# Glenorchy region was used in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

*business · news · 2026-04-06 · PerthNow*

## Key points

- Production of The Legend of Zelda film has officially begun in Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand.
- Glenorchy, famous for Lord of the Rings locations, will now serve as the setting for Hyrule.
- Benjamin Ainsworth and Bo Bragason, both relatively unknown, have been cast as Link and Zelda.
- The film is being developed in the closest possible collaboration with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto.
- The movie is slated for a March 2027 release, coinciding with Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

**Companies:** Sony, Nintendo
**Countries:** New Zealand

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