The love affair between film and video games has been going on for decades, with uneven results. However, some recent productions have enjoyed remarkable critical and commercial success, notably Super Mario Bros. (which grossed $1.3 billion) and the Sonic trilogy.

Buoyed by the success of its mascot, Nintendo is renewing its cinematic experience by collaborating with Sony Pictures to adapt The Legend of Zelda for the big screen.

This time, it won't be an animated film, but a live-action feature with real actors. Director Wes Ball aims to make a ‘serious’ and ‘down-to-earth’ adaptation, while drawing openly on the world of Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli).

Announced in November 2023, the film is back in the news today with a key piece of information revealed at the latest Nintendo Direct: its worldwide release is scheduled for 26 March 2027. This suggests that production will soon be entering its active phase.

For the moment, neither the cast nor the story angle have been revealed. So we'll have to be patient to find out more. But there is one reassuring point: Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the Zelda franchise, will produce the film alongside Avi Arad**, producer of numerous Marvel adaptations.

Let's hope that the 7ᵉ art will be able to pay tribute to one of the most iconic sagas in video games, where Link has been trying to save Princess Zelda for 39 years now.