The upcoming Elden Ring film from director Alex Garland and A24 carries a budget well over $100 million, making it the studio's largest and most ambitious project to date. Sources informed The Hollywood Reporter of around 100 days of principal photography. The cast was announced yesterday, featuring Cailee Spaeny in a lead role alongside Ben Whishaw, Kit Connor, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Offerman.
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that the Elden Ring film adaptation boasts a budget well over $100 million. This exceeds the costs of A24's previous projects, including Civil War and the Timothée Chalamet-led Marty Supreme. Production will involve around 100 days of principal photography, positioning it as A24's largest and most ambitious endeavor yet, as noted by the publication and spotted by IGN on Eurogamer.net first reporting the details on April 21, 2026. The cast announcement came yesterday, with Cailee Spaeny—known for Alien: Romulus and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery—taking a lead role. Joining her are Ben Whishaw, Kit Connor, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Offerman, though specific character assignments remain undisclosed. The film is slated for theatrical release on March 3, 2028. It adapts the 2022 FromSoftware game Elden Ring, which achieved phenomenal success, followed by the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and multiplayer spin-off Nightreign.