"This is 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."
Asked in 2024 whether she would be interested in playing the role, Schafer told Entertainment Tonight that the idea would be "so cool," adding that she was a huge fan of the series growing up. "I've seen another wave of the fan cast and everything, which is just really sweet," she said at the time. "I'm honoured that they even think of me for that."
"Oh, my hat's in the ring, they know my hat's been in the ring," he told IGN. "Link was like 37 when he did all this, right!? Seventeen, 37? As a kid, I was like, 'Obviously they're gonna make [Ocarina of Time] a movie soon... that'd be very challenging to make into a compelling two-hour movie.'"