Alex Garland’s ‘Elden Ring’ Now A24’s Most Expensive Movie With $100M+ Budget, Sets Cast and 2028 Release Date

A24 has officially confirmed the date and cast for Alex Garland’s “Elden Ring,” its most ambitious and expensive movie to date.

Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, Jonathan Pryce, Ruby Cruz, John Hodgkinson, Jefferson Hall, Emma Laird, and Peter Serafinowicz have been added to the ensemble, which already includes Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, Cailee Spaeny, and Nick Offerman.

As expected, this will be A24’s most expensive production, with a $100M+ budget. A 100-day shoot is set for “Elden Ring,” which started filming very recently. Garland wrote the script and is directing.

Furthermore, A24 has set a March 3, 2028, theatrical release for “Elden Ring.” This means post-production work will likely be very extensive.

Previously, A24’s highest-budgeted projects were for “Marty Supreme,” which cost $90M, and “The Smashing Machine,” at around $70M, both marking the studio’s push into larger-scale filmmaking. Even those projects fall well short of the $100M+ price tag for “Elden Ring,” underscoring just how unprecedented the scale of Alex Garland’s adaptation is for A24 — he’s been given the keys to the kingdom, the studio’s biggest gamble yet.

Just a reminder: it’s Garland who went to FromSoftware and Bandai Namco with his pitch for “Elden Ring.” This movie is only happening because of his persistence. Garland aggressively pursued the A24-backed adaptation of the mega-hit game. His pitch? Writing a sprawling 160-page script — plus 40 pages of visuals — entirely on spec. He even flew to Japan himself to pitch the idea directly to Hidetaka Miyazaki, who ultimately gave Garland his blessing.

Released in 2022 and co-created with George R. R. Martin, “Elden Ring” sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and was crowned Game of the Year. The story follows the Tarnished, a group of outcasts summoned to the mystical Lands Between. Their mission? Reassemble the shattered Elden Ring, defeat a laundry list of grotesque demigods, and ascend to power as the new Elden Lord. Casual stuff.

Garland, known for his cerebral and visually striking work — which includes “Ex Machina,” “Annihilation,” and “Civil War” — had recently hinted at retirement, but he’s clearly not easing back whatsoever. On top of that, he recently revived the “28 Days Later” franchise with “28 Years Later” and its sequel, “The Bone Temple,” both of which he wrote and is producing.