The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies

<figure> <img 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&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Deadline</em> <a href="https://deadline.com/2026/08/legend-of-zelda-uli-latukefu-ganondorf-1237027872/">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/">Uli Latukefu</a> as the villain Ganondorf, and the publication notes that "We hear Latukefu inked a multi-picture deal."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nintendo or Sony haven't formally confirmed that there's more than one movie in the works, though it'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/">might be planning a trilogy</a>. Still, it'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">huge</a> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/945425/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-crosses-the-1-billion-mark">success</a> of the recent <em>Super Mario</em> films at the box office.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nintendo initially announced the live-action <em>Zelda</em> movie, which it's making with Sony Pictures En …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/976337/the-legend-of-zelda-movie-ganondorf-multi-picture-deal">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>