# Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda Film May Be Sam Neill’s Final Performance

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nintendos-legend-of-zelda-film-may-be-sam-neills-final-performance/
- Published: 2026-08-06T21:35:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-09T06:15:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/zelda-movie-cast-actors-sam-neill-final-performance-impa-queen/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Gaming

## Key points

- Sam Neill filmed a role before his death, possibly his final film
- Dichen Lachman and Yvonne Strahovski join the Zelda movie cast
- The Legend of Zelda film releases in cinemas on 30 April 2027

## Summary

Nintendo and Sony Pictures' live-action Legend of Zelda film may prove to be Sam Neill's last screen role. Neill, best known as Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, died in July aged 78, but had finished filming an as-yet-unrevealed part in Wes Ball's adaptation beforehand. His involvement, alongside further casting news, has added poignancy to what was already a heavily anticipated project.

Deadline also reported that Severance's Dichen Lachman will play Impa, the Sheikah bodyguard to Hyrule's royal family, while Yvonne Strahovski of The Handmaid's Tale will portray an unspecified queen, possibly Zelda's mother. They join previously announced cast members Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad producing. Filming wrapped in spring 2026, and the film is due for release on 30 April 2027, with Neill's exact character still unconfirmed.

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