Elden Ring set leaks keep piling up, and this batch is the messiest yet. New photos and footage from London show what looks like the execution of Dung Eater, Queen Marika, and more, all ahead of the film’s March 3, 2028 theatrical release. For players who’ve spent years piecing together FromSoftware’s lore, that matters because these leaks suggest the movie isn’t just borrowing the game’s look — it’s reaching back into the events before the game begins.
That also makes the footage more than idle set gossip. If the movie really covers the period before Elden Ring’s game story, then details like Dung Eater, Queen Marika the Eternal, and The Shattering stop being background noise and start looking like the spine of the adaptation. Fans have every reason to care, because a pre-game story can either deepen the myth or flatten it into expensive cosplay. Right now, the leaks point to the former, even if the sheer volume of them raises a different question: how is anyone keeping this production under wraps?
What Is Elden Ring?
Elden Ring is a movie from A24, created under the guidance of Hidetaka Miyazaki and based on a mythological story written by George R. R. Martin. Alex Garland wrote and is directing it, and the film is due in theaters on March 3, 2028. The production is shooting in London, with recent set photos coming from Greenwich Naval College in South London. For players, that means the adaptation is aiming straight at the game’s mythology rather than treating it like a generic fantasy skin.
According to the report, A24 has put a budget well over $100 million behind the film, with around 100 days of principal photography planned. That puts serious pressure on the movie to look convincing, and the leaked images suggest the team is leaning hard into a medieval aesthetic with heavy visual effects support. If you care about whether a game adaptation actually understands its source material, this is the sort of scale that can either buy authenticity or expose every weak idea in full daylight.
Gameplay and Mechanics
Several of the leaks point to specific story beats and locations from Elden Ring, and they’re not subtle about it. The footage reportedly shows the execution of Dung Eater, a scene fans will recognize from FromSoftware’s game because it appears lifted directly from the opening cinematic. The set photos also show a box labeled Leyndell Streets, another marked Stormveil, and props that suggest the Academy of Raya Lucaria is being adapted. For viewers, that means the movie seems to be building real locations from the game’s world, not just name-dropping them for brand recognition.
Those details matter because they shape how the film will feel on screen. Leyndell is the Royal Capital at the foot of the Erdtree, Stormveil Castle sits on the cliffs of Stormhill and belongs to Godrick the Grafted, and the Academy of Raya Lucaria adds another major landmark to the mix. If the movie uses these places well, it can give audiences a clear sense of scale and political history; if it doesn’t, the names will just sound like expensive lore wallpaper. The leaks also show green screen on set, which suggests the Erdtree and other large fantasy elements will come in later through visual effects.
Queen Marika also appears in the leaked material, apparently played by Emma Laird. Earlier footage from another location already showed what looked like a game-accurate statue of Marika, so this new material fits the same pattern. That lines up with the idea that the film is set before the game, during or around the period leading into The Shattering, when Queen Marika the Eternal’s offspring and her demigod step-children went to war and left the Lands Between in ruins. For the audience, that could mean a story with more political tension and less simple heroics, which is exactly where Elden Ring tends to be strongest.
Visuals, Audio, and Performance
The set photos from Greenwich Naval College in South London show a medieval aesthetic, and that’s the right call for this material. Elden Ring lives and dies on atmosphere, so the production needs stone, steel, and grime that feel lived-in rather than polished to death. The green screen setup matters too, because it points to digital additions like the Erdtree, and that should let the film keep its scale without forcing every impossible structure onto the real-world location. If the effects hold up, the movie could preserve the game’s sense of grandeur instead of shrinking it to fit a soundstage.
Location choice matters just as much as the visuals. Greenwich Naval College sits beside the River Thames, is about a 10 minute walk from Greenwich Station, and is open to the public daily under normal circumstances, which makes leaks far easier than they should be. The report also says Garland is shooting right on a public street, so the production has very little natural cover. That’s a practical headache for the crew and a gift for anyone with a phone, which explains why these leaks keep surfacing with such frequency.
What Doesn't Work
The biggest problem here isn’t the material on screen. It’s the fact that the leaks keep happening in the first place, and the report makes clear why containment looks difficult. A production at a public location like Greenwich Naval College, especially one shooting right on a public street, invites exactly this kind of exposure. That’s bad for secrecy, and it also drains some of the impact from reveals that probably should have landed in a trailer or a proper announcement.
Reaction has split between excitement and shock, and both responses make sense. One fan said, “Can't believe we actually get to see this happen,” after the Dung Eater leak, while another said, “The amount of leaks on this set is insane,” which about sums up the mood online.
Alex Garland’s own comments about Elden Ring help explain why fans are watching so closely. He said, “It's Malenia who's the tough one,” and added, “I'm now on my seventh playthrough of that game. I've leveled up, I've got lots of juice, and a cool sword, and stuff like that, and I just throw myself at them again, and again, and again, and again.” He also said, “It's not that you get better, it's more like monkeys and typewriters. You just keep doing it, and eventually, one day they're dead.” That’s a funny, blunt way to describe boss fights, and it suggests Garland understands the game’s stubborn, repetition-heavy rhythm. Whether that translates into a good movie is another question entirely.
For now, Elden Ring looks like a very expensive adaptation with real ambition, a strong visual identity, and an alarming leak problem. The budget well over $100 million, the around 100 days of principal photography, and the involvement of A24, Hidetaka Miyazaki, and George R. R. Martin all point to a production that wants to be taken seriously. Fans who want the game’s mythology handled with care should keep an eye on it; anyone hoping for total secrecy should probably stop refreshing X. The film hits theaters on March 3, 2028, and if these leaks are any sign, the ride to release will be noisy.