This week, trucks, sound-crews and what looks to be a large production team were busy filming in the Poolburn Dam area in Central Otago.
People and companies potentially in the know are staying tight-lipped about the activity.
However, the Otago Daily Times understands scenes for the upcoming live action The Legend of Zelda movie adaptation are being filmed in the area, as well as in Glenorchy.
Resource consents for filming around Glenorchy were lodged with the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
A witness near the scene said he could see rows upon rows of trucks, multiple cranes and what looked to be a film crew.
Casting calls for "petite adults" no taller than 150cm had been put out in the region by talent agency Monarch People.
There was also a call for children "at least 9 years old with an interesting look" and asked particularly for children with quirky, fun freckles and a "good mop of hair".
Nintendo announced in November 2023 that a film - to be directed by Wes Ball, of the Maze Runner trilogy, and his partner, Joe Hartwick jun - was in the works.
English actress Bo Bragason was cast as Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link.
