2028 is shaping up to be a massive year for video game adaptations. Just days after Activision and Paramount revealed that their Call of Duty film is set to debut in June 2028, Bandai Namco and A24 have announced that the Elden Ring movie will hit screens on March 3 of that same year.

The Star-Studded Elden Ring Movie Cast

The release date news comes alongside the reveal of the full cast, and the lineup is certainly impressive. While some names are familiar faces from recent prestige television, others bring a certain level of cinematic weight to the project:

  • Kit Connor (Wariente, Heartstopper)
  • Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Paddington)
  • Cailee Spaeny (Alien: Romulus, Civil War)
  • Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Black Bag)
  • Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms)
  • Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina)
  • Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
  • Ruby Cruz (Willow, Bottoms)
  • Nick Offerman (The Last of Us)
  • John Hodgkinson
  • Jefferson Hall
  • Emma Laird
  • Peter Serafinowicz

Why Nick Offerman and Peter Serafinowicz Matter

I’m not exactly a movie buff, so we won't dive too deep into film theory here, but Nick Offerman immediately leaps out. While I still see him primarily as Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation, he has done incredible work since then, including an Emmy award-winning turn in The Last of Us.

The presence of Peter Serafinowicz is also a huge win. He famously voiced Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace and is known for being tremendously funny, deeply weird, and unexpectedly menacing. That specific combination sounds like a perfect fit for an Elden Ring eccentric. We also have the legendary Jonathan Pryce, an actor who holds his own in everything from The Two Popes to the classic Ronin.

Can the Film Navigate the Lands Between?

As someone who loved Elden Ring and played the absolute hell out of it, I’ll admit that I had no idea what was actually going on throughout my experience. The lore is a beautiful, confusing mess of gods and hubris. While the game can thrive on ambiguity, a film absolutely requires a coherent story.

I won't try to guess which actor is playing which character since the announcement didn'agn't specify, but I am genuinely eager to check out the Elden Ring movie. If I only watch one video game-based film in 2028, it is going to be this one. Production on the project is slated to begin in spring 2026.