TheWorld of Warcraftmovie may have been a critical flop and struggled at the domestic box office, but Activision-Blizzard still has ambitious plans for the film industry. In fact, it plans on launching an entire cinematic universe based on theCall of Dutyfranchise, and now the first film in the series may have found its director.
Reports indicate that the director of the upcomingSicario 2: Soldado, Stefano Sollima, is in talks to direct the firstCall of Dutymovie. While relatively unknown in the United States, the 51 year old director has helmed some critically-acclaimed films internationally, including the 2015 Italian filmSuburra.
Unfortunately, we know very little about theCall of Dutymovie project at this time beyond the fact that it will attempt to create ashared cinematic universeto compete with the likes of Marvel and DC, and that the script is being written by Kieran Fitzgerald. Previous reports indicated that Activision-Blizzard Studios has already collected numerousCall of Dutyscripts, and that the films will take inspiration from variousCall of Dutygames.
Considering this, the firstCall of Dutyfilm could be just about anything. It’s possible that the film will be set in World War 2, like the first fewCall of Dutygames, or perhaps it will attempt to adapt theModern Warfaretrilogy to the big screen. Alternatively, the firstCall of Dutycould be based on more recent entries in the series, likeBlack Ops 3orInfinite Warfare.
A film based onInfinite Warfareseems highly unlikely, considering the severe fan backlash that game suffered. Having said that,Infinite Warfaredid featureGame of Thronesstar Kit Haringtonas the villain, and so maybe Activision-Blizzard will call on him and other celebrities that have appeared inCall of Dutytitles to star in the films.
As it stands, we still know next to nothing about theCall of Dutyfilm, so hopefully more information comes to light once Activision-Blizzard Studios hires Sollima or another director.
