Deadline reported Thursday that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda film will function Australian actor Uli Latukefu because the villain Ganondorf, and the publication notes that “We hear Latukefu inked a multi-picture deal.”
Nintendo or Sony haven’t formally confirmed that there’s a couple of film within the works, although it’s been rumored that Nintendo and Sony might be planning a trilogy. Nonetheless, it’s not precisely sudden that extra Zelda motion pictures is perhaps on the best way, particularly given the huge success of the current Tremendous Mario movies on the field workplace.
Nintendo initially introduced the live-action Zelda film, which it’s making with Sony Photos Leisure, back in 2023, with Wes Ball directing with Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad producing. Final yr, Nintendo announced that Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth had been forged as Princess Zelda and Hyperlink, respectively. The film is about to launch on April 30th, 2027, and filming has officially wrapped.
In a separate report revealed in a while Thursday, Deadline says that Dichen Lachman, Yvonne Strahovski, and the late Sam Neill might be within the Zelda film as nicely. Neill’s position is unclear, however the article says Lachman performs Impa whereas Strahovski has been forged as “a queen character.”
Nintendo can also be getting ready an enormous new Zelda sport: the corporate has introduced a Change 2 remake of Ocarina of Time that’s set to launch sometime in 2026.
Replace, August sixth: Provides new casting particulars from one other Deadline report.