Alex Garland Looking To Cast WARFARE's Kit Connor For Lead Role in A24's ELDEN RING Movie — GeekTyrant
Alex Garland's upcoming adaptation of Elden Ring is in talks with rising actor Kit Connor ( Heartstopper, Warfare ) to lead the dark fantasy epic for A24 and Bandai Namco.
While nothing has been signed yet, multiple sources say both Garland and Connor are very much on board and want to make this collaboration happen.
Talks are still early, and scheduling hurdles remain, but the pairing makes a lot of sense. Garland just worked with Connor on Warfare , a gritty war drama that also featured Charles Melton, Joseph Quinn, and Will Poulter.
That film only strengthened Garland's relationship with A24, a partnership that now spans four out of his five feature films. So it's no surprise the studio is backing him again for what's shaping up to be one of its most ambitious productions ever.
The Elden Ring adaptation was already an event, but locking in Kit Connor would mark a huge addition. Connor's rise has been swift from his breakout in Heartstopper to landing high-profile projects like the upcoming Netflix film A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow. If the deal closes, this would be another massive step in his trajectory.
As for the Elden Ring film itself, Garland is writing and directing, with Game of Thrones mastermind George R. R. Martin producing alongside Vince Gerardis. Martin, of course, helped shape the lore of the original game with FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki.
No story details have been shared, but it would make sense for the film to tell the story of Vyke the Dragonspear. It a really strong story, and if you're not familiar with it, you can read all about it here.
With Elden Ring being such a huge and epic video game that has been a massive success, it makes sense that the property is getting the feature film treatment. The game's upcoming expansion, Elden Ring: Nightreign, drops worldwide on May 30.
If Garland and Connor lock this in, it'll mark not only a reunion but a big creative partnership that could bring the Lands Between to life in a way that honors both the game's mythic scale and its somber, otherworldly tone.
Given Garland's track record ( Ex Machina , Annihilation , Men ), and A24's willingness to go big, fans might be in for something truly special, an epic cinematic saga.
Source: Deadline
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