{"id":1207400,"date":"2026-02-20T20:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=598330"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:21:53","slug":"elden-ring-movie-coming-from-civil-war-and-annihilation-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-movie-coming-from-civil-war-and-annihilation-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring movie coming from Civil War and Annihilation director"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/elden-ring-movie-coming-from-civil-war-and-annihilation-director.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The long-awaited, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24189986\/elden-ring-movie-tv-show-hidetaka-miyazaki-george-rr-martin\">long-teased live-action movie adaptation<\/a> of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/22947204\/elden-ring-review-from-software\">Elden Ring<\/a><\/em> is coming, and it\u2019s got a big name attached to it: Alex Garland, the writer-director behind <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/features\/2015\/4\/24\/8484167\/ex-machina-interview\">Ex Machina<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2018\/2\/21\/17036936\/annihilation-movie-review-2018-natalie-portman-alex-garland\">Annihilation<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24099490\/civil-war-review-2024-alex-garland\">Civil War<\/a><\/em> will helm the film. Garland is teaming up with production company A24, which is also backing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/movies\/554015\/death-stranding-movie-director-plot-hideo-kojima\"><em>Death Stranding<\/em> movie<\/a>, for <em>Elden Ring<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Publisher Bandai Namco and A24 confirmed their <em>Elden Ring<\/em> movie is in the works on Thursday. Details on the movie adaptation are non-existent, but <em>Elden Ring<\/em> lore co-author George R.R. Martin is set to co-produce, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/elden-ring-alex-garland-directing-a24-movie-1236408999\/\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Elden Ring<\/em> pushed developer FromSoftware\u2019s brand of challenging action-role-playing games forward by dropping players into a true open-world environment, giving them more freedom than past games like <em>Dark Souls<\/em> and <em>Bloodborne<\/em>. The game\u2019s story casts players as a Tarnished, a fallen hero who journeys to the dreary Lands Between to restore the shattered Elden Ring and become the region\u2019s new Elden Lord. The game has been FromSoftware\u2019s most successful game to date; in April, the company announced that sales of <em>Elden Ring<\/em> had exceeded 30 million copies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">FromSoftware released an expansion \u2014 <em>Shadow of the Erdtree<\/em> \u2014 for <em>Elden Ring<\/em> in 2024. A multiplayer-focused spinoff, <em>Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em>, will be released on May 30. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Garland\u2019s most recent movie, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/horror\/555797\/alex-garland-warfare-review-horror-movie\">Warfare<\/a><\/em>, which he co-directed, was released in April to critical and commercial success.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/movies\/598330\/elden-ring-movie-alex-garland-a24\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited, long-teased live-action movie adaptation of Elden Ring is coming, and it\u2019s got a big name attached to it: Alex Garland, the writer-director behind Ex Machina, Annihilation, and Civil War will helm the film. Garland is teaming up with production company A24, which is also backing the Death Stranding movie, for Elden Ring. Publisher Bandai Namco and A24 confirmed their Elden Ring movie is in the works on Thursday. Details on the movie adaptation are non-existent, but Elden Ring lore co-author George R.R. Martin is set to co-produce, according to Deadline. Elden Ring pushed developer FromSoftware\u2019s brand of challenging action-role-playing games forward by dropping players into a true open-world environment, giving them more freedom than past games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne. 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