Call of Duty Live Action Movie Coming From Paramount in Major Deal
The popular video game franchise will become a live action film through the deal, which Paramount CEO David Ellison calls a "dream come true." The popular video game franchise will become a live action film through the deal, which Paramount CEO David Ellison calls a "dream come true." ... In a move that Paramount CEO David Ellison calls a “dream come true,” the Call of Duty video game franchise will become a big screen movie franchise, thanks to a major deal between the entertainment studio and Activision.Activision and Paramount have inked a deal that will see the studio develop, produce and distribute a live-action film based on the game franchise, “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,” the companies said Tuesday morning. ... The deal is a big one, with Call of Duty among the most popular video game franchises in the world.Thanks to its decades-long history and global popularity, however, Call of Duty has been as a particularly prized piece of unexploited game IP.Call of Duty live action movie coming from Paramount in major deal with Activision.