Paramount, Activision companion on live-action movie

Name of Responsibility, one of the crucial profitable online game franchises of all time, will likely be coming to the massive display with the assistance of Paramount.

The studio introduced Tuesday that it had inked a cope with Microsoft-owned Activision to develop, produce and distribute a live-action function movie primarily based on the first-person shooter recreation.

“As a lifelong fan of Name of Responsibility that is actually a dream come true,” David Ellison, chairman and CEO of Paramount, stated in a press release. “From the primary Allied campaigns within the unique Name of Responsibility, by Fashionable Warfare and Black Ops, I’ve spent numerous hours taking part in this franchise that I completely love.”

Paramount and Activision stated they are going to honor the model’s “wealthy narrative and distinctive fashion” for followers of the online game franchise. Name of Responsibility has been the best-selling online game collection within the U.S. for 16 consecutive years, with greater than 500 million copies bought globally, the businesses stated.

“I can promise that we’re resolute in our mission to ship a cinematic expertise that honors the legacy of this one-in-a-million model,” Ellison stated.

The deal is one more main announcement from Paramount because it formally merged with Skydance in early August. Days later the studio introduced it had signed The Duffer Brothers, the artistic staff of Matt and Ross Duffer who created Netflix’s “Stranger Issues,” to a four-year settlement for function movies, tv and streaming tasks.

Paramount additionally purchased the U.S. rights to UFC in a $7.7 billion, 7-year deal that begins in 2026.

Ellison stated in an open letter shortly after the merger that the corporate would spend money on “high-quality storytelling and cutting-edge know-how” to assist “outline the following period of leisure.”