Alex Garland is directing an Elden Ring film adaptation. The game has sold over 30 million copies and George RR Martin wrote its foundational mythology. Garland, who directed Dredd, Ex Machina, and Annihilation, will write and direct the project.
The article frames the adaptation within a history of failed Hollywood fantasy films. The Golden Compass diluted its source material's theological elements. Warcraft assumed explaining its world would engage audiences. The Dark Tower compressed Stephen King's mythology so severely it left little room for story. All three disappointed fans despite initial anticipation.
The report does not provide a release date, budget, production start date, or plot details for the Elden Ring film.