The Legend Comes to Life: First Look at Zelda and Link in Nintendo’s Live-Action Epic “The Legend of Zelda”
Nintendo and Sony have revealed the first look at their live-action The Legend of Zelda. The image features Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as the young swordsman Link. The adaptation of Nintendo’s iconic game is directed by Wes Ball (Maze Runner, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) from a script by Derek Connolly and T.S. Nowlin. The photo highlights the production’s dedication to authenticity, capturing details from the game—right down to the characters’ pointed ears and fantasy-inspired costumes.
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary video game designer, is producing the film. “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 said earlier this year. “I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen.”
Bragason, a British actress, has appeared in Disney+’s Renegade Nell, BBC One’s Three Girls and The Jetty, and Euros Lyn’s vampire comedy The Radleys. Ainsworth, also British, voiced the title role in Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio, portrayed Miles in Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, and appeared in The Sandman. He currently stars in the Canadian comedy Son of a Critch.
Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda” remains one of the most celebrated and best-selling video games ever made. With Wes Ball’s reputation for large-scale, emotionally grounded action and a fanbase eager to see this world come to life, the film has the potential to become a fantasy epic on the big screen. The Legend of Zelda opens in theaters on May 7, 2027.
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Featured image: Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link. Courtesy Nintendo/Sony Pictures.
