Best-selling video game franchise coming to the big screen

EntertainmentGaming
3 Sep 2025 • 1:28 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • Paramount Skydance has signed an agreement with Activision, the publisher of the popular video game Call of Duty, to produce a film adaptation.
  • The initial deal focuses on a single blockbuster movie, with potential for an expanded cinematic and television universe based on the franchise.
  • Call of Duty is one of the world's most successful video game series, having generated billions in revenue and sold over 500 million copies globally.
  • David Ellison, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance, expressed his long-standing admiration for the game and the responsibility of bringing its storytelling to the big screen.
  • This agreement follows Paramount Skydance's recent formation through an $8 billion merger, indicating its rapid move to secure major entertainment deals.

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