A live-action Elden Ring film is within the works from Ex Machina and Civil Struggle director Alex Garland, Bandai Namco Leisure Inc., and A24, introduced Thursday.
A movie based mostly on FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’s large RPG hit is now confirmed to have the filmmaker hooked up 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 unique Elden Ring, is hooked up as a producer on the film, as is Vince Gerardis.
DNA’s Peter Rice may also produce, together with Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich from DNA. There’s no phrase but on how concerned FromSoftware or recreation director Hidetaka Miyazaki might be.
Elden Ring shook the gaming world when it took FromSoftware’s tough-as-nails method open-world in 2022. It is since turn into a beloved entry within 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 bleak fantasy world prior to now, few believed their efforts would lead to a film.
That’s, till 2024, when Martin teased that he could have heard a number of particulars a few potential Elden Ring film, sending followers down a rabbit gap as they hoped to see the enduring FromSoftware title ultimately grace movie show screens. He went on to double down on his feedback earlier this yr, saying throughout IGN Fan Fest 2025 that he had heard “some discuss” about an Elden Ring film.
Exterior of the film world, Elden Ring has continued to draw gaming followers with extra content material within the years since its launch. DLC arrived in 2024 within the type of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and subsequent week, gamers will get their fingers on a very separate, multiplayer spinoff referred to as Elden Ring Nightreign. Though FromSoftware says it is not contemplating a full-fledged sequel, a model of the unique recreation dubbed Elden Ring: Tarnished Version is ready to come back to Nintendo Change 2.
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