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So, let’s daydream for a second. Imagine any director you want making an Elden Ring movie. Who pops into your head first? Maybe those fantasy guys like Peter Jackson or Guillermo del Toro, right? Or maybe Miguel Sapochnik, that dude who gave us those insane Game of Thrones battle scenes. If you like your movies a little weird, you might think of Robert Eggers or Yorgos Lanthimos. But here’s the twist—A24 went off-script and chose Alex Garland. Yep, the guy behind Ex Machina and Annihilation. Surprise, surprise.
Garland and Elden Ring? Feels like mixing chocolate and pickles—sounds weird, but might just work. He doesn’t scream ‘fantasy director’ right off the bat. And seriously, his stuff’s usually heavy on dialogue, not the cryptic, item-description way FromSoftware games tell stories. Oh, and Civil War didn’t exactly blow people’s minds with its backstory.
But hey, just because Garland hasn’t made a fantasy film doesn’t mean he can’t work some magic with this one. He’s reinvented himself before. Like, totally different projects each time. So, maybe there’s hope.
Oh, quick fun fact! Garland loves video games. Like, hardcore gaming love. Resident Evil inspired his script for 28 Days Later. Who knew, right? Plus, his film The Beach had a kinda game vibe—Polygon even compared it to a Banjo-Kazooie movie! I mean, what?
Garland’s love for games isn’t just a press facade. Unlike—I dunno—M. Night Shyamalan’s supposed Avatar fandom, Garland actually gets it. Once said something interesting about Dark Souls to GameSpot: “embedded poetry.” Sounds cool, doesn’t it?
Could Garland take Elden Ring the Annihilation route with trippy visuals? Sure! But imagine if he borrows a page from his movie Warfare’s playbook. It’s a nail-biter about Navy SEALs—totally different setting, yet the suspense and fear feel a bit like when you’re aimlessly wandering in Elden Ring, bracing for another brutal death.
Swapping Iraq for Limgrave or Caelid in the movie could shift the focus from the sprawling tales of Demigods to the here-and-now struggles of a Tarnished dude just trying to survive. Forget the big picture; it’s about clawing your way to the next Site of Grace. Makes sense, right?
Rumor has it Garland’s eyeing Kit Connor from Warfare for the lead. Guess that means we might see similar vibes—expect fear, despair, and chaos. Just without the modern warfare. Following this kind of blueprint could really showcase Garland’s strengths. Plus, it’d kinda mirror what HBO did with The Last of Us. Remember how awesome that adaptation turned out?
Elden Ring, like other FromSoftware games, isn’t about being a hero with flashy superpowers. It’s more about being the little guy who’s on a first-name basis with failure. Maybe Garland, if he does this right, could capture that bittersweet struggle. When Elden Ring shows up in theaters, we might just be in for a wild ride. Cross your fingers, folks.
