Now we know the names of the actors that will play Link and Zelda in the film. Zelda’s legend. Nintendo announced this Wednesday, July 16, the identity of the two actors that will play the heroes of the feature film in real shots of the world of the famous video game, which is expected in theaters on March 26, 2027.
Link will be played by the British actor of 17 years Benjamin Evan Ainsworth seen in particular in the film Pinocchio By Robert Zemeckis and in the Netflix series The disturbing By Mike Flanagan. The role of Princess Zelda was entrusted to Bo Bason, a 21 -year -old English actress, seen in the BBC series Three girls.
Directed by Wes Ball
Announced in November 2023, the film Zelda’s legend It must be produced by Wes Ball, author of the trilogy The labyrinthand co -produced by Avi Arad, who supervised several films of the series SpiderAnd he will also involve Shigeru Miyamoto, co -Zelda co -creator but also Super Mario and Donkey Kong.
This feature film will adapt from the game. Zelda’s legend Who recounts the adventures of Link, an elf in armed tunic with a sword and Princess Zelda in a heroic fantasy universe populated by monsters.
Very popular, the series has sold more than 140 million copies worldwide, and the last important work launched in 2023, Tears of the kingdomIt has become the most quickly sold game throughout the saga.
If the Zelda saga would never have had the honors of the big screen, an animated series of 13 episodes had already emerged in 1989. Zelda’s legend It will be Nintendo’s second universe to benefit from an adaptation on the big screen after Super Mario Bros, the moviewhose second part was announced for April 3, 2026. Nintendo now also plans to take Donkey Kong to the screen.
Source: BFM TV
