Nintendo announced the casting of Link and Princess Zelda for their upcoming The Legend of Zelda live-action film with a post from Shigeru Miyamoto on social media.

Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth.

“This is Miyamoto,” wrote 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. I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen.

“The film is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 7, 2027. Thank you for your patience.”

Bragason, 21, has previously appeared in the Netflix fantasy adventure series Renegade Nell and the BBC drama The Jetty. Ainsworth, 16, has a couple of credits to his name including The Haunting Of Bly Manor.

The Legend Of Zelda movie is being produced by Miyamoto alongside Avi Arad, formerly of Marvel Studios. Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle distribution in addition to co-financing the movie with Nintendo. Jurassic World’s Derek Connolly is writing the screenplay, while Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Wes Ball will direct.

The Legend of Zelda will release in theaters on May 7th, 2027.

There’s no news on the plot or the setting of the film. This was the biggest piece of news we’ve gotten about the film so far.

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Source: Nintendo

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