Shigeru Miyamoto is producing the live-action Legend of Zelda film, which opens April 30, 2027, and is named in a new Nintendo patent that fans associate with the Zelda series.
Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo Representative Director, announced on May 16, 2026, that the live-action Legend of Zelda film will open worldwide on April 30, 2027, one week earlier than the previously scheduled May 7, 2027 release. That May date was itself a delay from the film's original March 26, 2027 target. Miyamoto said the team is working to deliver the film as soon as possible and noted there is less than a year until release. He produces the film alongside Avi Arad of Arad Productions. Wes Ball directs, Derek Connolly wrote the script, and the cast includes Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link. Nintendo is financing more than half the production, with Sony Pictures Entertainment co-financing and handling theatrical distribution.
A June 2026 Game Spark weekly ranking roundup noted a new Nintendo patent that involves Miyamoto and that users associate with The Legend of Zelda. The patent filing was reported alongside other news, including the commercial debut of Gothic 1 Remake and the mecha action RPG Ironwing Valiant. No further details about the patent's content or its relation to the film or any game project have been provided in the stories.
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Game Spark's weekly ranking for June 12-18, 2026, covers the open-world RPG 'Gothic 1 Remake' selling 500,000 copies in its first week, a new Nintendo patent involving Shigeru Miyamoto that users associate with 'The Legend of Zelda', and the mecha action RPG 'Ironwing Valiant' influenced by 'Armored Core 6' and 'Valkyria Chronicles'.
The live-action Legend of Zelda film will now open worldwide on April 30, 2027. Nintendo Representative Director Shigeru Miyamoto announced the change on Wednesday through the company's social media accounts. The new date moves the premiere one week earlier than the previously scheduled May 7, 2027 release. That May date was itself a delay from the film's original March 26, 2027 target. Miyamoto said the team is working to deliver the film as soon as possible and noted there is less than a year until release. Wes Ball directs the project. Derek Connolly wrote the script. Bo Bragason stars as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth stars as Link. Nintendo is financing more than half the production. Sony Pictures Entertainment is co-financing and will handle theatrical distribution. Miyamoto produces alongside Avi Arad of Arad Productions. The adaptation arrives after the commercial success of Nintendo's animated Super Mario Bros. Movie, which crossed one billion dollars worldwide in 2023. A sequel to that film premiered in April 2026.