A24 and Bandai Namco Entertainment have announced the start of production on the live-action adaptation of Elden Ring, unveiling the full cast and a release date: March 2028, with an IMAX release.
Elden Ring
Film | 2028
In theaters: March 2028
Fantasy, adventure | Runtime: unknown
From Alex Garland | Screenplay by Alex Garland
Starring Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Jonathan Pryce, Ruby Cruz, Nick Offerman, Peter Serafinowicz
Nationalities: United States, United Kingdom
The film is adapted from the action role-playing game Elden Ring, developed by FromSoftware under the direction of Hidetaka Miyazaki and whose universe was co-created with George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. Released in 2022, the game earned Game of the Year at The Game Awards and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Its expansion Shadow of the Erdtree, launched in June 2024, moved 5 million copies in just three days.
The story unfolds in the Under-Earth, a realm ruled by demigods corrupted by the scattered fragments of the Elden Ring. The tale follows a Tarnished — an exile stripped of the Ring’s grace — who is summoned back to this world to harvest the shards and restore the broken order. It’s precisely this dense universe and its intricate lore that Alex Garland personally championed to Bandai Namco and FromSoftware in order to secure the rights for an adaptation.
The British director, renowned for Ex Machina, Civil War, and the recent Warfare, also writes the screenplay. It’s his profile—straddling demanding genre cinema and visually striking productions—that led A24 to entrust him with this project, billed as the studio’s most ambitious production to date.
The cast brings together Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Warfare), Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Paddington), Cailee Spaeny (Alien: Romulus, Civil War), Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina, House of the Dragon), Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), Ruby Cruz (Willow), Nick Offerman (The Last of Us) and Peter Serafinowicz. No role has yet been officially attached to a figure from the game. The project is produced by Peter Rice, Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich (DNA Films), alongside George R.R. Martin and Vince Gerardis. Principal photography is set to begin in spring 2026.
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