"Elden Ring Movie Discussed, George R. R. Martin's Involvement Limited"

George R. R. Martin has provided the most tantalizing hint yet about the possibility of an Elden Ring movie, while also acknowledging a major obstacle that could prevent his deep involvement in such a project. As the creative mind behind the intricate world and history of FromSoftware's Elden Ring, which became one of the top-selling games of 2022, Martin's involvement was a key promotional point for FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco. The game credits prominently feature Martin alongside FromSoftware's chief, Hidetaka Miyazaki, as co-creators of the Elden Ring world.

When asked by IGN during IGN Fan Fest 2025 if he would be interested in contributing to a sequel, Martin sidestepped the question about Elden Ring 2 but dropped a significant hint about a potential movie adaptation. "Well, I can't say too much about it, but there is some talk about making a movie out of Elden Ring," Martin revealed.

George R. R. Martin has hinted that an Elden Ring movie may be in the works. Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage. This isn't the first time Martin has teased an Elden Ring movie. FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has also expressed openness to an adaptation, provided a "very strong partner" is involved.

"I don’t see any reason to deny another interpretation or adaptation of Elden Ring, a movie for example," Miyazaki told The Guardian. "But I don’t think myself, or FromSoftware, have the knowledge or ability to produce something in a different medium. So that’s where a very strong partner would come into play. We’d have to build a lot of trust and agreement on whatever it is we’re trying to achieve, but there’s interest, for sure."

However, Martin shared with IGN that his ongoing work on The Winds of Winter could limit his involvement in the Elden Ring movie. "We'll see if that [the Elden Ring movie] comes to pass and what the extent of my involvement was, I don't know," he said. "I'm a few years behind with my latest book, so that also limits the amount of things that I can do."

The long-awaited sixth installment of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, has been delayed for over a decade, causing fans to grow increasingly impatient. In December, Martin acknowledged the significant delay, saying, "Unfortunately, I am 13 years late. Every time I say that, I’m [like], ‘How could I be 13 years late?’ I don’t know, it happens a day at a time. But that’s still a priority. A lot of people are already writing obituaries for me. [They’re saying] ‘Oh, he’ll never be finished.’ Maybe they’re right. I don’t know. I’m alive right now! I seem pretty vital!"

The last book in the series, A Dance With Dragons, was published in 2011, the same year HBO launched the immensely popular Game of Thrones series, which significantly increased interest in Martin's world of Westeros.

Martin also discussed his role in creating the world of Elden Ring with IGN, explaining how he helped FromSoftware with worldbuilding. "When they came to me, FromSoftware, they wanted the world. They knew the action of Elden Ring that the players would get into would be in the ‘present.’ But something had created that present, had created that world. So where did that world come from? And I've done a lot of world building, most notably on Westeros and the backgrounds of A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones. And I like doing world building. So what had happened 5,000, 10,000 years before the current day action in Elden Ring that led them to that place? And I had some ideas about the magic and the runes. There was a lot about runes. And I worked it all out. It was interesting that the team flew in and we had a number of sessions and they would fly back and do their magic, and then they would come back here a couple months later and show me what they had, which was always amazing to see what they came up with."

When asked if all the material he created was used in the game, Martin responded, "Yeah, I think especially when you're world building, there's always more that you actually see on the screen. And that's true of any of these big epic fantasies. I mean, you look at Tolkien and there are hundreds of pages of past history before you get to even the era of the Hobbit and dozens of kings and wars and things like that."