The Legend of Zelda Live-Action Film Cast Revealed - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 16 July 2025 / 4,025 Views
Nintendo has revealed who will be playing Link and Zelda in the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda film.
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Everything's Going to Be Great, Everything's Going to Be Great) will play Link and Bo Bragason ( Renegade Nell, Three Girls) will play Zelda.
"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," said Shigeru Miyamoto. "I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen."
The Legend of Zelda live-action film will premiere in theaters on May 7, 2027.
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Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.
At least they didn't go for huge Hollywood stars but i still can't see a scenario where this turns out as good as even an average animated adaptation.
The guy playing Link - Not quite the 1:1 I was hoping for. I'll have to see him in the tunic first. He could pass for one of the 2D Links (Zelda 1/2, ALttP/ALBW, etc.) But I'm not entirely sold on him.
The girl playing Zelda - Oh yeah, I can definitely see it! Shoot, she could pass for 4-5 different Zeldas easily. (ALttP/ALBW, OoT, WW, SS, BOTW/TOTK.)
The girl could maybe pass for Zelda, the guy on the other than, i'm not seeing it. I hope i'm wrong though.
I'm surprised the other comments here didn't touch upon the most interesting fact to come out of this announcement: Link will be a teen/young adult (Bragason is already past 20 and I doubt they're going for the Phantom Menace treatment).
This rules out a ~10 year old Link which, on the one hand, is surprising since Miyamoto-san has had a preference for using this age as he models the story off of his childhood adventure but, on the other, confirms that they're sticking with the formula of presenting older Link which has become mainstay more recently (BotW/TotK, SS, TP).
Oh, and I wonder how "yaaaah!" will sound with a British accent...
Why do I get the feeling this movie will give me the same vibe as those children novels-turned movies that feels so bland no matter how serious they try to make it. I was hoping for a more mature Link/Zelda movie that can be more serious and heavy action. (Like LOTR but with Nintendo flair and not as dark)
Well I hope I'm wrong because I want to enjoy this and do well.
I saw Benjamin as a young boy in The Haunting of Bly Manor, and now I hope he succeeds as young Link. Will Link speak in the movie?
It would be very difficult to do a movie without the main character speaking
Possible, but highly unlikely
Miyamoto: "Hold my Lon Lon milk!"
My first thought was the girl totally looks like Zelda. Great casting for her. Can't wait to see her as Zelda.
My second thought was the boy looks really young, and indeed he is only 16 I think I read. So they are definitely going for a teen Link rather than adult Link. Of course Link has been from kid/teen/adult in the games so any of those is fine I guess but I had just assumed/hoped they'd go for a young adult Link in his 20's that sets the scene for, as V-rocK's comment mentioned, a "more serious and heavy action". With the kid's age I'm guessing this is gonna be more a coming of age origin story for Link. Anyway, super excited for it, just so happy they made the right decision and went with a live action movie for Zelda.
Go look at the art for zelda 1 and 2. On the Snes one he has pink hair in game but brown in the artwork. It wasn't untill the n64 that you could call link blond. Before that the hair was always brown.
Im pretty sure once in character he will have blonde hair.
Bleach is pretty cheap, shouldn't ruin the movies budget. :P
Link has had many revisions in the past... Nintendo has stealthily updated character designs over time, as long as the silhouette is constant, that's all that matters I guess.
Steve Rogers is famously very blonde in the comics (for a reason), Chris Evans is has dark brown hair naturally.
Make up artists exist.
