Development in 2024 In 2007,
Imagi Animation Studios created a pitch reel for a computer-animated
The Legend of Zelda film, but
Nintendo did not accept the studio's offer, with reluctance in adapting their games following the critical and commercial failure of the 1993
live-action Super Mario Bros. film. In October 2013, series producer
Eiji Aonuma stated that, if development of a film began, the company would want to use the opportunity to embrace audience interaction in some capacity.
Casting Before the casting for
Princess Zelda was announced,
Patricia Summersett, who previously voiced the incarnation of Zelda introduced in
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017), said that she would like to reprise her role in the film. In July 2025, it was announced that
Bo Bragason and
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth had been cast as Zelda and
Link respectively. In November 2025, leaked footage of the filming showed another cast member, leading to speculation that it is
Dichen Lachman playing
Impa.
Filming Principal photography began in November 2025, in
Wellington, New Zealand, under the
codename Umami, In April, it was revealed that filming also occurred in
Otago at
Glenorchy, a location prominently used in
Peter Jackson's
Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Gyula Pados served as cinematographer. ==Marketing==