The universe of “Call of Duty” covers more than 30 main games launched since 2003. The agreement can include several films and series.
Paramount signed a film agreement with Activisionvideo game editor owned by Microsoft, to carry its franchise Call of Duty to the big screen.
According to the agreement, Paramount will develop, produce and distribute a real action film based on the universe of Call of Dutywhich covers more than 30 main games launched since the original COD debuted in 2003. The assessment of the mega agreement was not revealed.
While the pact focuses specifically on making a successful movie by Call of Duty, the agreement covers Paramount’s potential to expand the universe of “COD” in cinema and television, according to the Variety portal
What will Call of Duty movie be about
There are still no details about the “Call of Duty” film, although the video game franchise focuses on a series of military gambling games in the first person. Many of the games have interconnected stories and characters, such as the subsorie “Black Ops” of the developer Treyarch, which will launch “Black Ops 7” this fall.
Call of Duty agreement arrives a month after Paramount closed its fusion of 8 billion dollars with Skydance, from David Ellisonand is the last of a series of shocking movements. Since the merger was approved, the company signed the Duffer brothers, creators of Stranger Thingsfrom Netflix, and disbursed 7.7 billion dollars to become the headquarters of the events of the Ultimate Fighting Championship For seven years.
Activision, now integrated into Microsoft Gamingit was part of a megafusion just two years ago, when Microsoft completed the purchase of Blizzard Activision for US $ 68.7 billion, which gave the technology company the control over Call of Duty and many other popular video game titles.
With Call of Duty Paramount obtains access not only to one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, one that sold 500 million copies worldwide and generated US $30 billion in revenues in revenues in 2022, but also a video game franchise that has not been previously adapted for cinema or television.
“As a lifetime fan of ‘Call of Duty’, this is a dream come true”Ellison, president and executive director of Paramount declared. “From the first allied campaigns of the original ‘Call of Duty’, through ‘Modern Warfare’ and ‘Black Ops’, I have spent countless hours playing this franchise that I love. That activation and players around the world have entrusted us the task of bringing this extraordinary narrative universe to the big screen is an honor and a responsibility that we do not take lightly.”
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