Haley Joel Osment Wants To Play Link In The Zelda Movie
Nintendo and Sony are teaming up to make a live-action Legend of Zelda movie, and actor Haley Joel Osment wants to be in it. In a new interview, Osment said he’s been a fan of the series since he was a kid and is eager to put his hat in the ring to play Link. He joked that maybe he’s now too old, at 37, to play Link, but you never know.
“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, the story’s all written out for you!’ And you’re like, ‘That’d be very challenging to make into a compelling two-hour movie.'”
Specifically, Osment said he wants to see Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask’s lore be worked into the Zelda movie. He said, “Those are my original Star Wars [trilogy].”