The Legend of Zelda movie gets a new release date

following The Super Mario Galaxy MovieA huge hit at the international box office, Nintendo is on a hot streak with their movies. The Legend of Zelda The movie was announced in November 2023, when it was revealed that Nintendo would work with Sony Pictures to bring the film to life. as opposed to Super killed animated movies, The Legend of Zelda The film is expected to be a live-action production, starring Benjamin Ivan Ainsworth as Link and Bo Bragason as Zelda.

in general Zelda Fashion, live action The Legend of Zelda The film was originally scheduled to release on March 26, 2027, before being delayed to May 7, 2027. As of May 13, 2026, The Legend of Zelda The movie has updated its next release date. In a rare twist of fate, however, The Legend of Zelda The film will now release ahead of its estimated May, 2027 release date.

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The Legend of Zelda's release date has been moved from May 7, 2027 to late April.

manufacturer of The Legend of Zelda franchisee, Shigeru Miyamoto took to X to make the announcement Zelda New release date of the movie. Due to the hard work of the production team, the release date of the movie has been pushed The Legend of Zelda The movie will now release on April 30, 2027 – a full week before its scheduled May release date.

The Legend of Zelda The film will be directed by director Wes Ball Maze Runner Trilogy and Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesFeaturing a screenplay co-written by Derek Connolly (Pokemon Detective Pikachu) and TS Nowlin (Maze Runner trilogy). Ball described earlier Zelda As a movie, “another big mo-cap avatar-like a movie” and the movie was shot, mostly in New Zealand The Lord of the Rings trilogy. All the signs are pointing Zelda The movie is Nintendo's cinematic magnum opus when it's released next May.

Zelda has a history of delays

what makes The Legend of Zelda The new release date for the movie is especially interesting given how much history the series has for delays. A delayed movie the second time would be par for the course, but getting pushed up is another story entirely. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time It was originally scheduled for release in 1997 before being pushed to 1998. Twilight Princess It was set to release for the Nintendo GameCube in 2005, before the Nintendo Wii received a makeover that pushed the game to 2006.

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Skyward Sword Originally going to be released in 2010, but then pushed back to 2011, released at the end of the Nintendo Wii's life cycle instead. Breath of the Wild After being planned for a 2015 release only to come out in March 2017, faced several delays. Tears of the Kingdom Development was also delayed for a year so that Nintendo could refine the game's quality. The fact that Zelda The movie is a sign that Nintendo has a week of push ups a lot Confident in a live-action adaptation of the series.

The Legend of Zelda The movie will hit theaters on April 30, 2027.