Culture A Trans Zelda? Hunter Schafer Casting Rumor Sparks Queer Joy Across the Internet - Troon is reportedly being eyed to play Princess Zelda in the live-action ‘LEGEND OF ZELDA’ film

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Call your Kokiri cousins and blow the Ocarina of Time, because the internet just exploded with Triforce-sized hype. In what may go down as one of the most deliciously nerdy casting rumors of the decade, Hunter Schafer the ethereal, otherworldly star of Euphoria, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and the upcoming Blade Runner 2099 series is reportedly being eyed to play Princess Zelda in the long-awaited Legend of Zelda live-action film.
That’s right. The rumored casting was dropped by industry insider Daniel Richtman, and while he’s been a bit of a Gossip Stone in the past (some hits, some misses), this time? Fans are hoping it’s the real deal. The rumor was first spotlighted by Screen Time, and now every enchanted bottle in the fandom is rattling with excitement.

“She Looks Just Like Zelda”: The Tweets That Summoned the Goddesses​

Within minutes of the rumor hitting social media, Twitter turned into Hyrule Town Square. The people did not just react. They transformed into sages of validation.

“She looks just like Zelda that’s actually perfect,” one fan tweeted, probably while clutching their Master Sword in joy.

“I swear to God if they cast a man as princess Zelda I will riot,” another declared, invoking the wrath of Din herself.

“Literally the most perfect candidate but they won’t want her to play Zelda,” lamented a prophet of fan-casting history.

“Please lord almighty I hate the idea of live action Zelda but she would actually save the movie,” one fan admitted with honesty we rarely see on the timeline.

“I do not care what a bunch of phobic assholes have to say, she literally looks like Zelda and would be perfect,” wrote another, defending their queen like a true member of the Sheikah tribe.

“The comments are making me so mad she literally is Zelda. Like she looks exactly like I’d imagine Zelda looking IRL,” someone else echoed, probably shouting it at the Moon.

“If Zelda is played by a trans woman, I will be so, so happy,” said another tweet that’s now being embroidered on tunics across the fandom.

Zelda Movie Is Real, And It’s Already a Cultural Event​

Let’s not forget. Nintendo officially confirmed the Legend of Zelda live-action movie in 2023 in collaboration with Sony Pictures. It is being produced by Avi Arad, the man behind the Spider-Man and Uncharted movies, and it is already facing massive pressure to get casting right.
No official casting announcements have been made yet, but we know that the studio is reportedly seeking a younger actor for Link, with Walker Scobell (of The Adam Project and Percy Jackson) being the type they are circling like a Poe in a graveyard. Meanwhile, Tom Holland’s name remains on everyone’s lips for reasons that defy logic, gravity, and possibly good taste.
But Schafer as Zelda? This is a casting that makes sense both narratively and visually. She’s got the ethereal beauty, the royal poise, and the kind of quiet magical energy that makes you believe she could literally shatter a Moblin with one glance.

Schafer’s Resume Is Already Hyrule-Ready​

Let’s not kid ourselves. Hunter Schafer has range. She’s already brought nuance and mysticism to roles in Euphoria and Hunger Games. And with the Blade Runner universe on her horizon, she’s proving she can handle high-concept genre storytelling with ease.

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[deleuzeon]

Casting trannies in non-tranny roles is just virtue signalling bullshit. What, you ran out of women to cast or something? This is not rocket science! People will always notice that something is off, no matter how good your pet troon supposedly passes.

If they're casting her as Zelda it's obviously gonna be to play a trans person off the Sheik alter-ego, which I think a lot of kids actually did think was a guy until the reveal. But I wouldn't be surprised if the tranny is Link and they make Zendaya be Zelda.

 

[innocent jogger]

just make an earth bound movie please!

Star Tropics would make a good adventure film.

 

[Sneak 'n' Snore]

Triforce of wisdom, please show me who could be behind this:

 

[Troutsmacked]

I'm still wondering why a troon who wants people to think he's a lady would go with a name like Hunter.

 

[Grub]

I don't really get why people want a Zelda movie any way. 90% of the fun of Zelda games comes from wandering around exploring dungeons, solving puzzles and finding treasure and shit. The stories in Zelda games range from barely relevant to straight up retarded and any of the charm the stories have come from the fact you're interacting with it not idly watching it on a screen.

 

[Diesel Boogaloo]

I don't really get why people want a Zelda movie any way. 90% of the fun of Zelda games comes from wandering around exploring dungeons, solving puzzles and finding treasure and shit. The stories in Zelda games range from barely relevant to straight up retarded and any of the charm the stories have come from the fact you're interacting with it not idly watching it on a screen.

They could readapt that old cartoon:

 

[Fishmalk Observer]

How long until miyamoto shows up and say to stop being gay ? he did it when the faggots wanted to marry in tomodachi

 

[MirrorNoir]

You know what it reminds me of, actually? @AssignedEva's avatar. Like, cinematically, I mean.

