Bandai Namco Entertainment, Inc. and A24 are teaming up with writer and director Alex Garland for a live-action Elden Ring film. Yes, those rumors are indeed true. Garland will both write and direct this film, which is in its early stages and does not have a release date yet. The beloved RPG came out in 2022 and takes place in a fantasy world where players overcome challenges and traverse through expansive lands.
Prior to the 2025 Game Awards, Bandai Namco CEO Nao Udagawa gave a bit of an update on the movie, including industry vet Peter Rice has joined production.
“Development right now is steady in terms of the project at the moment and catch, yeah, so we have A24 helming up the project with Alex Garland and Peter Rice — a lot of very well-known names and heavy hitters in the film industry,” Udagawa said. “So we’re very excited right now about how it’s going to shape up. But I think that’s kind of where the development and pre-production is.”
Of course, it will be a while before we know who stars in A24 and Alex Garland’s live-action Elden Ring film. Aaron Taylor-Johnson seems to be in everything these days, so that’s always a possibility.
And then there’s the question of whether it will be a good adaptation. Well, one unlikely voice is giving Alex Garland’s live-action Elden Ring movie his vote of confidence. George R. R. Martin took to his blog, where usually he’s expressing more negative opinions than positive, to share that he’s “hopeful” for the Elden Ring movie. Martin, just to note, worked on the backstory for the Elden Ring game. In his post, Martin noted, “A24 is a kickass studio, and Alex Garland is a first rate director.” He even embedded a YouTube video titled “Why the Elden Ring Movie Won’t Suck.” So there you have it.
Well, that’s something. But the truth is we don’t have much information about the movie yet. For now, we will be on the lookout for more news about this upcoming film.