Alex Garland Directing A24 Movie

A24 has now confirmed what’s been rumored for weeks — that Alex Garland will write and direct a live-action Elden Ring movie for A24 and online game firm Bandai Namco Leisure Inc.

This comes following the discharge of Warfare, his A24 Iraq warfare pic directed with Ray Mendoza, which has grossed over $32 million since opening final month. Peter Rice is about to provide alongside Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich from DNA, in addition to George R. R. Martin and Vince Gerardis.

Launched to vital acclaim in February 2022, Elden Ring is an motion RPG set in an genuine darkish fantasy world, which permits gamers to go off on adventures inside huge environments and dungeons. Created underneath the steerage of FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki, the sport relies on a narrative written by Martin, creator of the fantasy novel collection, A Music of Ice and Hearth, which served as the idea for HBO’s Recreation of Thrones.

Over 30 million items have shipped worldwide over the previous couple of years. An Elden Ring spin-off, Elden Ring Nightreign, is slated for launch worldwide on Friday, Might 30.

4 of Garland’s 5 directorial efforts launched up to now have been with A24. He broke out behind the digicam with 2014’s Ex Machina earlier than occurring to Annihilation (the exception, distributed by Paramount), Males, Civil Struggle, and the aforementioned Warfare. Most lately, Garland has been working as a author and producer on a number of movies in a brand new 28 Years Later zombie trilogy for Sony. The primary title, directed by Danny Boyle, is slated for launch on June 20.

DNA’s relationship with Garland dates again to 2002’s 28 Days Later, for which he wrote the screenplay. Rice joined that firm in producing the upcoming 28 Years Later.

Garland is repped by WME and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.