Nintendo delays Zelda movie to April 30, 2027

Nintendo said on May 13 that the live-action “The Legend of Zelda” film will open on April 30, 2027, one week earlier than the previously announced May 7 date. Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s representative director and fellow, delivered the update in a message posted through the company’s official social-media channels, according to reports that reproduced the statement. The move changes a date Nintendo itself had listed in an August 27, 2025 release about its film business. The film is being produced by Nintendo and Arad Productions and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Nintendo said when it announced the project in November 2023. ### When did Nintendo first set this movie for 2027? Nintendo and Sony first put the live-action “Zelda” movie on the calendar for March 26, 2027, according to entertainment-trade reports from 2025. Variety reported at the time that Sony Pictures had dated the film for late March 2027 before the schedule shifted again. June 2025 brought the first public change. (gematsu.com) Variety reported that Miyamoto said the release would move from March 26, 2027 to May 7, 2027, citing “production reasons.” Nintendo later referred to May 7, 2027 as the release date in its August 2025 corporate release on film-related business. ### What exactly did Miyamoto say this week? (variety.com) Miyamoto said the “worldwide theatrical release date” had been moved to April 30, 2027, from May 7. Reports quoting the message said he added that the team was working to deliver the film “as soon as possible” and that less than a year remained before release. (variety.com) Nintendo did not, in the corporate materials reviewed, publish a longer explanation beyond the scheduling update itself. The wording cited by gaming and entertainment outlets framed the change as an effort to bring the movie out earlier rather than a further delay. ### Who is making the live-action “Zelda” film? (gematsu.com) Nintendo said on November 8, 2023 that the film would be produced by Miyamoto and Avi Arad, the chairman of Arad Productions. The company said Wes Ball would direct. The same 2023 release said Nintendo and Sony Pictures Entertainment would co-finance the movie, with Nintendo providing more than 50% of the financing. (gematsu.com) Sony Pictures Entertainment is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, Nintendo said. ### What has Nintendo said about its movie business around “Zelda”? Nintendo said on August 27, 2025 that it had restructured a subsidiary, renamed Nintendo Stars Inc., to handle ancillary uses tied to films featuring Nintendo intellectual property. (nintendo.co.jp) In that release, the company listed two upcoming theatrical projects: an animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. for April 3, 2026, and the live-action “The Legend of Zelda” film for May 7, 2027. That filing placed “Zelda” inside a broader push by Nintendo to extend its characters and worlds beyond game hardware through films, live events and merchandise. Nintendo said the subsidiary would work on licensing and other film-related uses of its intellectual property. ### What happens next for the release calendar? April 30, 2027 is now the date attached to the movie in Miyamoto’s latest public message, according to multiple reports reproducing the statement. (nintendo.co.jp) Sony Pictures remains the named worldwide distributor, while Nintendo and Arad Productions remain the named producers under Nintendo’s 2023 announcement. The next formal milestone is likely an updated studio release-calendar listing or new promotional material from Nintendo or Sony Pictures. For now, the latest verified public date is April 30, 2027. (gematsu.com)