Here is a feature project happening at the new Paramount under Skydance, which is close to Chairman & CEO David Ellison’s heart: a live-action feature take of the best-selling Activision vision game, Call of Duty.
Paramount has made it official that they’ve signed a film deal with Activision to bring the videogame to the big screen. Ellison has played the game for some time. Not to mention, it’s a project right in the wheelhouse for the Top Gun: Maverick studio. Activision will be a creative partner on the film.
Activision, under its Activision Blizzard Studios, back in February 2018, tried to develop a big screen take of Call of Duty with Sicario 2: Soldado director Stefano Sollima attached. It didn’t get off the ground.
Call of Duty, one of the most successful videogame franchises of all-time, has been the No. 1 best-selling video game series in the U.S. for 16 consecutive years with over half billion copies sold around the globe, and reaching hundreds of millions of players worldwide.
Said Ellison, “As a lifelong fan of Call of Duty this is truly a dream come true. From the first Allied campaigns in the original Call of Duty, through Modern Warfare and Black Ops, I’ve spent countless hours playing this franchise that I absolutely love. Being entrusted by Activision and players worldwide to bring this extraordinary storytelling universe to the big screen is both an honor and a responsibility that we don’t take lightly. We’re approaching this film with the same disciplined, uncompromising commitment to excellence that guided our work on Top Gun: Maverick, ensuring it meets the exceptionally high standards this franchise and its fans deserve. I can promise that we are resolute in our mission to deliver a cinematic experience that honors the legacy of this one-in-a-million brand – thrilling longtime fans of Call of Duty while captivating a whole new generation.”
Said Rob Kostich, President of Activision: “Throughout its history, Call of Duty has captured our imagination with incredible action and intense stories that have brought millions of people together from around the world, and that focus on making incredible Call of Duty games remains unwavering. With Paramount, we have found a fantastic partner who we will work with to take that visceral, breathtaking action to the big screen in a defining cinematic moment. The film will honor and expand upon what has made this franchise great in the first place, and we cannot wait to get started. Our shared goal is quite simple — to create an unforgettable blockbuster movie experience that our community loves, and one that also excites and inspires new fans of the franchise.”
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