A Reality Check From Hyrule’s Next HeroWith the live-action movie currently targeting an April 30, 2027 release date, details surrounding the production have been kept under tight lock and key. If you need a quick mathematical sanity check to ruin your day: when BotW launched and redefined open-world game design, the live-action Link was literally only eight years old. Subscribe to our newsletter for Zelda movie insights Curious how Link's move to live-action reshapes the franchise? Even if the live-action movie won't arrive in cinemas quite in time for the franchise's official 40th anniversary milestone, Zelda fans still have plenty to celebrate in the near future. Next First Official Live-Action Pictures Of Link & Zelda Revealed By Nintendo Nintendo has uploaded the first official images of Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda in the live-action Zelda movie.