Alex Garland, writer-director of Annihilation and Civil War, will adapt video game Elden Ring to live-action film.
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Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin developed the video game's story along with Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki.
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The game's action takes place in the Lands Between, in the aftermath of a war that killed Queen Marika's demigod children.
28 Years LaterwriterAlex Garland's adaptation of dark fantasy video gameElden Ringis set to film this year ahead of a 2028 release, A24 and Bandai Namco Entertainment announced Monday.
The hit 2022 action RPG game is based on aGeorge R. R. Martinmythological story and was developed under the direction of FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki. The game has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and is the recipient of over 400 Game of the Year awards.
The confirmed cast announced on Monday includes the previously reported Kit Connor (Warfare,Heartstopper),Ben Whishaw(Peter Hujar’s Day,This Is Going to Hurt),Cailee Spaeny(Alien: Romulus,Civil War), andNick Offerman(The Last of Us,Margo’s Got Money Troubles).
Joining them are alsoTom Burke(Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,Black Bag), Havana Rose Liu (Tuner,Bottoms), Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina),Jonathan Pryce(The Two Popes,The Crown), Ruby Cruz (Bottoms,The Threesome), John Hodgkinson (Dear England,Napoleon), Jefferson Hall (House of the Dragon,Oppenheimer), Emma Laird (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,A Haunting in Venice), and Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy,Star Wars: The Phantom Menace).
Garland will write and direct the film with production expected to begin in spring 2026. The movie will be filmed for IMAX, and it's release is set for March 3, 2028.
A longtime gamer andElden Ringfan, Garland reportedly made a personal pitch to the game’s publishers, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware.
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Garland is no stranger to fantasy and horror, having written28 Days Later,Sunshine,Never Let Me Go, and 2012'sDredd. He made his directing debut with acclaimed sci-fi filmEx Machina, starring Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Alicia Vikander, and has since written and directedAnnihilation,Men,Civil War,andWarfare.
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Game of Thronesauthor Martin partnered withDark Soulsvideo game creator Miyazaki to createElden Ring.
"George R.R. Martin wrote the original mythos for this game," FromSoftware spokesperson Yasuhiro Kitaotold EW about the game's development. "He created a backstory or a history that takes place many, many years before the events of the game itself, and he wrote this in collaboration with Miyazaki. They consulted and they discussed and they exchanged ideas, but George Martin was the spearhead of that writing process initially."
Elden Ringis set in the Lands Between, a plane ruled by Queen Marika, one of the Eternal. The tale takes place after the events of the Shattering, a war sparked when the Elden Ring broke apart and was claimed by Marika's demigod children. Gamers play as one of the Tarnished, who return to the Lands Between, which was once the home of their ancestors, and traverse the landscape as a sword wielder, a sorcerer, an archer, or similar customizable game character.
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