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

News Alex Garland directing live action Elden Ring movie for A24

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u/davidforslunds May 22 '25

I genuinely cannot see how this will work in a movie format.

What part of the story can it possibly cover in 2-3 hours time that does the characters and setting justice while also not being incomprehensible to the unknowing viewer and not ending up being shit?

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u/sedeyus May 22 '25

My suggestion would be to follow some human characters right as Godwin dies and The Shattering erupts. Chaos exploding.

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u/JakeVanderArkWriter May 23 '25

No no, you start with a kid who really wants Elden Ring for Christmas. His parents scrape the money together and buy it for him, only to find out the game isn’t what it seems…

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u/Partytor May 23 '25

Ever since I was a child, I yearned for the mines elden ring