AssignedEva's avatar is a cheesy jumpscare moment where everybody throws their popcorn in the air and gasps, "Oh my God!"

That gif is Hannibal Lecter standing perfectly still in his cell, as if he's been expecting Clarice. It's Robin Williams from One Hour Photo standing quietly in that family's apartment.

They're both horror, but they're scary in different ways. It's still Dylan Mulvaney, but it's a different kind of Dylan Mulvaney.

I wouldn't compare Hunter to Dylan. Hunter is at least tolerable to watch while Dylan inspires unspeakable hatred given how Dylan is a fame whore to the ninth degree and is the textbook case of someone who's idea of being a woman is to act like a literal misogynist bimbo cliche of what women behave like. Hunter at least has that surliness in him and dresses slovenly in a way that makes him a lot more human than Dylan and his plastic bimbo lifestyle look does.

 

[ZazietheBeast]

Oh hey. Thanks for announcing in advance for people not to support your faggotized adaptation.

I know Link being gay has been a long-running joke... but that was it. It was a joke. Then here we are in clownworld where Jokes are reality.

 

[SimplyScrumptious]

I wouldn't compare Hunter to Dylan. Hunter is at least tolerable to watch while Dylan inspires unspeakable hatred given how Dylan is a fame whore to the ninth degree and is the textbook case of someone who's idea of being a woman is to act like a literal misogynist bimbo cliche of what women behave like. Hunter at least has that surliness in him and dresses slovenly in a way that makes him a lot more human than Dylan and his plastic bimbo lifestyle look does.

Give the role to Dylan and watch them all lose their shit
T on T male violence over who’s the most lady

ellen page can be Link. That vacant look and inability to feel anything is perfect. Plus she can play both kid Link and adult Link if it’s an OoT film.

 

[Dysnomia]

She Looks Just Like Zelda

"She"....

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The internet is retarded and I love it so much.

No one over six should be thinking Link's name is Zelda.

Nintendo would never allow it. Heard they were pretty strict with the Mario movie.

I hope you are right. I'd like to think they are smart enough over at Nintendo to realise that this would be an atom bomb even bigger than Snow White could have hoped to be. Maybe they could try and justify it if the story includes Sheik. But then wouldn't that be the tranny actor being forced to misgender himself?

Over all I wish they'd just make a cool animated film. I'm not interested in a live action Zelda. I've wanted an animated film since the old Zelda cartoon.

 

[Yamaha YM2612]

Oh hey. Thanks for announcing in advance for people not to support your faggotized adaptation.

I know Link being gay has been a long-running joke... but that was it. It was a joke. Then here we are in clownworld where Jokes are reality.

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Honestly never got the link being gay joke. He was always fucking the hot chick's in the games.

Anywhere, it's nor gonna happen. Japanese dudes don't fuck with homos

 

[derpi]

Why did you post an ai-generated article?

 

[CEO of Autism]

Nintendo made so much money playing it safe with the Mario movie now they wanna go woke virus?

Nintendo of America and Doug Bowser came out recently in support of DEI policies (yes, after Trump got elected). Nintendo of Japan should tard wrangle them with care, but you never know.

 

[Barry Williams]

just make an earth bound movie please!

With all due respect, you do not want an Earthbound film right now. Not until DEI and all that retard shit has been stamped out so badly that anyone who mentions it in society is shunned as a communist agent in the 50's or whatever. An Earthbound movie today would have Ness played by some vaguely East Asian mystery meat actor with they/them pronouns, Paula would be a fat fucking nigger sheboon who would #girlboss Gigyas and defeat him with her cornstarch spell, Poo would be an actual pajeet because they wouldn't need to change his name, and Jeff would be some twink faggot nerd.

Also, Gigyas' incomprehensible attack would be retconned into "the literal concept of white heteronormativity" or whatever that retard phrase is.

Nintendo of Japan should tard wrangle them with care,

If Hiroshi Yamauchi were still alive he would've personally assassinated Doug Bowser himself for engaging with DEI faggotry.

 

[Echo_Doge]

I'm pretty sure they've been specifically looking to make a Legend of Zelda movie in CGI like the Mario movie and NOT a live-action. So this seems like a fake, astroturfed story.

Though I wouldn't put it past Nintendo of America to try to push something like this.

Between the DEI nonsense they've been pushing, their response to thr money-gouging disaster that is the Switch 2, and their inconsistent copyright enforcement, they've shown themselves to be a pretty shitty company.

 

[Mmemes]

4chan is gonna fucking love this.

 

[Chunky Salsa]

So this guy got turbo molested right?

 

[Mmemes]

So this guy got turbo molested right?

Isn't his dad some preacher? So yes most likely?

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

Two problems with this happening

Producer Avi Arad being an IDF veteran and her having anti zionist views makes this unlikely tbh,

For the record, the leaker who said this has a long track record of being wrong. Their leak before this was that Matt Smith had been cast as Mr Fantastic - he was never even considered.

This is why the article is AI slop. No ‘reputable’ person is claiming this and some podunk site wanted engagement bait.