{"id":136900,"date":"2026-04-20T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200082"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:45:00","slug":"we-might-have-just-got-our-best-look-at-link-in-the-legend-of-zelda-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/20\/we-might-have-just-got-our-best-look-at-link-in-the-legend-of-zelda-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"We Might Have Just Got Our Best Look At Link In The Legend Of Zelda Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b1ced44e2fcff\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b1ced44e2fcff\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"b1ced44e2fcff\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b1ced44e2fcff\/link.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b1ced44e2fcff\/link.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"527\" alt=\"Link\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With principal photography now wrapped on <strong>The Legend of Zelda<\/strong> movie, it&#8217;s likely that Nintendo and Columbia Pictures will want to start the hype train engine ahead of its release on <strong>7th May 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The movie&#8217;s Director of Photography, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gyula_pados_dp\/\">Gyula Pados<\/a>, may have jumped the gun slightly, though. In a now-deleted post on Instagram (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/wario64.bsky.social\/post\/3mjvey3skbc24\">Wario64<\/a>), he showcased a clipboard to presumably commemorate the completion of principal photography.<\/p>\n<p>The key image on the clipboard depicts Link standing next to the Triforce. Meanwhile, the word &#8216;Umami&#8217; is displayed prominently on the right, with &#8216;Director &#8211; Wes Ball&#8217; and &#8216;Camera &#8211; Gyula Pados&#8217; just underneath.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/wario64.bsky.social\/post\/3mjvey3skbc24 @ 2026-04-20T09:34:40+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:knj5sw5al3sukl6vhkpi7637\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mjvey3skbc24\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiaphjqp4ko26o2eu32nwehj67o2wugljkjdplc4eaa373vnibv5yq\">\n<p lang=\"en\">new art of Link from The Legend of Zelda film (from Director of Photography Gyula Pados) www.instagram.com\/gyula_pados_&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:knj5sw5al3sukl6vhkpi7637?ref_src=embed\">Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:knj5sw5al3sukl6vhkpi7637\/post\/3mjvey3skbc24?ref_src=embed\">2026-04-20T02:05:37.695Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>So, is this our best look at Link so far? Well, <em>possibly<\/em>. One thing that immediately stands out is the fact that the character in the image looks nothing like Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, the 17-year-old actor cast to play the lead role.<\/p>\n<p>So it seems likely, then, that this is merely some concept art. Even if that&#8217;s the case, it&#8217;s clearly an incredibly faithful depiction of Link that seems to be leaning into the aesthetics from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/legend_of_zelda_twilight_princess\">Twilight Princess<\/a>. Y&#8217;know, if you ignore the giant cape he seems to be rocking.<\/p>\n<p>So we&#8217;ll have to wait and see just how accurate this image really is. There&#8217;s no denying its authenticity given it came directly from Gyula Pados, but whether the final portrayal of Link comes even close to the image remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/zelda\/related-articles:196319,193950 @ 1776706577 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of this image from Gyula Pados? Reckon it&#8217;s our best look at Link so far? Let us know with a comment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo With principal photography now wrapped on The Legend of Zelda movie, it&#8217;s likely that Nintendo and Columbia Pictures will want to start the hype train engine ahead of its release on 7th May 2027. The movie&#8217;s Director of Photography, Gyula Pados, may have jumped the gun slightly, though. 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