The Legend of Zelda movie has wrapped filming. The film is now being prepared for its premiere on May 7, 2027.
This was confirmed at CinemaCon last night (thanks, IGN), and suggests that everything is on schedule. Filming was taking place in New Zealand, kicking off with principal photography in November of last year. Zelda and Link’s actors are the only confirmed cast members at this time.
Zelda Has Wrapped Filming, But It Won’t Premiere Until Next May
Perhaps the most impressive part of all of this isn’t that filming has wrapped with more than a year to spare, but that it all took place with minimal set leaks. From what we can tell, a good amount of the film is being shot on location, and despite that, we only appear to have one instance of unauthorised images being leaked from set, which really isn’t bad going considering all of the interest in the project.
In the leaks, we got a brief look at Link, Zelda, and possibly Impa, so it hardly gave us any spoilers. Some speculate that actor Dichen Lachman is playing Impa, but this has not been confirmed.
As for the rest of the case, Zelda is played by Bo Bragason, and Link is played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth. We don’t know much at all about how these characters will be portrayed, since there are many different iterations of the characters to draw upon, but right now, most signs point to something more Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom inspired.
In any case, with filming wrapped, it hopefully means we will get a trailer before the end of the year. Following on from the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, all eyes are on this Zelda adaptation – and considering the more serious tone of the games, there’s much more that could go wrong here. Hell, we don’t even know if the film will have Link talk, a decision that will prove controversial regardless of what path is taken.
The Legend of Zelda movie is set to premiere on May 7, 2027. It comes as part of a packed release window for gaming fans, with Sonic 4 hitting theatres on March 19, and then the second Minecraft movie on July 23.
- Release Date
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May 7, 2027
- Director
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Wes Ball
- Writers
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Derek Connolly
- Producers
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Shigeru Miyamoto, Avi Arad
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Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
Link
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Bo Bragason
Princess Zelda
