Remember when there was a time we all seriously thought Elden Ring would never come out? Now not only has it launched, but it’s a bonafide cultural legend. Now it’s facing its next evolution: A live-action film adaptation. Bandai Namco and film company A24 announced today that they have selected Alex Garland to lead the adaptation, serving as both director and writer.
Garland is a director with a pedigree in games as well as film, being one of the writers behind Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. In film, he’s the writer behind the 28 X Later series and sci-fi thriller Sunshine; and the director behind Ex Machina and Civil War. Elden Ring would be slightly outside his normal milieu, but he’s clearly got the background to bring such a big story to the screen.
Beyond Garland’s involvement, we know little about the adaptation of Elden Ring, such as story direction. Bandai Namco confirmed that the film will be produced by Peter Rice alongside Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich from DNA, and George R. R. Martin and Vince Gerardis. George R. R. Martin was also behind some of Elden Ring’s original story concepts.
Elden Ring is one of multiple game with confirmed live-action film adaptations in the works, as Hollywood continues to deepen its relationship with the video game industry. The latest games with film counterparts in the works include Split Fiction, OutRun, Gears of War and BioShock (the latter two being Netflix adaptations that have been in the works for some time.