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.
The excitement comes from the fact that the adaptation seems to be respecting the game’s imagery; the shock comes from how exposed the production already feels. That’s not a creative failure yet, but it is a real problem for a film trying to build mystique around a huge fantasy world.
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.