Alex Garland’s Elden Ring Film to Be Shot for IMAX, Release Set for March 3, 2028

Bandai Namco Europe said Monday that the live-action “Elden Ring” film written and directed by Alex Garland will be filmed for IMAX, released in theaters on March 3, 2028, and feature a newly announced ensemble cast.

In an April 20 news release, Bandai Namco Europe said production begins in spring 2026. The cast includes Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, Jonathan Pryce and Nick Offerman, alongside Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Ruby Cruz, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird and Peter Serafinowicz. Bandai Namco did not announce character assignments for the actors.

The update is the first official release to give the project a date, production window and cast. Bandai Namco and A24 first announced the film on May 22, 2025, saying they were collaborating on a live-action adaptation of the fantasy game with Garland attached as writer and director. Garland is the filmmaker behind “Ex Machina,” “Annihilation” and “Civil War.”

The 2025 announcement also named Peter Rice, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, George R. R. Martin and Vince Gerardis as producers. “Elden Ring,” developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco, was released on Feb. 25, 2022. Bandai Namco has said the game has shipped more than 30 million units worldwide. Martin, the novelist best known for “A Song of Ice and Fire,” contributed to the game’s worldbuilding and lore, helping establish the setting that the film will draw from.

Bandai Namco Europe’s release said “Bandai Namco Entertainment and A24 have announced the live-action adaptation of the fantasy game Elden Ring, written and directed by Alex Garland, will be Filmed for IMAX and released on March 3, 2028.” The company’s announcement is the source for the release date, IMAX plan, production timing and cast, and no separate matching A24 release was identified. Taken together, those details amount to the clearest official production update yet and signal that the adaptation is being positioned as a large-scale theatrical release rather than a streaming-only project.