Legend of Zelda movie is a go
………Ganon: Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa’s natural charm would make him an incredibly believable and trustworthy Ganon. Composite: Nintendo/Warner Bros
Now on to the big guns … literally. Ganon must be equally malicious and absolutely jacked, so why not give the people what they want – the incredibly handsome and talented Jason Momoa. And his natural charm will make it incredibly believable that our protagonists could be lured into trusting him, before his inevitable and catastrophic betrayal.
Zelda: Zendaya
Zendaya’s confidence and ability to play vulnerable geniuses would make her the perfect Zelda. Composite: Nintendo/Getty Images
Zendaya, an actor so accomplished she doesn’t need a last name, playing a princess so iconic she only has one name too. It’s a match made in heaven.
No, but seriously: Zendaya’s confidence and ability to play vulnerable geniuses would make her the perfect Zelda. Yes, she does have a tightly packed schedule with the Dune movies and the (absolutely unearned) third season of Euphoria in the pipeline, but luckily the whole point of the Zelda games is that Zelda gets kidnapped at the start – so she would only really need to be on set for little bit. Come on Zendaya!
Link: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai could embody the silent, stricken and loyal Link as well as bringing the charisma and levity required. Composite: FX/Nintendo
No, Tom Holland shouldn’t be playing Link. In fact, with the absolutely stacked (imaginary) lineup we have (not actually) cast, the protagonist role would be perfect for a talented rising star.
That’s why we have gone with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai for Link. Having won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Bear Smallhill in Reservation Dogs, he could embody the silent, stricken and loyal Link as well as bringing the charisma and levity required as the main character inevitably finds his voice in the live-action adaptation.
Plus, Link being played by a First Nations actor (Woon-A-Tai is of Oji-Cree, Chinese-Guyanese and German heritage) would add a new layer of meaning and nuance to his fight to protect the land of Hyrule and his complicated relationship with Zelda, the monarch he is charged to serve…….
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………Ganon: Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa’s natural charm would make him an incredibly believable and trustworthy Ganon. Composite: Nintendo/Warner Bros
Now on to the big guns … literally. Ganon must be equally malicious and absolutely jacked, so why not give the people what they want – the incredibly handsome and talented Jason Momoa. And his natural charm will make it incredibly believable that our protagonists could be lured into trusting him, before his inevitable and catastrophic betrayal.
Zelda: Zendaya
Zendaya’s confidence and ability to play vulnerable geniuses would make her the perfect Zelda. Composite: Nintendo/Getty Images
Zendaya, an actor so accomplished she doesn’t need a last name, playing a princess so iconic she only has one name too. It’s a match made in heaven.
No, but seriously: Zendaya’s confidence and ability to play vulnerable geniuses would make her the perfect Zelda. Yes, she does have a tightly packed schedule with the Dune movies and the (absolutely unearned) third season of Euphoria in the pipeline, but luckily the whole point of the Zelda games is that Zelda gets kidnapped at the start – so she would only really need to be on set for little bit. Come on Zendaya!
Link: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai could embody the silent, stricken and loyal Link as well as bringing the charisma and levity required. Composite: FX/Nintendo
No, Tom Holland shouldn’t be playing Link. In fact, with the absolutely stacked (imaginary) lineup we have (not actually) cast, the protagonist role would be perfect for a talented rising star.
That’s why we have gone with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai for Link. Having won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Bear Smallhill in Reservation Dogs, he could embody the silent, stricken and loyal Link as well as bringing the charisma and levity required as the main character inevitably finds his voice in the live-action adaptation.
Plus, Link being played by a First Nations actor (Woon-A-Tai is of Oji-Cree, Chinese-Guyanese and German heritage) would add a new layer of meaning and nuance to his fight to protect the land of Hyrule and his complicated relationship with Zelda, the monarch he is charged to serve…….
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2...e-legend-of-zelda-film?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other