A24's adaptation of Bandai Namco Entertainment's video game Elden Ring, their most ambitious feature film project to date, has completed its cast as production commences. Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Jonathan Pryce, Ruby Cruz, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird, and Peter Serafinowicz have joined the already impressive lineup that includes Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, and Cailee Spaeny. Nick Offerman is also part of the cast.
Alex Garland, the visionary writer and director behind Civil War, which once held the title of A24's most expensive production before being surpassed by Marty Supreme, has penned the script and is directing the production. The production, which kicks off this week in the U.K., also places Garland back at the helm for navigating A24's largest and most ambitious project. According to sources, the budget exceeds $100 million and will span approximately 100 days of principal photography.
A24 has set a March 3, 2028, theatrical release for Elden Ring. Based on a mythological story penned by The Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin and developed by FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki, Elden Ring is a dark fantasy role-playing game that allows users to explore a fantasy world brimming with dragons, beasts, castles, and dungeons.
The plot of the game, set in a mythical realm known as the Lands Between, revolves around the Elden Ring, a powerful artifact that has been shattered, plunging the Lands Between into war and chaos. The player's mission is to restore the Elden Ring. However, details about the characters in the film adaptation have not been revealed.
Since its release in 2022, Elden Ring has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and garnered over 400 Game of the Year awards, according to Bandai Namco.
Burke recently appeared in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Black Bag and is represented by WME, B-Side, and Entertainment 360. Liu will next be seen in John Carney's Power Ballad alongside Nick Jonas and has appeared in Lurker and Oh.What.Fun. She is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Mizuno made an impression in Garland's feature directorial debut Ex Machina and is one of the stars of HBO's House of the Dragon. She is represented by WME, The Way, and Goodman Genow.
Veteran actor Pryce played Prince Philip in Netflix's The Crown and appeared in the streamer's hit murder mystery Thursday Night Murder Club. He is represented by Anonymous Content and Julian Belfrage Associates. Cruz was one of the stars of Disney+ and Lucasfilm's short-lived Willow series and recently appeared on Apple TV's For All Mankind. She is represented by Gersh and Landsburg Management.
Hodgkinson, represented by Independent Talent Group, appeared in Ridley Scott's Napoleon, while Hall played a Lannister in House of the Dragon and had a part in Oppenheimer. Hall is represented by Paradigm, Alchemy Entertainment, Denton-Brierley, and Jackoway Tyerman.
Laird, who was one of the stars of Mayor of Kingstown, worked with Garland on the two 28 Years Later movies. She is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content, United Agents, and Yorn Levine. Serafinowicz starred as the titular hero in The Tick, Amazon Prime's reboot of the cult comic book, and appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy and John Wick: Chapter 2. He is represented by UTA, Curtis Brown, and 3 Arts.
