We’ve found our missing Link
The cast for the live-action The Legend of Zelda movie has been unveiled
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed who will play Zelda and Link
Some fans are disappointed Hunter Schafer didn’t land the role of Zelda
Production on the live-action The Legend of Zelda movie is very much underway as two members of the lead cast have officially been confirmed.
The news was posted on social media by Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto, who revealed a picture of the actors that will play the eponymous princess of ‘Hyrule’ (the fictional kingdom in the video game series), Zelda, and legendary swordsman Link in costume.
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, who made his debut in Mike Flanagan’s horror series The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix, has been cast as Link, while Bo Bragason from the period drama Renegade Nell on Disney+ will play Zelda.
Nintendo and Sony casting two young actors to play the lead characters of the Zelda franchise is one of our first indications of which direction the movie could take. Indeed, such a young cast could mean that we see an earlier game in the franchise, such as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, as the central plot of the film.
Of course, that’s just speculation.
