{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ffe531d85ddc4f189fbd62a9","clusterId":"c_2aa6cd998176443bbc7c2068","slug":"live-action-zelda-film-opens-april-30-2027-a-week-earlier-than-planned","model":"deepseek-v4-pro","headline":"Live-Action Zelda Film Opens April 30, 2027, a Week Earlier Than Planned","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"A schedule pull-forward, rather than another delay, is a concrete signal that the production is on track after an earlier postponement from March to May 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe shift to April 30 was announced directly by Shigeru Miyamoto in a video message posted to Nintendo's social media accounts on Wednesday. \"The team is working hard to deliver the film to everyone as soon as possible,\" Miyamoto said. \"There's less than a year to go until release, so thank you for waiting.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDerek Connolly's previous credits include Jurassic World and Kong: Skull Island. The film is co-produced by Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony will also handle theatrical distribution.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original announcement of the live-action project followed the 2023 success of the animated Super Mario Bros. Movie, which opened in the U.S. and more than 60 markets worldwide. A sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, premiered in April 2026. Past attempts to adapt the Zelda franchise for screens include a 2015 report by The Wall Street Journal about a live-action Netflix series, which Nintendo later denied. In 2019, The Wrap reported that producer Adi Shankar was in talks for a Zelda television series, but Shankar clarified on Instagram that he was working on an animated Devil May Cry series instead.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The live-action Zelda film moves up a week to April 30, 2027. Miyamoto: \"The team is working hard to deliver the film to everyone as soon as possible. There's less than a year to go.\"","twitterPost":"Zelda's live-action film just got pulled forward to April 30, 2027, after an earlier delay pushed it to May. A schedule pull-forward instead of another pushback is a rare thing.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"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.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-05-13/live-action-zelda-film-to-open-1-week-sooner-on-april-30-2027/.237337\",\"title\":\"Live-Action Zelda Film to Open 1 Week Sooner on April 30, 2027\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/live-action-legend-of-zelda-film-release-date-moved-up-to-april-30-2027/\",\"title\":\"Live-Action Legend of Zelda Film Release Date Moved Up to April 30, 2027\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9214,"outputTokens":1132,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827521,"createdAt":"2026-05-16T14:09:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-16T14:17:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-16T14:17:42.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2aa6cd998176443bbc7c2068","canonicalTitle":"Live-Action Legend of Zelda Film Release Date Moved Up to April 30, 2027","representativeArticleId":"a_09e0cc403b04002e82fc9e6a","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Shigeru Miyamoto\",\"Keisuke Higashi\",\"Ryōta Miura\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-13T22:44:54.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-14T00:46:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-18T15:41:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-05-13/live-action-zelda-film-to-open-1-week-sooner-on-april-30-2027/.237337","title":"Live-Action Zelda Film to Open 1 Week Sooner on April 30, 2027"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/live-action-legend-of-zelda-film-release-date-moved-up-to-april-30-2027/","title":"Live-Action Legend of Zelda Film Release Date Moved Up to April 30, 2027"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Shigeru Miyamoto","Keisuke Higashi","Ryōta Miura"],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The live-action Legend of Zelda film opens worldwide on April 30, 2027, one week earlier than the previously scheduled May 7, 2027 release.","Nintendo Representative Director Shigeru Miyamoto announced the date change on Wednesday through the company's social media accounts.","Nintendo is financing more than half the production, with Sony Pictures Entertainment co-financing and handling theatrical distribution.","Wes Ball directs the film, Derek Connolly wrote the script, Bo Bragason stars as Princess Zelda, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth stars as Link."]}