Miyamoto shares update on Legend of Zelda movie release date

Back in 2023, following the box office success of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo officially announced its plans to make a Legend of Zelda movie. An early 2027 release date was confirmed previously but now with filming set to begin, Nintendo has revised the release date.

Unlike the Super Mario Bros. movie, Nintendo's Legend of Zelda film will be live-action. Some reports have previously claimed that there are plans for a trilogy, not just one standalone movie, but there is no official confirmation on that at this time.

Zelda co-creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, is involved in the film from Nintendo's side. In an update shared this week, Miyamoto said that due to “production reasons” the film's release date has been pushed back several weeks to May 7th 2027:

“This is Miyamoto. For production reasons, we are changing the release date of the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda to May 7, 2027. It will be some weeks later than the release timing we originally announced, and we will take the extra time to make the film as good as it can be. Thank you for your patience.”

Considering this news, we should get the first trailer for the Zelda film in 2026, and once filming begins, we should find out more about the cast of the film. Currently, we have no idea which actors will be involved in lead roles.

KitGuru Says: Zelda can certainly work in live-action. It will be interesting to see the first pieces of the film in the months ahead.

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