An Elden Ring movie from A24 and acclaimed filmmaker Alex Garland is on the way, and if the movie keeps up with the popular popcorn bucket trend, fans believe they’ve worked out the perfect idea for it.
A post by FromSoftCentral (via GamesRadar) offers up the suggestion that Iron Fist Alexander should be the official popcorn bucket for the Elden Ring movie. Indeed, it’s not difficult to imagine the jar being filled with buttery popcorn that moviegoers inevitably devour before the film even starts.
Iron Fist Alexander being the popcorn bucket would also be kinda weird because he is a living jar with ambition to become a mighty warrior, so eating popcorn out of his body means he is probably dead.
The Elden Ring movie is written and directed by Garland, who earned an Academy Award nomination for Ex Machina. He’s also known for directing the movies Annihilation, Men, Civil War, and Warfare.
In the world of video games, Garland wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and DmC: Devil May Cry. He’s extremely familiar with Elden Ring, having played it seven times already.
George R.R. Martin, who helped shape the lore of the Elden Ring game, is also involved with the movie adaptation. Filming is apparently underway already, as people in Scotland have stumbled across what look like Elden Ring movie sets.
The Elden Ring movie has no confirmed cast thus far, but it’s rumored that Nick Offerman will have a role. He previously appeared in HBO’s The Last of Us, so it wouldn’t be his first game adaptation. It also wouldn’t be his first time working with Garland, as Offerman starred in Garland’s Civil War movie.
Elden Ring was developed by From Software, and it’s not the only title from the studio getting made into a movie. An R-rated Bloodborne animated film is coming from Sony Pictures.
In terms of video games, From Software’s next release is The Duskbloods for Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s due out later this year.