelda and Link

Game creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced who will be playing two of the most iconic characters in the video game series.

Nintendo has found its Zelda and Link. The Legend of Zelda video game creator Shigeru Miyamoto announced on Nintendo’s X account Wednesday that the search for the live-action Zelda and Link is finally over. “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,” Miyamoto wrote. He added that “I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen.” The post included pictures of the two actors in what appeared to be a first look at their costumes in the film. Sony announced back in 2023 that it would be working with Nintendo to help co-finance a live-action movie adaptation of Miyamoto’s 1986 video game, which he created with Takashi Tezuka. The film will be directed by Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Wes Ball, with Miyamoto and Avi Arad as producers. Bragason has appeared in the Disney show Renegade Nell and the British comedy horror film The Radleys. Ainsworth has been featured in the 2022 Disney remake of Pinocchio and Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor. The movie will be available in theaters May 7, 2027.