Paramount and Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty movie will be set in the Modern Warfare universe.
Director and co-writer Peter Berg announced the news Saturday during Fanatics Fest in New York City, confirming that the film will adapt the franchise’s most popular and recognizable subseries.
Taylor Sheridan, the creator of Landman, the Yellowstone universe, Lioness and more, is co-writing the screenplay for the studio alongside Berg, whose directing credits include Friday Night Lights, Battleship, Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon. Sheridan, Berg and David Glasser of 101 Studios are also producing.
During its CinemaCon presentation in April, it was revealed that the planned theatrical release date was slated for June 30, 2028. The release will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Call of Duty franchise, which debuted in 2003.
“I told everyone we were only going to make a movie if it’s right. In David Ellison, we found that partnership,” Activision head Rob Kostich said at the time. “We want to make sure that the authenticity of it is captured on a human level so that it feels really real and infuse that with epic scope.”
Call of Duty is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with more than 500 million copies sold worldwide. Past installments of the franchise have spanned wars from World War II to Vietnam to the present and future. The latest installment, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, is scheduled to launch on Oct. 23 and follows a war between North and South Korea.
