The announcement of a live-action film adaptation of a video game is an event that systematically arouses excitement among fans. This is currently the case for The Legend of Zelda, where fans are already imagining the ideal casting.
The realization of a live action The Legend of Zelda film, once at the rumor stage, is now a palpable reality. Naturally, the fan community already has its favorites for the game’s iconic roles. Debates are particularly heated regarding the characters of Zelda and Link. This can be understood…
Zelda and Link, who for the casting?
For the role of Link, fans are moving away from the recurring jokes about Tom Holland to looking at more thoughtful choices. Thomas Brodie-Sangster, famous for his role in Game of Thrones and experienced in fantasy worlds, is among the favorites. Nicolas Cantu, meanwhile, could play a juvenile version of Link, while Caleb McLaughlin from Stranger Things and William Gao from Heartstopper are also among the names mentioned. With a little less enthusiasm than for the others.
To play Princess Zelda, offers range from Hunter Schafer, rising star of The Hunger Games prequel, to Anya Taylor-Joy from The Queen’s Gambit and Zendaya from Marvel, all able to take on the role one figure at a time royal and wise. But for his part, Hunter Schafer is very enthusiastic about the idea of being able to play Zelda (and not Link). She expressed her desire to play this role in an interview with Variety. She even mentioned being an avid player of the Zelda series. Speculation also extends to supporting characters, with Gwendoline Christie considered for Cotera, Idris Elba for Ganondorf, and Werner Herzog for the wizard Ganon.
However, part of the community advocates the option of a refreshing casting of new talents, an exciting prospect to anchor these iconic roles in a new era, especially if the project were to be divided into several cinematographic opus.
What do we know about the film?
It’s true that famous actors are good, but new faces that aren’t familiar could be a very good option, especially viable when it comes to video games. For the rest, the production of this highly anticipated work was entrusted to Wes Ball, the director of The Maze Runner saga and the future Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
For the financing of this film, a partnership was established between Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Shigeru Miyamoto, the iconic creator of the Zelda series and a leading figure at Nintendo, will collaborate with producer Avi Arad, behind numerous successful films including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Who stood out at the Oscars. Through a post on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter), Miyamoto expressed his enthusiasm for this long-standing project. He also invited fans to enthusiastically anticipate its achievement.