Yellowstone, Landman and, now, Call of Duty. Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of the aforementioned hit shows, will co-write Paramount and Activision’s upcoming live-action video game adaptation, according to a report from Variety on Thursday.
Peter Berg will also co-write and direct the movie, which was announced last month. Berg previously directed films including 2018’s Mile 22, 2012’s Battleship and 2013’s Lone Survivor, while Sheridan’s movie credits include 2016’s Hell or High Water and 2017’s Wind River. Berg, Sheridan and David Glasser will produce the Call of Duty film.
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Call of Duty is a first-person shooter military video game series that debuted in 2003. CNET senior writer David Lumb calls it “arguably the biggest shooter franchise in gaming, with millions of players picking up every year’s new entry to the series.”
“The franchise is known for bombastic single-player campaigns with globe-spanning plots that rival the Mission Impossible films, so a Call of Duty movie has a lot of material to draw from,” Lumb said. “Berg’s direction of the 2013 Lone Survivor would seemingly fit the grim military heroism of Call of Duty, while Taylor Sheridan’s spate of neo-Western films and shows could lend a frontier adventurism to the film. Their collective works seemingly harmonize with the jingoistic pro-military tune of Activision’s shooter franchise — which is probably a good thing for Call of Duty fans.”
A release announcing Paramount and Activision’s film deal teased that it’ll be “designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what fans love about the iconic series, while boldly expanding the franchise to entirely new audiences.” It didn’t include cast or plot information.
The update follows recent news that Sheridan is leaving Paramount for NBCUniversal. Paramount did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
