After months of radio silence, The Legend of Zelda movie has lastly revealed the actor playing series villain Ganondorf. And followers now assume we received our first glimpse of the King of the Gerudo final 12 months in leaked set movies.
As famous by @farourage on Twitter, a extensively shared set video from The Legend of Zelda’s New Zealand shoot seems to function the actor Uli Latukefu, who we now know is taking part in the treacherous Ganondorf. Intriguingly, Ganondorf seems to be casually strolling round a forest with Bo Bragason’s Zelda and Dichen Lachman’s Impa. Have his true, Triforce-snatching intentions but to be revealed at this stage within the film? Try the unique video under.
If the video does in truth function Latukefu’s Ganondorf, it is actually a extra grounded tackle the character, who’s historically depicted with an extended mane of crimson hair and, in current video games like Tears of the Kingdom, with bulging pectorals on show. Latukefu’s Ganondorf, nonetheless, seems to have intently cropped hair, although in some videos it does look like crimson, at the very least.
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Both method, followers appear (largely) thrilled to have a morsel of recent data on the film, which releases in simply over 8 months, and till yesterday had solely two confirmed solid members in Benjamin Evan Ainsworth’s Hyperlink and Bragason’s Zelda. Alongside Latukefu and Lachman, Deadline‘s report additionally claimed that Mass Impact star Yvonne Strahovski will play a “Queen character” (nearly actually the Queen of Hyrule). Sam Neill, who died final month, was additionally revealed to be a part of the solid, although exactly who he is taking part in is one thing of a thriller. Fingers crossed he is voicing the Deku Tree.
Regardless of this inflow of casting information, The Legend of Zelda film continues to be one thing of a thriller. We nonetheless do not know exactly which sport the film is adapting (the costumes within the first look counsel Breath of the Wild). Although we do know that Ainsworth is one thing of a newcomer to the collection, as he informed us he was too young to play Breath of the Wild when it launched.
The Legend of Zelda film releases on April 30, 2027. For extra, take a look at our listing of upcoming video game movies.