Call of Duty Film Will Be Primarily based on Modern Warfare Video games

Paramount Pictures‘ upcoming “Call of Duty” movie from writer Taylor Sheridan will be based on the Xbox-owned first-person shooter franchise’s “Modern Warfare” video games.

Plot particulars concerning the film have been saved underneath wraps because it was first introduced in September 2025. But throughout a “Call of Duty in Culture Panel” selling the October launch of “Modern Warfare 4,” which happened at Fanatics Fest in NYC Saturday, “Call of Duty” film director and co-writer Peter Berg took the stage to divulge to followers that the movie can be set within the “Modern Warfare” universe.

Since the unique sport’s launch in 2003, the “Call of Duty” franchise has grown to incorporate greater than 30 mainline video games. Among the handfuls of titles, which have hailed from completely different builders through the years however at the moment are all underneath Xbox through its buy of writer Activision, are the “Modern Warfare” video games. Beginning with “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” in 2007, the “Modern Warfare” storyline marked the primary “CoD” video games to interrupt from the franchise’s unique World War II setting.

The “Modern Warfare” video games have largely been set within the Middle East and adopted Captain John Price and his Task Force 141 workforce’s mission to defeat terrorist Vladimir Makarov. This story will proceed with the autumn launch of “Modern Warfare 4,” which incorporates a warfare that breaks out between North and South Korea.

Last month, Paramount Pictures set a June 30, 2028 launch date for the at present untitled “CoD” movie, which is being produced in collaboration with writer Activision.

When the deal to make a “CoD” film was first introduced final yr by new Paramount proprietor Skydance, sources instructed Variety that whereas the main target was to make the one “Call of Duty” film from author Taylor Sheridan, the multiyear pact contains the potential for Paramount to develop the “Call of Duty” universe throughout movie and TV.