Paramount revealed the long-awaited film adaptation of the juggernaut video game "Call of Duty" will hit theaters June 30, 2028. Pete Berg will direct from a script by Taylor Sheridan.
The studio announced the news at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of movie theater owners that’s currently taking place at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
“Taylor and I are both deeply connected to the special ops community,” Berg said in a video message.
The “Deepwater Horizon” director added that he and super-creator Sheridan are prioritizing authenticity among the group of elite soldiers “on a human level, but also bring amazing scale.”
As a sizzle reel boasted, “Call of Duty” is one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time — counting 1 billion players and a lifetime revenue of $35 billion, that made a generation believe “there’s a solider in all of us.”
Plot details and cast for the feature adaptation haven’t been revealed, but the game is a first-person shooter military series.
Paramount has had success adapting games into movies, turning “Sonic the Hedgehog” into a major film and streaming franchise.
Video games have also inspired notable recent blockbusters as “Super Mario Bros.” and “A Minecraft Movie.”
“Call of Duty” is backed by Microsoft-owned video game publisher Activision.
It encompasses more than 30 mainline games released since the original “Call of Duty” debuted in 2003.
When the deal to make a movie was announced in September, sources said that while the pact is focused on making one “Call of Duty” movie, the deal includes the potential for Paramount to expand the “Call of Duty” universe across film and TV.
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