Recently, rumors have been circulating about a film adaptation of “Elden Ring.” Now the author George RR Martin has made strange hints on his blog.
Currently, the action role-playing game “Elden Ring” is not only being talked about because of its expansion “Shadow of the Erdtree”. There are also many rumors about a possible film adaptation. After all, video game adaptations are very popular again, as was recently the case with the “Super Mario” film or the series “Fallout” could prove.
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But what about a possible film adaptation of one of FromSoftware's games? Author George RR Martin has now spoken out on his blog and made cryptic hints.
What does the author know?
About a week ago, FromSoft boss Hidetaka Miyazaki stated in an interview that he would like to work on a film or series based on “Elden Ring” or “Dark Souls”. would never say no. Recently, the Japanese developer announced that he could imagine an adaptationbut only if he and his team weren't too involved.
Over the weekend, George RR Martin published a new blog post. In it, he reported, among other things, on his Nebula Award, which he received for his contribution to the worldbuilding for “Elden Ring”. He also addressed the rumors about a film adaptation of the game.
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“Oh, and as for any rumors you may have heard about an Elden Ring movie or TV series… I have nothing to say,” said the fantasy author. “Not a word, no, nothing, I know nothing, you've never heard a peep from me, hush hush hush.”
Famous author helped build the game world
It was already reported in 2019 that George RR Martin, particularly known for his Game of Thrones template “A Song of Ice and Fire”, would also work on “Elden Ring”At the release of the game, FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki stated that Martin was primarily responsible for Text fragments about the story the world, its characters and mythology.
On June 21, “Elden Ring” has its first and only expansion “Shadow of the Erdtree”. The developers responsible have already been able to release the first, announce remarkable sales figuresThe DLC was able to sell five million copies within just three days.
Source: George R.R. Martin, GamingBolt
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