Nintendo has announced who will play both Link and Princess Zelda in the upcoming live action The Legend of Zelda film. Bo Bragason has been cast as Zelda, while Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will be playing Link. Both actors are from England, with Bragason having roles in The Radleys, Renegade Nell, and The Jetty, while Ainsworth has been in Pinocchio (2022), The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Son of a Critch. Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that the movie will be in theaters on May 7, 2027.

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[Lazyt]

I am kinda surprised no well known celebrities and not even mad

 

[Bagel Le Stinky]

I don't like it. Zelda I can MAYBE see but that looks nothing like Link

 

[AkiraKurusu]

It's great they picked an actual actress for Zelda, but considering how badly they mischaracterised Peach in the Mario movie...? Yeah, they're likely to mischaracterise Zelda here, too - give her more action and importance than she gets in the actual games.

I mean, apart from Spirit Tracks, Zelda's never been a frontline character - her best role in Twilight Princess has her provide Link with information, sacrifice her life force to heal Midna, and then shoot Light Arrows at Ganondorf to stun him so Link can attack him. Ocarina of Time? Doesn't do much on-screen, either as a child (makes sense) or as Sheik (because the camera's on Link for the entire game). A Link Between Worlds? She sees where things are headed, so she gives Link one of the Pendants early so it's not trapped with her; then she's captured by Yuga, and gives Link the Light Arrows during his final fight with Yuga.

Even in the maligned and horrific BotW and TotK, her viewpoint is optional and easily missable, doing a handful of things in the past; Zelda has never been a frontline character, yet of course since this is a movie she's undoubtedly going to be more important than Link himself, with a hugely unrepresentative personality and characterisation to boot. Massively disappointing, really.

 

[Captain-Z]

... with a tradition of blonde links and one with purple hair, they pick brown. Ah well.

Link had brown hair in the first two games though...

 

[munnimann]

Massively disappointing, really.

So are you massively disappointed that the character after which the entire franchise is named will appear in the movie or are you massively disappointed because you made up a movie in your head and didn't like it?

 

[Viri]

The Mario movie didn't need popular celebrity voice actors, and would have been better off with unknowns, esp if it meant that fucking Seth Rogan didn't voice Donkey Kong. Having unknown actors for the Zelda movie is a good thing, imo. I just wish it was an anime.

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We actually did get a Zelda anime tease in Smash 4's Palutena video.


Nintendo needs to stop being cowards, and give everyone what they truly want!

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[YoureALoser]

Not surprised at all. Movie is not being created for fans of the franchise. Just like BOTW & TOTK were not created for fans of the franchise.

 

[diggeloid]

Danny Devito as Tingle

Nintendo has done a lot of evil shit over the years that made me sour on them, but this would be the start of their redemption arc.

 

[Maq47]

Eddie Murphy as Epona would totally be a banger
I would also cast
Ron Perlman as Ganondorf
Jack Gleeson as Mido
Morgan Freeman as Deku Tree
I would also cast John Goodman as an Octorok

Don't forget Keanu Reeves as Agahnim!

 

[SecureBoot]

Not surprised at all. Movie is not being created for fans of the franchise. Just like BOTW & TOTK were not created for fans of the franchise.

"Jessie. What the fuck are you talking about"

 

[subcon959]

I was sure they would somehow try to use Pedro Pascal as Link.

 

[SeventhSon7]

Also, even if they are homophobic, they are still both great actors.
William Shatner, for exemple, he is still one of the greatest actor known to this day, he was openly misogynist. Yet, I don't see many people condemn him

Bill Shatner is my spirit animal

 

[HarveyHouston]

Wait, the Zelda movie is actually happening?!? I thought it was just a rumor.

 

[whitesword7]

Hopefully these kids stay away from social media. Cause it's gonna get brutal for them.

the girl is 21

 

[yakuku]

Hopefully these kids stay away from social media. Cause it's gonna get brutal for them.

Maybe once the movie is out and their acting is awful. But for now it's been pretty positive so far. Besides a certain few people rather having that one person being as Zelda. Of course it's in the minority

 

[ChronosNotashi]

Ok, no. Again. Some games just aren't movie material, STOP MAKING EVERY GAME A MOVIE.

Look. They already made one...maybe two series based on The Legend of Zelda, they made The Super Mario Bros Movie, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was one of the most highly-anticipated movies of the year. And given all the other movies and TV/streaming series based on video games that have released within the last half-decade, that genie's never going back into the bottle.

We might as well get used to it. The least we can hope for is that they don't cast Jack Black AGAIN.

 

[GamingIsDead]

They should cast Miyamoto himself as the happy mask salesman

 

[BlackZero500]

She somehow looks way more like link then him.... But the magic of Masks, Cosmetics and Wigs will do their trick i guess.

 

[Ethelbert]

Not Hunter-chan as was rumoured?
She could have played both Zelda and Link.
(Saw someone suggest this and thought it was a funky meme.)

 

[ertaboy356b]

Wand of Gamelon live action confirmed.