Elden Ring Adaptation Is Officially A24’s Most Expensive Movie Yet

A24’s long-awaited Elden Ring movie has just set a new financial benchmark for the indie-turned-blockbuster studio. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the FromSoftware video game adaptation now has a production budget nearing $200 million, dwarfing every previous A24 release.

A24’s Elden Ring Budget Breaks All Previous Records

The Elden Ring Movie budget is reportedly $200 million | Credit: FromSoftware

A24 built its reputation on modestly budgeted films, but Elden Ring is rewriting that playbook. The aforementioned report pegs the film’s production budget at nearly $200 million, making it the most expensive movie the studio has ever produced. That figure dwarfs its prior record-holder, Marty Supreme, which cost roughly $70 million, and before that, Civil War, which was made for about $50 million. In other words, the Elden Ring budget is nearly triple what A24 had ever spent on a single film before.

The number has grown significantly since the project was first announced. Reports from earlier indicated the budget would be well over $100 million, with filming expected to span around 100 days. That estimate has since doubled, with Wall Street Journal sources now describing spending of close to $200 million, not including marketing costs. For context, that budget level is comparable to what Marvel spent on Spider-Man: No Way Home.

What to Expect From Alex Garland’s Elden Ring Adaptation

Alex Garland is directing the upcoming Elden Ring Movie | Credit: A24

Steering this ambitious project is Alex Garland, known for Ex Machina and Civil War. He reportedly pursued the adaptation aggressively, pitching FromSoftware and Bandai Namco with a 160-page script he wrote, along with roughly 40 pages of supporting visual material. The production is a joint effort between A24, DNA Films, and Bandai Namco Filmworks, and George R.R. Martin, who helped shape the original game’s lore along with Hidetaka Miyazaki, is attached as a producer.

Elden Ring in itself is no small deal. Released in 2022, it sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and won Game of the Year, cementing it as one of the defining games of its generation. Bringing it to the big screen now, the film’s cast reportedly includes Cailee Spaeny, Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Nick Offerman, Jonathan Pryce, Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoyo Mizuno and Emma Laird.

Lastly, the principal photography for the movie wrapped up in July 2026, and A24 has set a theatrical release date of March 3, leaving a good amount of time for the kind of heavy post-production work a fantasy world of this scale typically demands.

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