"Something strange is happening in the realm of video game adaptations. For some reason, TV game adaptations like and The Last of Us are veering more and more into serious and "prestige" territory, while movie adaptations like The Minecraft Movie or The Super Mario Bros. Movie swing the complete opposite way, adopting more goofs, memes, and scenes where Jack Black sings a silly song."
"Taylor Sheridan will trade the Dutton Ranch for a foxhole by co-writing a Call of Duty movie. Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock According to , showrunner/creator of Yellowstone (and its many spinoffs), Taylor Sheridan, has signed on to co-write Paramount's upcoming movie adaptation of Call of Duty, Activision's massively popular video game franchise. Sheridan will write the script with director Peter Berg, whom he has worked with previously multiple times before, including on the acclaimed thriller Hell or High Water."
"Berg is an esteemed director, with experience with movies like Friday Night Lights and Hancock, and while he's worked on combat action thrillers before like Lone Survivor, he doesn't have the best of luck with game adaptation movies - he was the director behind the 2012 flop Battleship. Hopefully, Call of Duty 's existing reputation means this one will be a hit, not a miss."
TV video game adaptations have trended toward serious, prestige storytelling while theatrical game movies have leaned into goofy, meme-driven tones. Taylor Sheridan will co-write Paramount's Call of Duty movie with director Peter Berg, combining a leading television showrunner with a filmmaker experienced in combat thrillers. Berg's credits include Friday Night Lights, Hancock, and Lone Survivor, though he directed the 2012 game-adaptation flop Battleship. Sheridan developed Yellowstone and its spinoffs and recently left Paramount for a five-year NBCUniversal deal. The Call of Duty project aims to translate a grittier television sensibility to a major video game film.
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