A Call of Duty cinematic universe sounds stupid, but here’s how Activision Blizzard could make it work

Benjamin Franklin once said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. He was wrong. The only certainties in life are death, taxes, and Call of Duty. A Call of Duty game releases once a year, every year, without fail. It is one of the biggest and best selling game franchises of all time, and commands a dedicated audience spanning well into the millions.  Read more The 10 best Call of Duty games, ranked That means, no matter the timeline, a Call of Duty movie will eventually be happening in some form or another. It’s inevitable, and a recent report from Variety suggests Sicario 2 director Stefano Sollima is coming on board as the potential helmsman for the project, which remains in the early stages of pre-production over at Activision Blizzard Studios.  Given that Call of Duty essentially started out as ‘War Movie: The Video Game’, stealing from every available genre trope in the filmmakers’ playbook, the very concept of a Call of Duty movie almosts sound like a tautological paradox on paper. A war film based on a video game franchise heavily inspired by war films? Doesn’t exactly get your heart racing, does it? This problem only… Read full this story

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