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Investing.com -- Paramount Skydance Corp. has reached an agreement with Microsoft Corp.’s Activision video-game unit to develop and produce a live-action film based on the Call of Duty franchise, the company announced Tuesday.
David Ellison, Paramount’s chairman and CEO, expressed his commitment to the project, stating: "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." Ellison also revealed he is a lifelong fan of the franchise and has spent "countless hours" playing the game.
The Call of Duty adaptation represents one of several major deals secured by Ellison since taking control of Paramount in August. Last month, the company signed a seven-year agreement worth $7.7 billion to broadcast Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on its Paramount+ streaming service.
Additionally, Paramount reached an agreement with the Duffer brothers, creators of Netflix’s Stranger Things series, to develop and produce theatrical films and TV shows.
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