Elden Ring film eyes Kit Connor for lead role

Elden Ring movie director Alex Garland may reunite with his Warfare star Kit Connor for A24 and Bandai Namco's film adaptation of the acclaimed 2022 RPG, according to new reports.

Deadline first broke news of the potential collaboration, revealing Garland's interest in casting Connor for an undisclosed role in the Elden Ring adaptation. Variety later confirmed the discussions while noting no official offer has been extended yet.

The pair recently collaborated on last month's intense war thriller Warfare, where Connor played a Navy SEAL caught in an ambush during the Iraq conflict.

The rising British actor, known for Netflix's Heartstopper and HBO's His Dark Materials, has expanded into video game voice work with roles in A Plague Tale: Requiem, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Dreams.

Details remain scarce about how Connor might fit into the film's interpretation of Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin's dark fantasy world, as the movie's storyline hasn't been revealed.

Garland's involvement as writer-director was confirmed last week, marking the Ex Machina filmmaker's next major project after this year's Civil War. Martin will serve as producer alongside DNA's Peter Rice, Andrew Macdonald, and Allon Reich.

Fans face a double wait: both for casting confirmations about Connor's potential role and for any release date announcement, as production timelines remain undisclosed.

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