“Call of Duty,” some of the profitable online game franchises of all time, is turning into a characteristic movie with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan spearheading the difference, Paramount Photos and Activision stated Thursday.
Berg and Sheridan will co-write the script and produce collectively, with Berg directing. The longtime associates beforehand collaborated on “Hell or High Water,” which obtained 4 Oscar nominations, and “Wind River.”
The movie shall be dwell motion, however no different particulars in regards to the “Call of Duty” film have been instantly obtainable. The primary-person shooter sport, which debuted in 2003 as a World Battle II simulation, has offered over 500 million copies globally. Subsequent variations have delved into fashionable warfare as effectively.
The information of Sheridan’s involvement in a brand new Paramount challenge got here as a little bit of a shock to the trade. Earlier this week, stories stated that the “Yellowstone” creator was leaving Paramount for an total movie and tv deal at NBCUniversal valued at some $1 billion throughout 5 years. Representatives for NBCUniversal declined to remark.
The announcement additionally comes on the heels of mass layoffs at Paramount, simply months after finishing its $8 billion merger with Skydance. Paramount initiated roughly 1,000 of a deliberate 2,000 layoffs company-wide on Wednesday.
