The Legend of Zelda movie has been delayed, but creator Shigeru Miyamoto says it’s so they can "make the film as good as it can be"

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot showing Link, a male character with elf-like ears, blond hair, and bright blue eyes
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The Legend of Zelda movie is getting a slightly later release date, but creator Shigeru Miyamoto says it'll be better for eve🎃ry൩one in the long run

"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," t. "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."

The film was originally slated for a March 26, 2027 release date – so less than two months ain't too bad. A live-action, feature-length adaptation of The Legend of Zelda was澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: announced back in 2023, with Wes Ball at the helm. Nintendo randomly dropped the initial March release date via their new apꦏp earlier this year.

At the time of writing, no cast has been confirmed, though Hunter Schafer remains a popular fan choice for Zelda. Briana White, who provided the voice for Aerith in Final Fantasy 7, recently expressed interest in wantin﷽g to🍃 at least have the chance to audition for Zelda.

Ball previously said that he will "go to the ends of the earth to make sure that it is the movie we all hope it will be," and that he wants the film t𓂃o feel like a๊ "live-action Miyazaki" movie. The adaptation wꦉas greenlit after the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie.

For more, check out our ever-growing list of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming video game movies.

Lauren Milici
Senior Writer, Tv & Film

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy10𝐆0 and created 🍌TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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