Bloodborne Anime Film Sets Director and Screenwriter, Names Stay Secret
The Bloodborne anime film has a director and a screenwriter attached, producer Sean McLoughlin told IGN, more than six months after the adaptation of FromSoftware's action RPG was announced in April 2026.
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Why it matters
The project has moved past its announcement stage into an actual production with hired leads, and McLoughlin is framing the anime as the medium that can carry Bloodborne's otherworldly material in ways the live-action Elden Ring film cannot.
Key Facts
- Producer Sean McLoughlin told IGN that a director and screenwriter are now attached to the Bloodborne anime film.
- The Bloodborne anime film adaptation was announced in April 2026.
- McLoughlin is known as the YouTuber jacksepticeye, with 31.1 million subscribers.
- The names of the director and screenwriter are being kept secret, with no announcement timing decided.
- McLoughlin said he has no interest in simply reproducing the game's characters and scenario.
McLoughlin, the YouTuber known as jacksepticeye, said production is moving smoothly but that both names are being withheld, and he has not set a date for revealing them.
The director and screenwriter are both locked, but McLoughlin is not naming either one. He told IGN that announcing the people involved would dull the anticipation, and that he hopes to share the names, story hints, and production progress before too long.
He also drew a line between the anime and A24's live-action Elden Ring film, whose script is reported at over 180 pages and whose budget may approach $200 million. McLoughlin said anime can express things live action cannot, and that Bloodborne's strong otherworldly elements suit that. He added that the two games share a structure but tell completely different stories, and that he does not want to be too influenced by the Elden Ring film.
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