United Kingdom, April 6 -- The Legend of Zelda is stepping onto the big screen, and it's doing so in a place already etched into fantasy‑film history.

Production has officially begun in Otago, New Zealand - more specifically the breathtaking Glenorchy region, a location instantly recognisable to devoted fans of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Towering mountains, sweeping valleys, and untouched wilderness made this area the perfect backdrop for Peter Jackson's Middle Earth, and now it's being transformed into Hyrule.

For many viewers, Glenorchy may seem like a quiet, remote corner of New Zealand. But for fantasy enthusiasts, it's sacred ground. Scenes set in Lothlórien, Isengard, and the Misty Mountains were all filmed in this...