Sam Neill to Play Role in Sony Pictures' Legend of Zelda Movie

The precocious large Sam Neill volition reportedly marque a posthumous quality successful Sony Pictures’ forthcoming Legend of Zelda film.

Sources alerted Deadline of the news, which the outlet published connected August 6 — the aforesaid time that Uli Latukefu was revealed to play the beloved crippled series’ large bad, Ganondorf.

Thus far, thing is known astir what relation Neill volition play successful the movie, and neither Sony nor Neill’s squad could beryllium reached for comment. Both Sony and Nintendo person been tight-lipped regarding quality astir the project, but determination are a fewer things we do know frankincense far.

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is acceptable to play Link, arsenic officially revealed by Nintendo successful November 2025, portion Bo Bragason volition instrumentality connected the relation of Princess Zelda. Footage from the movie’s acceptable besides leaked online astir this time, showing an histrion who appears to beryllium Dichen Lachman playing Impa. Deadline is present capable to corroborate that she is, indeed, protraying Impa successful the film, with Yvonne Strahovski besides confirmed to play a "queen" character, though thing other astir her relation was shared.

Sam Neill died connected July 13, 2026 successful Sydney, Australia astatine 78 years old. The prolific histrion is champion known for his show arsenic Dr. Alan Grant successful 3 Jurassic Park movies, arsenic good arsenic Chester Campbell successful the humanities play bid Peaky Blinders.

Neill’s decease was described arsenic “sudden and unexpected” successful a connection shared to his authoritative Instagram relationship astatine the time, which confirmed that helium “surrounded by household and passed with the dignity that has characterised his full life.”

Neill is 1 of the better-known stars progressive successful the Legend of Zelda movie, with Aisnworth and Bragason being comparatively caller faces. Australian histrion Uli Latukefu has appeared successful a just fewer large productions, champion known for playing a young Dwayne Johnson successful the NBC drama Young Rock and Byamba successful Netflix’s Marco Polo series.

Bragason notably starred successful BBC One’s Three Girls play bid and humanities phantasy romp Renegade Nell connected Disney+. You’ve astir apt seen Ainsworth successful the latest play of House of the Dragon, wherever helium shines arsenic Prince Daeron Targaryen, a young prince trapped betwixt a stone and a hard place, to accidental the least.

The Legend of Zelda is scheduled to deed theaters connected April 30, 2027. For now, fans tin look guardant to the Ocarina of Time remake, which fans judge volition merchandise successful November this twelvemonth successful nonstop contention with the highly-anticipated GTA 6.

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