George R. R. Martin Discusses Potential Elden Ring Movie at IGN Fan Fest 2025

George R. R. Martin, the mastermind behind the world of "Game of Thrones," has dropped the most tantalizing hint yet about a potential "Elden Ring" movie. However, he also admitted that his ongoing commitment to finishing "The Winds of Winter" might hinder his deep involvement in such a project.

Martin's creative genius was instrumental in shaping the universe of FromSoftware's "Elden Ring," which became a blockbuster hit in 2022. Both FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco highlighted Martin's contributions in their promotional efforts, with the game's credits proudly stating that the world of "Elden Ring" was co-created by FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R. R. Martin.

When asked by IGN during IGN Fan Fest 2025 about his interest in contributing to a sequel, Martin deftly sidestepped the topic of "Elden Ring 2" but hinted strongly at the possibility of an "Elden Ring" movie. "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 at the possibility of an "Elden Ring" movie. Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage.

This isn't the first time Martin has teased the idea of an "Elden Ring" film. Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of FromSoftware, has also expressed openness to an adaptation, provided it's with a "very strong partner." In an interview with The Guardian, Miyazaki stated, "I don’t see any reason to deny another interpretation or adaptation of Elden Ring, a movie for example. 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."

Despite the excitement around a potential movie, Martin told IGN that his dedication to completing "The Winds of Winter," the much-anticipated sixth book in his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, could limit his involvement. "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 wait for "The Winds of Winter" has been agonizing for fans, stretching over a decade since the release of "A Dance With Dragons" in 2011, the same year HBO's "Game of Thrones" debuted and skyrocketed the series to global fame. Martin has acknowledged the delays, stating in December, "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!"

As for his contributions to "Elden Ring," Martin elaborated on his role in 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."

Martin described the collaborative process with FromSoftware as highly engaging. "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 his material made it into the game, Martin noted that worldbuilding often results in more content than what appears on screen. "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."