{"id":3344,"date":"2026-08-06T22:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-zelda-movies-ganondorf-casting-hints-at-more-movies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:31:57","slug":"the-zelda-movies-ganondorf-casting-hints-at-more-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-zelda-movies-ganondorf-casting-hints-at-more-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zelda movie\u2019s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Variety via Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/gettyimages-2220152710.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Deadline<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/legend-of-zelda-uli-latukefu-ganondorf-1237027872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported Thursday<\/a> that the upcoming <em>The Legend of Zelda<\/em> movie will feature Australian actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm5937328\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uli Latukefu<\/a> as the villain Ganondorf, and the publication notes that \u00ab\u00a0We hear Latukefu inked a multi-picture deal.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo or Sony haven&rsquo;t formally confirmed that there&rsquo;s more than one movie in the works, though it&rsquo;s been rumored that Nintendo and Sony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/nintendo-reportedly-plotting-a-zelda-movie-trilogy-with-filming-set-for-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">might be planning a trilogy<\/a>. Still, it&rsquo;s not exactly unexpected that more <em>Zelda<\/em> movies might be on the way, especially given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/5\/1\/23695720\/nintendo-mario-movie-billion-box-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">huge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/945425\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-crosses-the-1-billion-mark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">success<\/a> of the recent <em>Super Mario<\/em> films at the box office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo initially announced the live-action <em>Zelda<\/em> movie, which it&rsquo;s making with Sony Pictures En \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/976337\/the-legend-of-zelda-movie-ganondorf-multi-picture-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadline reported Thursday that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie will feature Australian 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