Zelda’s new live-action stars could be around for a long time

Nintendo conscionable announced the 2 leads of its live-action Legend of Zelda film, and dissimilar the celebrity-packed Mario movie cast, Zelda volition prima two young, lesser-known actors: Bo Bragason arsenic Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth arsenic Link. You whitethorn not person heard of them, but there's a bully accidental they're going to beryllium a portion of the franchise for a while.

Choosing stars who are successful their teens (Ainsworth) and aboriginal 20s (Bragason) makes a batch of sense. In the games, adjacent the "older" Links and Zeldas are inactive typically young adults, truthful Bragason and Ainsworth look similar they'll acceptable the mold. (Yes, I cognize Link and Zelda are technically older than 100 successful …

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