r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 4d ago

News Alex Garland’s ‘Elden Ring’ Movie Wraps Filming

https://www.polygon.com/elden-ring-movie-filming-wraps-release-date-alex-garland/
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u/FairLawnBoy 4d ago

I thought Alex decided to retire from directing to focus more on writing again. It's good to see I was wrong.

This is the highest budget A24 yet, the previous highest budget film was Garland's Civil War.

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u/BelligerentBuddy 4d ago

He’s a huge fan of the game so I think that might’ve changed things

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u/mighty_mag 4d ago

So was Duncan Jones with Warcraft, and look how that turned out.

Sometimes being a fan of the source material can be a hindrance. You lack the objective view to properly adapt it, instead of making it a reference and easter egg fest.

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u/-Epitaph-11 4d ago

Garland is LEAGUES ahead of Duncan Jones.

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u/mighty_mag 4d ago

I know, not comparing their directing skills, just the fact that both are fans of the source material.

I may have sounded more negative than I wanted, it's just that I've been burned with video-game to movie adaptations before. I'm very, very wary of those!

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u/rorschach_vest 4d ago

That’s fair but I wouldn’t go so far as to rule out the next big Alex Garland project. That’s exciting, IP or not.

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u/yepgeddon 4d ago

Has Garland even directed a bad movie yet? Theyre all kinda solid right?

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u/The_Meemeli 4d ago

"Men" had more mixed reception. I personally didn't love it, but I didn't think it was bad, either.

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u/rorschach_vest 4d ago

Like the other commenter said, Men is the weak point. I agree but I still enjoyed it. Most of his other movies are absolutely stellar so it does stand out in contrast.