A24 Studios announces and confirms that Alex Garland is indeed writing and directing a live-action Elden Ring movie.
The announcement follows Garland’s Warfare and Civil War movies at A24.
Elden Ring is shaping up to be A24’s most ambitious project yet, a major leap for the studio best known for its arthouse acclaim and indie sensibilities. Garland’s Civil War currently holds the title as A24’s most expensive production with a $50 million budget, earning over $127 million worldwide. Warfare, brought in more than $32 million on a $20 million budget.
Garland also wrote the two upcoming 28 Years Later movies, with 28 Years Later getting released on June 5, directed by Danny Boyle. The sequel, The Bone Temple, gets released on June 16, 2026, directed by Nia DaCosta.
The Elden Ring movie has no release date and the plot is unknown.
What is Elden Ring about?
Elden Ring is a dark fantasy action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco. Released in 2022, it was created by famed game director Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding contributions from author George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones).
The story is set in the Lands Between, a vast, ruined world once governed by the power of the Elden Ring, a mysterious, divine force that maintained the natural order. After the ring is shattered and its fragments—called Great Runes—are claimed by demigods, the realm plunges into chaos and war.
You play as a Tarnished, a resurrected exile drawn back to the Lands Between to collect the fragments, challenge the corrupted demigods, and restore the Elden Ring to become the new Elden Lord.
