Upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie could be the first of a trilogy

Nintendo’s upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie could be the first of a trilogy of Zelda-flavoured films.

That’s according to a movie industry insider Daniel “DanielRPK” Richtman (thanks, VGC), who has claimed in a locked Patreon post that those cast in major roles in the upcoming movie will be signed for three films planned to release over six years.

According to an image shared on the newly released Nintendo Today app yesterday, the live-action film will make its debut on 26th March, 2027.

“A live-action adaptation of the video game franchise[,] The Legend of Zelda follows Link, a young warrior destined to protect the magical kingdom of Hyrule from the forces of darkness,” writes the blurb on Production List, which posits filming will begin this November in New Zealand and wrap in April 2026.