The Legend of Zelda Movie’s Social Media Account Highlights The Weirdness of Nintendo’s Franchise Being Made By Sony Pictures

Nintendo fans have reacted in surprise and amusement at the fact that Sony is running the official social media account for The Legend of Zelda movie — and specifically the fact that it follows the official PlayStation account, rather than any of the official accounts for Nintendo.

The official The Legend of Zelda Movie profile on X / Twitter is verified directly by Sony Pictures’ own official account, seemingly confirming its legitimacy. It recently sprung into life, retweeting various articles about the film’s production and casting news.

Currently, the official account follows just two others: Sony Pictures itself, understandably, as the company is co-financing and distributing the film, and Sony’s video game division PlayStation. That’s right — not Nintendo, which created the series and whose consoles host its games, but PlayStation.

“Nintendo has nothing to do with the Zelda series, everyone knows that…” wrote X user Stealth, highlighting the odd situation. “Is the admin trolling lol,” wrote another Zelda fan in response.

Last month, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed the Zelda movie’s two main stars, as production on the project begins to ramp up.

“This is Miyamoto,” wrote Miyamoto. “I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda, Zelda will be played by Bo Bragason-san, and Link by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san. I am very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen.”

Bragason, 21, previously appeared in Netflix fantasy adventure series Renegade Nell, as well as BBC crime drama adaptation The Jetty. Ainsworth, aged just 16, has only a handful of roles to his name, though notably appeared in Netflix horror series The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Officially announced in November 2023, Nintendo’s live-action The Legend of Zelda project is being produced by Miyamoto alongside Avi Arad, former CEO of Marvel Studios. Jurassic World’s Derek Connolly is writing the screenplay, while Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Wes Ball will direct.

Nintendo (and Sony Pictures) are set to release The Legend of Zelda in theaters on May 7, 2027. Maybe the movie’s account will have begun following Nintendo by then.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social