A Song of Ice and Fire author and official Elden Ring lore contributor George R.R. Martin appears to have teased a movie or TV adaptation of the FromSoftware game really could be in the works. Following on from comments made by creator Hidetaka Miyazaki, who didn't see any reason to "deny another interpretation or adaptation of Elden Ring", Martin added more fuel to the fire.
In a new post on his blog, he said: "Oh, and about those rumors you may have heard about a feature film or television series based on ELDEN RING… I have nothing to say. Not a word, nope, not a thing, I know nothing, you never heard a peep from me, mum mum mum. What rumor?"
Of course, this wouldn't be the first time Martin's work has been adapted for TV or the big cinema screen, as A Song of Ice and Fire was turned into the Game of Thrones series on HBO to overwhelming success. The TV show even overtook Martin's book writing and came to its own conclusion, with page-turning enthusiasts still waiting for The Winds of Winter to release.
With more than 25 million sales under its belt and the growing success of video game to TV and film adaptations, it's easy to see why something based on Elden Ring would do well even without a controller in your hands. Whether it's a retelling of the already established story or a new tale somewhere else in The Lands Between, there's potential to pitch it as the next Game of Thrones, with its medieval and fantasy focus. Prequel series House of the Dragon has picked up the baton after the main franchise's disappointing TV conclusion, but it's not experiencing quite the same success.
The renewed interest in the Elden Ring IP arrives two years after the base game's release thanks to its PS5, PS4 DLC in Shadow of the Erdtree. Awarded an 8/10 in our review, we concluded: "By doubling down on what made the base game so sublime, FromSoftware has crafted an Elden Ring expansion that's just as great as it is familiar. Shadow of the Erdtree delivers more of the same style of content you loved two years ago rather than introducing new ways to engage." With new content also comes more challenges, so our Elden Ring guide has been expanded to cover the DLC.
[source georgerrmartin.com, via eurogamer.net]
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Give it to the guys who did Castlevania
Uwe Boll is the man for this
@Kanji-Tatsumi That would be a terrible idea.
It would be a very quiet tv show, and would be absolutely only for the gamers, Fallout and last of us tv series done well because of great actors, dialogue, and the story's are some what relatable, elden ring would be some medieval fantasy of craziness, would need 5 episodes alone just to explain the world, the "lead character" the enemies..and of course..why??
That's going to be full arthouse if they stick to the material.
@TruestoryYep Why?
I would give my last Rolo for a show or film telling Marika's whole story. There is so much that is only inferred by the lore in-game, little nuggets that point to a much grander story that the player only experiences the aftermath.
George, finish GoT first ffs!
The idea of anything-fromsoft getting a TV adapt. is right up my alley. Hype!
@Kanji-Tatsumi Had the same thought.
I have nothing against a live action adaption, bit I think From Software IP in general is a perfect fit for dark fantasy anime.
Making it a prequel covering events we only read about in item descriptions could work.
Sounds like a great way of turning gold into %"¤#
It could be done well, just not from the Elden Ring game protagonist. The show could start from so many places. Before the breaking would be best. Or even slightly after, with all the factions fighting for the shards power and slowly being corrupted.
To others point I would rather have a conclusion to Game of Thrones. Martin and Rothfuss enjoy watching us all squirm for a conclusion to their books.
@Uromastryx I imagine it would be based on the backstory that GRRM created, before sh#t got crazy. When they was more like us and less monstrous.
Personally I don’t feel the need for all these crossovers (in both directions). There’s a reason why something is a game or movie/series. I’d rather see producers focus on new projects that are truly developed for said medium.
Maybe he should finish his own work before he takes on other projects. Just saying...
Lmfao there would need to be a massive amount of additional writing to tell a complete and coherent story. Let's be real here, none of these games have More than lore tidbits at best.
It wouldn't work for anything more than a dark fantasy anime or animated series for fans only with the patchwork that it is now.
Unless you go with the heavily reliant on subjective interpretations profiting off those holes via YouTube lore videos like vaati's.
It could be like a 12 angry men between all the demi-god/Elden lords
Am I wrong to be a little nervous? What if it all becomes so big FromSoft just become an Elden Ring machine and that's it? By that I mean it doesn't make financial sense to do much else, no bloodbornes, sekiros, armored cores..? Probably overthinking it. I'm happy for their mainstream success, they deserve it.. even if I'm still surprised by it.
The game is too out there for an adaptation
@Sequel amazing avatar!
Give it Vaati, he'll sort it
I don't care as I will not be watching it anyway. I've spent tons of hours with ER and other FromSoft games and I prefer to have my experience pure and limited to the game medium, as it was intended by the producers. I prefer to fill the vague points with my own imagination and not by some film directors, writers and actors.
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