Bandai Namco and A24 have confirmed that a live-action adaptation of the critically acclaimed video game Elden Ring is in development, with filmmaker Alex Garland at the helm. For those unfamiliar with the game’s sprawling dark fantasy world or Garland’s cerebral storytelling, this announcement is a tantalizing collision of gaming and cinema. The project promises to bring the Lands Between—a mythic realm of shattered artifacts, warring demigods, and relentless challenge—to the big screen.
Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware, a studio renowned for its punishingly difficult titles like Dark Souls and Bloodborne. This game basically drops players into the role of the Tarnished, an exiled warrior tasked with collecting shards of the Elden Ring to restore order to the Lands Between. Its open-world design, paired with cryptic storytelling and brutal combat, helped it sell over 30 million copies. Unlike linear narratives, the game’s story unfolds through environmental clues, item descriptions, and fragmented dialogue, making it a unique challenge to bring to the big screen.
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“Elden Ring is by far the most accessible game the developer has made, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Rather than lowering the difficulty ceiling, it has instead raised the floor,” wrote Jasper Pickering for The Independent. Alex Garland, the director tapped to write and direct the film, is no stranger to ambitious projects. Known for Ex Machina, Annihilation, and Civil War, Garland has a knack for blending philosophical depth with visceral visuals. His recent collaboration with A24 on Warfare, a gritty Iraq War drama, grossed over $32 million, signaling his ability to handle high-stakes projects.
“We’re thrilled to announce that Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and A24 are teaming up with writer and director Alex Garland to bring FromSoftware Inc.’s world-renowned video game ELDEN RING to life as a live-action film,” Bandai Namco shared in a statement reported by GameSpot. The production team includes heavyweights like Peter Rice, Andrew Macdonald, and Allon Reich from DNA, alongside George R. R. Martin and Vince Gerardis.
Players traverse six distinct regions, from storm-lashed cliffs to golden cities, facing demigods like Malenia, whose battles are as iconic as they are brutal. The story, intentionally murky, revolves around Queen Marika’s broken Elden Ring, sparking a war called the Shattering. Turning a 100-hour game with sparse dialogue into a two-hour film? That’s a tall order. Garland’s track record with abstract narratives, like Annihilation’s surreal Shimmer, suggests he might lean into the game’s atmosphere over a straightforward plot.
Unfortunately, there’s no publicly known release date or other details for Garland’s Elden Ring. But fans of the game won’t have to wait long to get another fix of their favorite game—its multiplayer spinoff, Elden Ring Nightreign, is coming out on May 30. This spinoff, focused on cooperative gameplay, underscores the franchise’s ongoing expansion, with a Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 slated for later in 2025, including the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
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