In its latest big movie to ramp up the pipeline, David Ellison’s Paramount Pictures has struck a deal with Activision to adapt the video game smash Call Of Duty.

Paramount will develop, produce, and distribute a live-action feature film based on the action games franchise, which has been the top-selling series in the US for 16 consecutive years, selling more than 500m units worldwide.

Ellison professed himself a lifelong fan, adding: “We’re approaching this film with the same disciplined, uncompromising commitment to excellence that guided our work on Top Gun: Maverick , ensuring it meets the exceptionally high standards this franchise and its fans deserve.”

The studio recently struck a multi-year exclusive deal with Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers to create film,

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