The Call of Duty movie gets a writer, director

Paramount recently acquired the rights to a Call of Duty movie, and they're going full force with it. Today, we found out that Peter Berg is attached to write and direct. Beyond that, Taylor Sheridan will also be co-writing the script. There's more to it than just that, check out the details below!

Check out Activision and Paramount's update:

Paramount Pictures and Activision’s Call of Duty

-Paramount and Activision will develop and produce, with Paramount distributing a live-action feature film based on Call of Duty, designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what fans love about the iconic series, while boldly expanding the franchise to entirely new audiences.

-Peter Berg is set to write, direct, and produce with his team.

-Taylor Sheridan will also write and produce.

-David Glasser is going to produce.

-In addition to being longtime friends, Berg and Sheridan’s prior collaborations include Hell or High Water, which received four Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay, and Wind River.

-One of the most successful video game franchises of all-time, Call of Duty has been the #1 best-selling video game series in the U.S. for 16 consecutive years with over 500 million copies sold globally, reaching hundreds of millions of players worldwide, and driving pop culture conversations for over two decades.

Peter Berg - Bio

Peter Berg is an acclaimed director, producer, writer, and actor recognized for his bold, cinematic storytelling. As founder of Film 44, Film 47, and co-founder of Brighton Maintenance, Berg created and executive produced the Emmy-nominated series Friday Night Lights and directed acclaimed feature films Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, and Patriots Day. Under his first-look deal with Netflix, Berg directed global #1 series Painkiller and American Primeval. He wrote, directed and produced The Mosquito Bowl, an epic World War II drama for Netflix based on Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book, which recently wrapped production, and is executive producing a Friday Night Lights reboot. Through Film 47, Berg continues to helm major commercial campaigns. Berg is represented by WME, David Matlof and ID.

Taylor Sheridan – Bio

TAYLOR SHERIDAN is an Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter, Emmy®-nominated producer and the creator, writer, director and executive producer of multiple record-breaking Paramount Network series including YELLOWSTONE, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, TULSA KING, 1883, 1923, LIONESS and LANDMAN. Sheridan currently has numerous projects in various stages of development and production. Among them is F.A.S.T., an original thriller set for release with Warner Bros. in April 2027. His next show, THE MADISON, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, and Matthew J Fox, is currently in production. Also recently announced was THE DUTTON RANCH, a YELLOWSTONE spinoff starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser; the series is projected for release in 2026 with Sheridan to executive produce. Sheridan, alongside Blake Shelton and Keith Urban, also executive produced THE ROAD for CBS, a music competition series that premiered in October 2025. Sheridan owns and operates two Texas ranches: the iconic Four Sixes (6666) Ranch and Bosque Ranch.

Also, check out the post from Paramount and Activision here.

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