A live-action Elden Ring film is in the works from Ex Machina and Civil Conflict director Alex Garland, Bandai Namco Leisure Inc., and A24, introduced Thursday.
A movie primarily based on FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’s huge RPG hit is now confirmed to have the filmmaker connected not solely as its director however as its author, too.
Plot, casting particulars, or a launch date for the Elden Ring film have but to be introduced.
George R. R. Martin, who helped create the authentic Elden Ring, is connected as a producer on the film, as is Vince Gerardis.
DNA’s Peter Rice will even produce, together with Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich from DNA. There’s no phrase but on how concerned FromSoftware or sport director Hidetaka Miyazaki can be.
Elden Ring shook the gaming world when it took FromSoftware’s tough-as-nails system open-world in 2022. It’s since change into a beloved entry in the developer’s catalog, boasting excessive reward from critics (we gave it a ten/10) and followers alike. Whereas the crew behind it had expressed curiosity in increasing its world in the previous, few believed their efforts would end in a film.
That’s, till 2024, when Martin teased that he might have heard a number of particulars a couple of potential Elden Ring film, sending followers down a rabbit gap as they hoped to see the iconic FromSoftware title ultimately grace movie show screens. He went on to double down on his feedback earlier this 12 months, saying throughout IGN Fan Fest 2025 that he had heard “some speak” about an Elden Ring film.
Outdoors of the film world, Elden Ring has continued to draw gaming followers with extra content material in the years since its launch. DLC arrived in 2024 in the type of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and subsequent week, gamers will get their palms on a very separate, multiplayer spinoff known as Elden Ring Nightreign. Though FromSoftware says it is not contemplating a full-fledged sequel, a model of the authentic sport dubbed Elden Ring: Tarnished Version is ready to return to Nintendo Change 2.
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