The live-action The Legend of Zelda movie from Sony Pictures and Nintendo has already cast its Zelda and Link, but what about all the other roles? A new report claims that Australian actor Uli Latukefu, best known for the TV series Young Rock, will play the villain, Ganondorf.
This is according to veteran Hollywood reporter Kyle Buchanan of The New York Times. He said he’s “been hearing” that Latukefu got the role, but it’s not yet officially confirmed by the studio. Deadline also reported on his casting, going on to say he made a multi-movie deal.
In terms of confirmed casting, we already know that Bo Bragason is playing Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is portraying Link. Photos that leaked from set appear to suggest that Severance actor Dichen Lachman may be playing Impa.
The live-action The Legend of Zelda movie releases in theaters on April 30, 2027 from director Wes Ball (The Maze Runner). “The team is working hard to deliver the film to everyone as soon as possible. There’s less than a year to go until release, so thank you for waiting,” producer Shigeru Miyamoto said. Marvel veteran Avi Arad is another producer on the movie.
For more info on the highly anticipated film adaptation, check out everything we know about The Legend of Zelda movie.
As for the game series, the next entry in The Legend of Zelda franchise is this year’s highly anticipated remake of Ocarina of Time for Switch 2.
