After more than a decade of false starts, the Call of Duty movie finally has a locked release date. Paramount announced it will open the film on June 30, 2028, with the reveal made during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation.
That date lines up with the 25th anniversary of the original Call of Duty, which launched as a PC game in 2003. It also drops right before the Fourth of July holiday weekend in the United States, one of the most competitive slots in the Hollywood calendar.
Peter Berg will direct the film. Taylor Sheridan, the creator of Yellowstone, is writing the script. The two are also co-producing alongside David Glasser and Rob Kostich, the president of Activision.
Berg said in a video message at CinemaCon that he and Sheridan are “both deeply connected to the special ops community” and want to portray that world with authenticity while also bringing “amazing scale.”
Berg has directed military-themed films before, including Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, and Battleship. Sheridan’s previous feature scripts include Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River.
For Sheridan, this will be among his last major projects at Paramount. He is set to move to NBCUniversal starting in 2029.
No Cast Yet
Paramount showed a sizzle reel at CinemaCon that used The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” over footage from the game. Production has not started yet, and there have been no casting announcements as of now.
Rob Kostich, head of Activision, said of the project: “We want to make sure that the authenticity of it is captured on a human level so that it feels really real and infuse that with epic scope.”
Steven Spielberg had reportedly campaigned to direct Call of Duty, but Activision did not want to give the director creative control over the franchise.
The Movie Has Been in Development Since 2015
A Call of Duty movie was first announced back in 2015. After missing a 2019 release, the original director announced in 2020 that the project had been put on indefinite hold. It was not until September 2025 that Paramount gave the film an official greenlight, with Berg and Sheridan attached in October.
Paramount and Activision released a statement saying the film is “designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what fans love about the iconic series, while boldly expanding the franchise to entirely new audiences.”
What Story Will the Movie Tell?
No plot details have been confirmed. Activision sent out a survey asking fans to rank what they want the film to draw from. The options included Black Ops, Modern Warfare, Zombies, or an original Call of Duty story.
The Call of Duty franchise now spans more than 30 mainline games released since 2003. It has reached 1 billion players and generated $35 billion in lifetime revenue.
While the deal focuses on a single film, sources say it includes the potential for Paramount to expand Call of Duty across film and TV.
