{"id":72144,"date":"2026-09-08T23:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72144"},"modified":"2026-09-08T23:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:21:28","slug":"zelda-live-action-movie-officially-titled-the-legend-of-zelda-miyamoto-hints-at-meaning-behind-lack-of-subtitle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/zelda-live-action-movie-officially-titled-the-legend-of-zelda-miyamoto-hints-at-meaning-behind-lack-of-subtitle\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelda live-action movie officially titled &#8220;The Legend of Zelda&#8221;. Miyamoto hints at meaning behind lack of subtitle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, Nintendo announced that the upcoming live-action film based on the series will officially be titled<strong> The Legend of Zelda<\/strong>. Scheduled to premiere worldwide on April 30 exclusively in theaters, the film now has an official logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Series creator Shigeru Miyamoto commented that fans will know why the movie comes with no subtitle once they see the film. He didn&#8217;t reveal much about the story, but noted that it brings together all the worldbuilding and concepts built throughout the series&#8217; history. He also teased that the Triforce may play an important role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He called it an artistic work worthy of the series, created with direct involvement of the development team at Nintendo and Miyamoto himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct 9.8.2026\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A0WX-jsir94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The Legend of Zelda is scheduled to premiere worldwide on April 30, 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, Nintendo announced that the upcoming live-action film based on the series will officially be titled The Legend of Zelda. 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