Paramount, Activision partner on live-action film
A Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is added to Microsoft’s Xbox One Video Game console.
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Call of Duty, one of the most successful video game of all time, will be on the big screen Very big.
The studio made on Tuesday, Microsoft-Activision to develop, produce and distribute a lively action feature film based on the first -person shooter game.
“Call of Duty is a lifelong fan of Call of Duty, this really a dream is happening,” David Ellison, President and CEO of Paramount. He said. “I spent numerous watches from the first allied campaigns through the original Call of Duty, Modern Warfare and Black Ops, playing this franchise that I definitely liked.”
Paramount and Activision said that they will honor the brand’s “rich narrative and distinctive style” for the fans of Franchise’s fans. Companies, Call of Duty is the best -selling video game series in the United States, and more than 500 million copies around the world is the best -selling video game series, he said.
“I can promise that we are determined in our duty to present a cinematic experience that honors the legacy of a brand in this million.” He said.
The agreement is another major announcement from Paramount, as it officially united with Skydance in early August. Days later, the studio announced that he signed the creative team of Matt and Ross Duffer, Dufffer Brothers. Netflix’s “Stranger Things” for a four -year agreement for films, television and flow projects.
Paramount also acquired US UFC rights in a 7 -year agreement of 7.7 billion dollars, which began in 2026.
Ellison He said in a clear letter in a short time After the company’s “high -quality storytelling and the latest technology” will invest in the company to “define the next entertainment period”.
