Game of Thrones Writer George R. R. Martin Weighs in on 'Kickass' Elden Ring Movie Plans

Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin has shared his thoughts connected the newly-announced Elden Ring movie — and it sounds similar he's beauteous affirmative astir the upcoming adaptation.

Martin, who worked connected the backstory for FromSoftware's beloved game, shared his excitement that Elden Ring's movie mentation volition beryllium helmed by Alex Garland, manager of Ex Machina, Civil War, and Annihilation.

Writing connected his blog, Martin described Garland arsenic a "first complaint director" and accumulation institution A24 arsenic "kickass." Overall, Martin said his existent temper upon proceeding the task announced was "hopeful," arsenic helium shared a YouTube video titled "Why the Elden Ring Movie WON'T SUCK."

While Martin is intelligibly excited by the project, determination has been nary proposition truthful acold that helium is really involved. Indeed, the writer is already juggling a swathe of projects, including an upcoming animated Hercules movie announced lone past month.

Word of Martin's engagement successful A Dozen Tough Jobs, which volition update the legendary Greek communicative with an aboriginal 20th period setting, sparked different question of disapproval from Game of Thrones fans inactive waiting for Winds of Winter.

Last week, Martin reacted to the disapproval by acknowledging "some of you volition conscionable beryllium pissed disconnected by this" and saying fans had "given up" connected him ever finishing the adjacent publication — fto unsocial the series' last novel, owed after.

"I privation you each could stock my excitement astatine the imaginable of this movie," Martin said of the Hercules film.

George R.R. Martin sounds excited for the Elden Ring movie. Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images.

Winds of Winter, the long-awaited adjacent installment successful Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Saga, is inactive incomplete and lacking a merchandise date. It has present been 14 years from the work of A Dance with Dragons successful 2011.

Little other is known astir the upcoming Elden Ring adaptation, though Garland is reportedly keen to reunite with Heartstopper and Warfare histrion Kit Connor for a cardinal role. The movie is yet to statesman production, oregon sanction a merchandise date.

Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin. Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images.

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