Elden Ring Movie: What We Know About A24's Film

Elden Ring is getting a live-action film from A24, and the project now has a release date: March 3, 2028. A24 announced the adaptation on May 22, 2025, and Bandai Namco confirmed it on May 23, 2025, with the movie set to reach theatres in 2028.

That matters because this isn’t just another vague licensing play. With Alex Garland directing and George R. R. Martin producing, the film already has names that carry real weight, and the leaked set material suggests A24 isn’t treating this like a cheap fantasy tie-in. For players who care about Elden Ring’s lore, the big question is whether the movie can tell a story that stands on its own without trampling the game’s timeline.

About Elden Ring

FromSoftware developed Elden Ring, and Bandai Namco published it as a 2022 action RPG. The film adaptation sits with A24, DNA Films, and Bandai Namco Filmworks, which tells you the project has both indie-film muscle and direct publisher involvement. That combination usually means more control over tone and lore, and less chance of the movie drifting away from the source material for no reason.

Garland’s involvement also gives the adaptation a clearer identity than most game movies get. According to the article, he delivered a 160-page-long screenplay to FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki in Japan, which suggests this wasn’t a quick pitch and pray job. If Miyazaki signed off on that draft, the film likely has at least some of the game’s tone and structure baked in from the start.

Alex Garland, the cast rumors, and the official release date

The first wave of official news centered on Garland and the production team, but the cast rumors quickly followed. Deadline linked Kit Connor to the project, while Cailee Spaeny and Ben Whishaw also surfaced in reports before A24 and Bandai Namco confirmed a fuller cast on April 20. The confirmed names include Connor, Spaeny, Whishaw, Jonathan Pryce, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Peter Serafinowicz, Sonoya Mizuno, Ruby Cruz, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird, and Nick Offerman.

Who any of them are playing still hasn’t been confirmed, and that missing detail matters more than it might sound. Without character names, fans can only guess, which keeps the conversation lively but also means the film’s actual shape remains hidden. The release date, March 3, 2028, at least gives the project a clear target, and it tells players this adaptation is far enough along to move beyond rumor.

• Director: Alex Garland
• Producer: George R. R. Martin
• Production companies: A24, DNA Films, Bandai Namco Filmworks
• Release date: March 3, 2028
• Confirmed cast: Kit Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Ben Whishaw, Jonathan Pryce, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Peter Serafinowicz, Sonoya Mizuno, Ruby Cruz, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird, Nick Offerman

What the London set leaks suggest

Set pictures from London have become the most revealing part of the story so far, but they also come with a warning label. The article makes clear that most of the leak material is still speculative, and that’s the right call; a prop on a street corner doesn’t equal a finished plot summary. Even so, the images point to a film that may take place before the game, which would give Garland room to show the world before the Shattering rather than trying to cram the entire game into one movie.

Several details keep pushing the same direction. A barrel full of brooms labelled “Stormveil” and a street sign reading “Leyndell Streets” suggest Stormveil Castle and Leyndell’s Royal Capital will appear, while lanterns and cages that resemble the ones in the Academy of Raya Lucaria point to that location too. The article also says Queen Marika appears alive, which is a huge clue about the timeline and a sign the movie may focus on an earlier period of the setting rather than the game’s main events.

One leak even sparked a reaction from jar saint (@scadutree), who posted, “MORE ELDEN RING MOVIE SET PICS ???? oh lord i will be so obnoxious in the movie theater pic.twitter.com/kmi2h6N8VL” The same account also wrote, “this marika elden ring movie leak ….. her having both braids implies that this takes place before the shattering, before she seals off the realm of shadow, before her solemn duties as god-queen. a young marika during her age of plenty ?? ð¥¹ð¥¹ pic.twitter.com/BRn8kvkZmz” Those posts don’t confirm the plot, but they do show how quickly the leaks turned into lore detective work.

What the leaks actually tell us

For now, the strongest reading is that the film may sit after the 2nd Liurnian War. The article argues that this would explain why Stormveil Castle appears in the leaks and why Leyndell looks healthier than it does in the game. It also ties the possible timeline to Radagon and Rennala’s marriage, Godfrey’s takeover of Stormveil Castle, Queen Marika banishing Godfrey, and Radagon becoming her second consort, all of which would place the movie in a period before the events that lead into the game proper.

That’s still an educated guess, not a confirmed plot summary. The article also points out that the Dung Eater’s gallows looks like compelling evidence, but not outright confirmation of anything, and that distinction matters. Fans were skeptical of the first set leak because generative AI can fake images, yet the later leaks and official announcements made the whole thing look much more legitimate.

That uncertainty is exactly why this story still has room to breathe. A24, Garland, and Martin have enough credibility to make the project feel like more than a licensing exercise, but the leaks also show how much of the film’s appeal now rests on whether it chooses the right slice of Elden Ring history. Watch the London set closely from here, because if more props or costumes surface, the timeline could become a lot clearer long before March 3, 2028.