British actors to play Link and Zelda in Nintendo game adaptation

Are you a fan of the Zelda games?

Two British actors have been cast as the lead characters in a new film adaptation of the Legend of Zelda game series.

16-year-old Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will play hero swordsman Link, while 21-year-old Bo Bragason will be Princess Zelda.

The news was announced on social media by Nintendo game director Shigeru Miyamoto.

What do you think of the cast announcements? Let us know in the comments!

What is The Legend of Zelda?

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is best known for producing the games Super Mario and Donkey Kong

The Legend of Zelda is a long-running series developed for the game company Nintendo.

Shigeru Miyamoto helped produce the original game with Tezuka Takashi.

The pair were inspired by fairy tale settings and fantasy literature.

In the games, hero Link is an elf-like warrior who travels across the land of Hyrule.

His job in the games is usually to save Princess Zelda from an evil force called Ganon.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of Nintendo's most successful games to date

The first Legend of Zelda game launched in 1986, and there have been many different editions of the game since then.

One of the most successful is Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch which came out in 2017.

This was followed up with a sequel game called Tears of the Kingdom, released in 2023 with an additional underworld and sky island adventures.

What do we know about The Legend of Zelda film?

Link famously says very little in the video game series, so fans are curious to see how much his character will talk in the new film

The live-action film was first announced in 2023.

Wes Ball is set to direct – he is best known for directing The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and The Maze Runner.

The casting of the lead roles was announced by Shigeru Miyamoto on social media platform X.

"I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason-san, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san. I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen," he wrote.

Zelda is said to have a larger on screen role in the live-action film than she usually has in the games

But don't expect the film to be hitting screens anytime soon.

Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that the film will be released on May 7 2027 - so you've got a while to wait!

Are you a fan of Zelda? Are you excited for the film? Let us know in the comments...