Overview
- Sony used its CinemaCon presentation to confirm principal photography has finished and post-production is underway for the live-action Legend of Zelda movie, which opens worldwide on May 7, 2027.
- Under Sony’s expanded Pay-1 deal with Netflix, which makes Netflix the first streaming stop after theaters and digital rentals, the film is expected to arrive on the service roughly 100 days after its theatrical launch.
- The project is a Nintendo–Sony co-production directed by Wes Ball, with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda, and creative oversight from Shigeru Miyamoto and producer Avi Arad.
- Filming took place mainly in New Zealand, and Ball has described a grounded look influenced by Studio Ghibli, with early costume reveals nodding to Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild.
- Nintendo’s push into movies follows the billion-dollar success of 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which helped open the door for a large-scale, live-action take on one of its most storied franchises.