"Elden Ring Movie in Talks, Martin's Involvement Limited - IGN Fan Fest 2025"

George R. R. Martin, the mastermind behind the world of FromSoftware's blockbuster game Elden Ring, has dropped the most compelling hint yet that a film adaptation might be on the horizon. However, he also pointed out a significant obstacle that could limit his involvement in such a project: his ongoing commitment to completing The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Martin's creative input was crucial to the success of Elden Ring, which became one of the best-selling games of 2022. His collaboration with FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki helped craft the game's intricate world and backstory. When asked by IGN during IGN Fan Fest 2025 about his potential return for a sequel, Martin sidestepped the question but tantalizingly hinted 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, fueling speculation among fans.

This isn't the first time Martin has teased the idea of an Elden Ring movie. FromSoftware's president, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has also expressed openness to the idea, but emphasized the need for a "very strong partner" to bring the vision to life in another medium.

"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."

Miyazaki continued, "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 Elden Ring film, Martin admitted to IGN that his involvement might be limited due to his dedication to finishing The Winds of Winter. "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 of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. The last book, A Dance With Dragons, was released in 2011, the same year HBO debuted the hugely successful Game of Thrones series. Martin has openly acknowledged the delays, admitting 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," he continued. "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!"

Martin's work on Elden Ring involved extensive worldbuilding, which he discussed with IGN. "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 further elaborated on the collaborative process, "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 work was used in the game or if there was material for future projects, Martin replied, "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."