Elden Ring Movie Director Wrote "an Epic 160-Page Draft" to Get Miyazaki's Approval

Elden Ring movie director wrote "an epic 160-page draft" to get Miyazaki's approval

Following the announcement that A24 was working on a film adaptation of Elden Ring, director Alex Garland has revealed the lengths he had to go to secure the approval of the game's creator.Off the back of its tremendously successful Shadow of the Erdtree DLC last year, Elden Ring's film debut was confirmed earlier this year with writer and director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War, Warfare, 28 Years Later) handed the reins.Now, in an intervie…

Elden Ring's 160-page script concept convinced FromSoftware that the movie's director is a superfan who can be trusted

Alex Garland had to work hard to get Hidetaka Miyazaki to let him direct the Elden Ring movie. To that end, he prepared a 160-page draft of the script.This info Elden Ring's 160-page script concept convinced FromSoftware that the movie's director is a superfan who can be trusted was first published on Gamepressure.com 29 August 2025.

Elden Ring: This Is How Alex Garland Got Himself The Directing Job

Here is how Alex Garland went about securing the job to write and direct the Elden Ring film for A24 that he is doing.

Alex Garland Wrote a 160-Page Spec Script + 40 Pages of Visuals to Convince A24 to Let Him Direct ‘Elden Ring’ — World of Reel

In case you’re unaware, Alex Garland (“Ex Machina,” “Civil War”) is stepping into the world of “Elden Ring” for A24. What a weird combination, but one that apparently Garland was heavily invested in. The result us what will likely be the most expensive movie A24 has ever made.According to a New Yorker profile, Garland aggressively pursued the A24-backed adaptation of FromSoftware’s mega-hit game. His pitch? Writing a sprawling 160-page script — …

'Elden Ring' Film Director Alex Garland Wrote 160-Page Script & Flew To Japan For Hidetaka Miyazaki's Approval

The devil works hard, but Alex Garland works harder. The Ex Machina and Civil War director went to great lengths to earn FromSoftware head Hidetaka Miyazaki‘s stamp of approval for his forthcoming live-action Elden Ring movie, including writing a 160-page script and flying to Japan to make an in-person pitch. Image credit: Monica Schipper / Getty Images As reported by The New Yorker, the draft came with “40 additional pages of imagery” and worke…

A24 Greenlights Elden Ring Movie Following Alex Garland’s 200-Page Pitch

A live-action adaptation of the acclaimed video game Elden Ring is officially in the works at A24, with Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Warfare) directing and having written the screenplay. In a recent New Yorker article about A24, Noah Sacco, now the studio’s head of film, spoke about the project. Sacco recalled meeting Garland five years ago, when Garland offered to write a script on spec to earn Hidetaka Miyazaki’s approval. Garland wrote a 160-pag…