A24 is taking a big swing by adapting the hit action-RPG video game Elden Ring, in what is likely to be its most expensive movie by a considerable margin. They’ve turned to Alex Garland, who has already directed Civil War, Ex Machina, and Warfare for the studio, making him a trusted hand for a project of this scope. And now we’re learning that Ben Whishaw, no stranger to massive franchises, is circling a role.
The report comes from The InSneider, who says Whishaw could join the recently-cast Kit Connor in Elden Ring. Garland will write and direct the George R.R. Martin-influenced film, set in the Lands Between, a mystical realm controlled by the Outer Gods, one of which created the powerful Elden Ring, later shattered by its vessel, Marika. An exiled group known as the Tarnished is gifted power from a mysterious source, and tasked with repairing the Elden Ring, defeating hordes of enemies, to become the Elder Lord.
Whishaw is probably best known for playing Q in the Daniel Craig James Bond movies. He also voiced Paddington bear in all three movies including this year’s Paddington in Peru. Coming up for Whishaw is a reunion with Passages director Ira Sachs in Peter Hujar’s Day, which opens in November.
