Paramount is reportedly seeking the film rights to "Call of Duty," and it is rumored that the development studio plans to create a movie adaptation.
It has been revealed that Paramount is now in the process of talking to the original owners of the franchise, Activision Blizzard King.
The said project is still at the early stages of negotiations, and there are no concrete commitments yet from Microsoft, Activision's parent company regarding this.
Paramount Wants the Film Rights to 'Call of Duty'
According to a new report from Puck, Paramount is now in talks with Microsoft and negotiating to acquire the film rights to "Call of Duty." It was revealed in the report that Paramount CEO David Ellison and the studio's co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein have made it a "priority" to develop a "Call of Duty" movie.
It was revealed that Paramount's executives have been focused on developing different projects centered on video games being adapted to full-feature theatrical movies in recent years. The company started with its successful development of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" trilogy, which initially faced backlash because of Sonic's design but was later appreciated by fans worldwide.
Paramount's Ellison has reportedly expressed that he wants to create a new "Street Fighter" film adaptation as its first theatrical development after its latest deal with Legendary Pictures, according to Digital Trends. It was also reported that Paramount is now focusing on adopting popular games and transforming them into blockbusters that are famous among younger audiences.
'Call of Duty' Movie Adaptation Rumors
Despite the Paramount executives' desires to develop a "Call of Duty" movie adaptation, there are still no artists, directors, producers, or other crew members that are attached to the film. Alongside this, there is still no information regarding which specific "Call of Duty" story is getting transformed into a theatrical film, especially as the franchise has different storylines and plots available.
The franchise features stories like the various World Wars in history, as well as different sub-franchises within it like "Modern Warfare," "Black Ops," "Advanced Warfare," and more, which each have their own plots and structures.
According to the report, Activision previously announced a "Call of Duty" film project, which they first revealed in 2015 in hopes of creating a "Call of Duty" cinematic universe out of the franchise.
However, the project did not see any developments and became dormant for years until it was revealed that Activision had put it on hold until 2020.
