Nintendo has brought forward the worldwide theatrical release date of its live-action Zelda movie from May 7 to April 30, 2027, to deliver it to fans one week earlier.
Unless you've been staying off the internet and running past all theaters with a bag over your head for the past few years, you'll probably be aware that Nintendo is very much in the movie business these days.
And whilelikely won't stop inhaling money for a while yet, the company's focus will be on generating hype for next year's live-action Zelda movie, which is now coming out a bit earlier than planned.
's worldwide theatrical release date has been brought forward to April 30, 2027, rescheduled from its previous May 7 spot in the release calendar. That means we have one week fewer to wait to see what exactly Nintendo and Sony Pictures have come up with for Link and Zelda's big-screen debut.
"In order to deliver it to everyone even one day sooner, the team is united in advancing production," Miyamoto wrote on X, in a post that has been translated from Japanese. "It's less than a year until release, but please wait just a little longer. "a bit more time with the box office all to itself, but Nintendo certainly isn't saying that's why it's moved it forward.
We're still waiting for a proper trailer for the movie adaptation of Nintendo's long-running video game series, but we did get ourat Link and the eponymous princess, played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason, back in November last year. Somewhat confusingly, our unmistakable Hylian hero is wearing his iconic green garb in those images, but Zelda is wearing-reminiscent blue.
Exactly what Zelda timeline the Wes Ball-directed film is set in, then, remains a mystery for now.eventually becomes available to stream at home after its theatrical run, it's Netflix that will have the privilege first, after Sony PicturesThis is a big year for Zelda, as 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the series that began its life on the NES in 1986. Nintendo has been very quiet on birthday celebration plans so far, but the same insider that correctly predicted that a newis getting a Switch 2 remake in the second half of this year.
If that ends up being accurate, a betting person might wager that the legendary N64 game's story will play some part in next year's film.
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