Wes Ball, director of the Maze Runner trilogy and the kingdom of the planet of the apes, remains committed to the address of the adaptation.
After a long search, the movie Live Action of Legend of Zelda from Sony and Nintendo has found its protagonists, since Bo braglason will play Zelda with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth As Link, he announced Shigeru Miyamoto from Nintendo Early this morning on official Nintendo X page.
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“I am Miyamoto. I am pleased to announce that, for the real action movie of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will be played by Bo Braason and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth,” he wrote, sharing images of both with their respective costumes. “I really want to see them both on the big screen.”


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This is Miyamoto. I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of the legend of zelda, Zelda Will Be Played by Bo Bason-San, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-San. I am see a lot of looking forward to seeing that of them on the big screen. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ka5xw3lwul
– (@nintendo) July 16, 2025
What is known about Zelda’s movie
Wes Balldirector of the trilogy Maze Runner and of The kingdom of the planet of the apesremains committed to the address of the adaptation. Ball is also a producer, along with Joe Hartwick Jr.under the Oddball Entertainment label. The initial announcement also revealed that the film would be co -financed by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Nintendo, with Nintendo contributing most of the financial support. The details of the cast and the history are still in development.
“I am Miyamoto. I’ve been working on the real action movie of ‘The Legend of Zelda’ with Avi Arad-San, who has produced many cinematographic successes”Miyamoto wrote at that time. “I asked Avi-san to produce this movie with me, and we have already officially started its development with the active participation of Nintendo. Its completion will take time, but I hope you have it with desire.”
The plans for a “Zelda” film charged impulse after Nintendo’s collaboration with Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Released in April 2023, the animated comedy was a box office success, raising more than 1300 million dollars worldwide and currently occupies the 18th place among the highest grossing world premieres of all time.
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