The Legend of Zelda Movie Adds Lydia Peckham to Its Cast

The Legend of Zelda movie has reportedly picked up Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' histrion Lydia Peckham to its steadily increasing database of formed members.

It's yet different update to the formed database for the live-action Nintendo movie aft a flurry of caller names joined the escapade yesterday (via Deadline). Like immoderate of the different names who person boarded The Legend of Zelda, details astir her relation successful the task stay a enigma for now.

Peckham volition question to Hyrule alongside stars Bo Bragason (Three Girls) and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (House of the Dragon), who are playing Zelda and Link, respectively. Whether you're into movies, TV, oregon both, there's a decent accidental you've seen her popular up connected your screens successful immoderate capableness before.

Lydia Peckham. Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for MGM+.

The New Zealand histrion archetypal started to amusement up on-screen successful the precocious 2010s with projects similar Only Cloud Knows and Take Home Pay. In 2021, she appeared successful Apple TV's Mr. Corman and Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop series.

Peckham past went connected to supply her talents arsenic Soona successful Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes successful 2024. That movie was directed by Wes Ball, who besides happens to beryllium the manager down The Legend of Zelda.

Peckham is the 5th caller look to articulation the live-action video crippled adaptation successful the past day. First we learned astir Uli Latukefu (Black Adam), who completed the Triforce casting arsenic bid antagonist Ganondorf.

As antecedently rumored, Dichen Lachman (Severance) is besides progressive and volition play Impa. The different 2 caller additions are Yvonna Strahovki and the precocious Sam Neill. While their roles person yet to beryllium disclosed, Deadline reported that the erstwhile volition beryllium playing a "queen" character. Nintendo and Sony announced they wrapped filming for the live-action Zelda movie earlier this year, truthful portion we're lone conscionable present proceeding astir overmuch of its cast, galore of these roles look to person been locked up rather a portion ago.

The Legend of Zelda movie has an April 30, 2027 merchandise date. For much portion we hold to spot however Hyrule volition travel to the large surface adjacent year, beryllium definite to permission your thoughts connected who Peckham is playing successful the comments below. You tin besides spot what Ainsworth had to accidental astir his portion arsenic Link here.

Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for MGM+.

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