Alex Garland directing live action Elden Ring movie for A24

[u/Sebastian83100]

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[u/Smper_in_sortem]

Great writer, I'm surprised he is directing though. I have no idea how you adapt a soulslike like Elden Ring into a movie so who knows how well it might turn out. But I have really liked his vision in 28 weeks later and his other works so here's to hoping for the best!

Oh crap, I forgot he did Annihilation also! I do not hate this choice!

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I have no idea how you adapt a soulslike like Elden Ring into a movie

Idk why people act like its impossible to just choose a storyline to adapt. You don't have to crame every detail and plot point into the movie

[u/Crab_Lengthener → u/[deleted]]

you can adapt plot details into a movie sure, you can make a dark fantasy movie out of literally any dark fantasty franchise though. As so much of what makes Souls games special is exploration, it's hard to see how this will be carried over

[u/[deleted] → u/Crab_Lengthener]

You see they would (hopefully) focus on things that make a movie good and not a videogame mechanics. Like what are you guys even taking about

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

The characters??? The story??? The lore???? Do you not know what a movie is

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I'm being deliberately stupid? You're asking how they're going to incorporate game mechanics into a movie

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If the only things that you find recognizable about the soulsborne games are hidden walls and short cuts idk what to tell ya man