As soon as it was announced on Tuesday that a live-action “Legend of Zelda” film was in the works, fans began dreaming about casting the title role. At the top of many a list? “Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer. At the London premiere of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” on Thursday night, Schäfer confirmed that she had seen the fan castings circulating on social media.
“That would be so cool,” Schafer said of playing Zelda in the live-action film. “I personally love the game. I played it as a child and still play it. Who knows! That would be pretty cool.”
Schafer had previously expressed interest in playing Princess Zelda, saying in a Interview with ET: “I mean, yeah, that would be cool. I played this video game a lot as a child. This is such a good game.”
The Legend of Zelda movie was announced by Nintendo game developer Shigeru Miyamoto, who wrote on , who has produced many megahit films. I asked Avi-san to produce this film with me and we have now officially started development on the film, with Nintendo themselves being heavily involved in the production. It will take some time to finish, but I hope you look forward to seeing it.”
“Maze Runner” director Wes Ball is helming the adaptation, with a screenplay by “Jurassic World” screenwriter Derek Connolly. After news of the live-action film broke, Variety staff chose who would play the hero Link. Guesses ranged from Jacob Tremblay to Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Schafer plays Tigris Snow in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” which premieres in theaters November 17. Rachel Zegler stars in the film alongside Tom Blyth as Lucy Gray Baird, District 12’s female tribute to the 10th Annual Hunger Games as a young Coriolanus Snow, who falls in love with Lucy Gray after serving as her mentor. The film also stars Josh Andrés Rivera, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman and Viola Davis.
With SAG-AFTRA reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP on Wednesday and the 118-day actors’ strike officially ending on Thursday, the stars of “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” were able to promote other planned projects. “Songbirds and Snakes” previously had a tentative deal with SAG-AFTRA as it is backed by non-AMPTP company Lionsgate.