Nintendo Issues First Official The Legend of Zelda Movie Photos Showing Link and Zelda In Costume

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Nintendo has conscionable released the archetypal acceptable photos showing its The Legend of Zelda live-action movie stars successful action.

The images, posted to the Nintendo Today app, are our archetypal authoritative glimpse astatine Bo Bragason (Zelda) and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Link) successful costume, and travel arsenic Nintendo itself officially marks the commencement of production.

Nintendo's confirmation comes days aft it was archetypal reported that filming had begun successful New Zealand, and soon aft fans discovered the project's shooting location. Over the weekend, unofficial videos shared connected societal media featured an earlier glimpse astatine Bragason, Ainsworth and a 3rd histrion successful the midst of a wood scene.

Following that archetypal acceptable leak, fans present judge Succession prima Dichen Lachman has been formed arsenic Zelda's trusty adjutant Impa, though there's nary authoritative confirmation of that today.

For now, these photos amusement the movie's incarnation of Zelda wearing bluish robes akin successful colour to her Breath of the Wild attire. Ainsworth's mentation of Link, meanwhile, looks precise akin to the hero's look successful Twilight Princess, wherever helium sports a acheronian greenish tunic.

Officially announced successful November 2023, Nintendo's live-action The Legend of Zelda task is being produced by the company's legendary originative brag Shigeru Miyamoto, alongside Avi Arad, erstwhile CEO of Marvel Studios. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Wes Ball is directing, from a screenplay by Jurassic World writer Derek Connolly.

The Legend of Zelda is presently acceptable to get successful theaters connected May 7, 2027, a day shared again by Nintendo this period arsenic it teased plans for a "consistent merchandise cadence" of video crippled movies implicit the adjacent fewer years, pursuing the container bureau occurrence of its Super Mario Movie.

Last week, Nintendo announced further details of its upcoming animated sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Marvel prima Brie Larsen volition represent Princess Rosalina successful the film, portion Bowser Jr. volition beryllium voiced by Oppenheimer histrion Bennie Safdie. That movie is owed a small sooner than Zelda, connected April 3, 2026.

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