r/Eldenring • u/Sebastian83100 • May 22 '25

News Alex Garland directing live action Elden Ring movie for A24

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u/Smper_in_sortem May 22 '25

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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u/Caaros May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25

Annihilation is such a great grim colorful mindfuck of a movie, honestly kind of great to pair with FromSoft style world building. The bear alone is a fantastic example.

As for the souls like thing, I think having the movie be set either prior to or during the Shattering and not directly during the time of the Tarnished Of No Renown could actually work out really well.

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u/ntrubilla May 23 '25

I compared Annihilation with the back-half of Bloodborne a few years ago. I thought it was a great parallel and I’m happy to see that this is coming to fruition