Elden Ring movie with Alex Garland is happening after all says insider Adam Starkey Published May 7, 2025 12:29pm Updated May 7, 2025 12:29pm Who will play this monstrosity? (Bandai Namco) FromSoftware’s Elden Ring might be hitting the big screen after all, as a notable insider claims director Alex Garland is in negotiations. Film and TV adaptations of video games have become big business over the past decade, as seen with the likes of The Last Of Us and A Minecraft Movie, but Hollywood has yet to tap into one of the most acclaimed developers in the world. FromSoftware has achieved critical and commercial success in the gaming sphere, with Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and its recent sales juggernaut Elden Ring, but beyond a few comic book series the studio has never tried adapting its work to other mediums. That might be about to change though, with a notable Hollywood insider claiming talks are underway for a film adaptation of Elden Ring. The origins of this rumour are murky. Earlier this week, a report on Nexus Point News claimed Alex Garland was set to direct an Elden Ring film for A24, with shooting expected to start in 2026. However, the report was suddenly taken down, with no explanation as to why. GameCentral reached out to A24 who declined to comment. While this led many to dismiss the rumour, insider Jeff Sneider, who has a good track record for Hollywood scoops, has since corroborated the information. ‘Alex Garland IS in negotiations to direct Elden Ring for A24,’ he wrote on X. The opaque storytelling of Elden Ring might make it seem unfilmable, but it’s something the game’s director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has previously expressed interest in. ‘I don’t see any reason to deny another interpretation or adaptation of Elden Ring, a movie for example,’ Miyazaki told The Guardian last year. ‘But I don’t think myself, or FromSoftware, have the knowledge or ability to produce something in a different medium. ‘So that’s where a very strong partner would come into play. We’d have to build a lot of trust and agreement on whatever it is we’re trying to achieve, but there’s interest, for sure.’ George R.R. Martin, who collaborated with Miyazaki on Elden Ring’s lore, also strongly hinted at a potential film or TV adaptation in July last year. As for Alex Garland’s rumoured involvement, the writer-director said he was ‘going to take a break from directing for the foreseeable future’ last year following the release of Civil War, but it was unclear how long for. This was also after the original announcement of Warfare, a film he co-directed and which was released in cinemas last month. More Trending Garland still has projects in the pipeline, serving as a writer on the upcoming 28 Years Later, so it’s possible he could be tempted back into directing for Elden Ring. If so, it would certainly be an exciting choice, given his track record on Ex Machina, Dredd, Devs, Annihilation. The latter in particular has a lot of special effects and is an adaptation of a very complex novel that many also thought was unfilmable. Garland has never done anything fantasy related before, and he changed Annihilation a lot in adapting it, but he does seem an intriguing choice. FromSoftware is clearly interested in expanding Elden Ring’s world in other ways too. A roguelike multiplayer spin-off Elden Ring: Nightreign is set to launch on May 30, 2025 across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Nightreign launches this month (Bandai Namco) Email gamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader’s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. GameCentral Sign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy