{
  "id": 235032,
  "title": "Sam Neill Filmed ‘Legend Of Zelda’ Role Prior To Death; Dichen Lachman & Yvonne Strahovski Also Set – The Dish",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/sam-neill-filmed-legend-of-zelda-role-prior-to-death-dichen-lachman",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T19:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/legend-of-zelda-sam-neill-yvonne-strahovski-dichen-lachman-1237027957/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sam Neill filmed a role in the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda film before his death on July 13, 2026, at 78 years old. The exact role he played is not specified.\n\nThe film features Uli Latukefu as Ganondorf, the villain, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link. Bo Bragason will play Princess Zelda.\n\nDichen Lachman is set to play Impa, and Yvonne Strahovski will play a queen character, though details about her role are not provided, according to IGN.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}