Nintendo has released a rare update on its long-in-the-works live-action Legend of Zelda film, confirming that Australian actor Uli Latukefu will play the villain Ganondorf. The announcement ends a near information blackout that has lasted since the project was first revealed in 2023, and follows a broader Nintendo strategy of expanding its characters into film after the Super Mario Galaxy movie's billion-dollar box office success.

Latukefu, 42, previously played Dwayne Johnson in NBC's Young Rock and appeared in Netflix's Marco Polo; he has reportedly signed a multi-year deal with Nintendo. The film, a joint production between Nintendo and Sony directed by Wes Ball, also stars Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link, and is due for release in April 2027. Filming took place in New Zealand and wrapped in April 2026, though the production has previously suffered leaks of set images and unannounced cast details.