Games

Alex Garland is a pretty good director. Ex Machina is one of my favourite films and Annihilation was a demonstration that he isn't so tied down by the source media, but does capture the spiritual essence of a book adaptation, at least.

He's a pretty proven writer and director and has written for video games before (DMC 2013). Elden Ring as a universe has a lot of interesting angles you could approach a story from. I think as an action souls game adaptation , it will be hard to avoid trying to please the two groups of people: one that wants a compelling narrative and another that just wants to see a big boss fight on screen.

I really wish studios would just start hiring writters and making original content. Im so bored of everything being ripped from other media.

Personally I'm keeping my expectations low on this one. Game adaption to movie seem to always go to shit. Though personally would love a movie about the Bloodborne universe. I imagine a horror mystery movie about it.

There is a plot?

I have no faith that Hollywood will be able to actually capture the soul of the game's world and story. It's gonna be full of exposition.

Chris Pratt already announced to play Melina.

Hope they make something trippy like The Green Knight

I'm sure they'll fuck it up.

Name one good (serious) videogame movie. One.

Doing Edge of Tomorrow style Progression where one actor plays different classes and steadily progresses could be an option. Explore the world from a changing perspective.

“I’ll soon birth thee anew.” — Alex Garland

What… uh… I can’t imagine this movie being weird enough to feel like a movie based on a FROMSOFT game while still being accessible to the wide audience needed for a big budget fantasy movie to make money.

"A24" is the only thing here that gives me a tiny bit of hope.

Can you make a movie out of pure lore? Maybe a prequel, like The Fall of Hoarah Loux or Ranni's Rebellion? Will the audience be required to parry things?