The era of big-ambition video game adaptations continues apace, with Zelda already on the way from Wes Ball, and Michael Sarnoski working up Death Stranding for A24. And today, another biggie is officially underway: production has begun on Alex Garland’s Elden Ring movie, another A24 joint, which means that we have more casting info, and some intriguing tidbits that point to the scope of Garland’s endeavour.
Garland is directing from his own screenplay, based on the famously hard-as-nails game; which itself had George R.R. Martin on writing duties. And he’s shooting the film for IMAX, so expect the doomy (open) world to be captured on an epic canvas – frankly, we’d expect nothing less from the director of Annihilation and Civil War. In front of those massive IMAX cameras will be a mightily impressive cast, including several Garland regulars: Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Jonathan Pryce, Ruby Cruz, Nick Offerman, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird, and Peter Serafinowicz.
How exactly Garland will tackle the game remains to be seen – but we’ll find out what his vision is when it hits cinemas on March 3, 2028. Good luck to him: making an Elden Ring film might be as hard as finishing the game.
