Elden Ring, the acclaimed action RPG from FromSoftware, is back in the spotlight after the release of its first and last major expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree. Packed with new content and tons of tough boss fights, the DLC brings players back to the game. The renewed focus on Elden Ring following the critical and commercial success of the new expansion has fueled talk of a film or TV adaptation. Game director Hidetaka Miyazaki has reportedly spoken about the existing “interest” in an Elden Ring adaptation following the release of Shadow of the Erdtree. Now fantasy writer George RR Martin, who helped build the world of Elden Ring, has teased the possibility of a movie or TV show based on the game.
A teased adaptation of Elden Ring
In a blog post published on June 29, the author hinted at an Elden Ring adaptation while enthusiastically feigning ignorance of the possible project. “Oh, and about those rumors you may have heard about a feature film or television series based on the ELDEN RING… I have nothing to say,” Martin said. “Not a word, no, nothing, I don’t know anything, you never heard a peep from me, mom mom mom. What rumour?” he added.
Martin’s coy suggestions follow FromSoftware president and Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki’s admission that he wouldn’t mind the game being adapted to another medium. In an interview with The Guardian published after the release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Miyazaki said: “I see no reason to deny another interpretation or adaptation of Elden Ring, a movie for example.
“But I don’t think that I or FromSoftware have the knowledge or ability to produce something in another medium. So that’s where a very strong partner would come into play. We would have to build a lot of trust and agreement around everything we are trying to achieve, but there is certainly interest,” he added.
Nebula reward for Elden Ring
Martin, whose epic fantasy novels from the A Song of Ice and Fire series were adapted by HBO into the Game of Thrones TV show, helped FromSoftware write the world and lore of Elden Ring. He also took to his blog to thank the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for awarding Elden Ring the Nebula Award for Game Writing last year. “I worked on world building for that project; Hidetaka Miyazaka (sic) and his team did the rest. We were both honored with trophies,” the writer said in his blog post.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Expansion was released on June 21 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. Since its launch, it has become the highest-rated DLC on Metacritic, although the game has come under some criticism from players due to its high degree of difficulty.
