‘The Legend of Zelda’ Release Date Pushed to May 2027

The Legend of Zelda‘s release date is now May 7, 2027. Nintendo’s Miyamoto announced the update today on social media. Wes Ball (The Maze Runner, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) is directing from a screenplay by Derek Connolly (Jurassic World). The film is co-financed by Sony and Nintendo, based on the popular video game…

Caroline C Ryan

June 9, 2025

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The Legend of Zelda‘s release date is now May 7, 2027. Nintendo’s Miyamoto announced the update today on social media.

This is Miyamoto. For production reasons, we are changing the release date of the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda to May 7, 2027. It will be some weeks later than the release timing we originally announced, and we will take the extra time to make the film as good as it…
— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) June 9, 2025

Wes Ball (The Maze Runner, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) is directing from a screenplay by Derek Connolly (Jurassic World). The film is co-financed by Sony and Nintendo, based on the popular video game franchise.

Ball is producing the movie with his producing partner Joe Hartwick Jr. under their Oddball Entertainment banner. It is also produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, Representative Director and Fellow of Nintendo and Avi Arad, Chairman of Arad Productions.