Nintendo’s cinema officially enters the active production phase with the start of filming of the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, one of the most ambitious and eagerly awaited projects in the video game entertainment industry. After the overwhelming success of Super Mario Bros. – The Movie at the global box office, the Kyoto company is betting everything on its most iconic fantasy IP, with filming already started in New Zealand and a release date set for May 7, 2027.
The choice of New Zealand locations, the same ones that gave life to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, has already ignited the enthusiasm of fans hoping for an epic and credible visual rendering for the kingdom of Hyrule. The project represents Nintendo’s second big cinematic bet after demonstrating that video game adaptations can work when they are managed directly by the original developers.
According to what emerged from the professional databases of the Film & Television Industry Alliance, the production has updated the status of the project, officially bringing it to \