Elden Ring is getting a film adaptation

Elden Ring will quickly be greater than only a hit online game. On Thursday, Bandai Namco and A24 announced a live-action Elden Ring movie directed by Alex Garland.

Japanese developer FromSoftware released Elden Ring throughout Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in 2022, whereas a model for the Nintendo Swap 2 is about to be launched this yr. The motion RPG grew to become an on the spot hit, and places you within the function of a Tarnished tasked with restoring the Elden Ring by defeating varied difficult bosses all through the Lands Between. The Elden Ring spinoff Nightreign is popping out on Might thirtieth, 2025.

Garland is a author, director, and producer finest identified for movies like Ex Machina, 28 Days Later, and Dredd.

FromSoftware first hinted on the potential to broaden Elden Ring “past the realm of video games” in 2022. Final yr, George R.R. Martin — the A Track of Ice and Hearth creator who helped write the game — additionally mentioned, “There may be some speak about making a film out of Elden Ring.” A publication known as Nexus Level Information first reported on the difference with A24 earlier this month, but pulled its original article and didn’t clarify why.