{"id":95441,"date":"2026-10-25T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T01:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95441"},"modified":"2026-10-25T09:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T01:49:00","slug":"call-of-duty-movie-director-teases-adaptation-explores-cost-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95441","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty Movie Director Teases Adaptation Explores Cost of War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><u>Call of Duty movie<\/u> director Peter Berg has teased more details from his live-action film, promising an adaptation with &#8220;a very strong soul&#8221; that explores &#8220;the cost of war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The filmmaker behind Skydance-Paramount&#8217;s upcoming reimagining of Activision&#8217;s massive first-person shooter series dived into his thoughts on the franchise during an interview with <u>ComicBook<\/u>. We already know the Call of Duty movie will focus on the <u>Modern Warfare portion of the FPS universe<\/u>, and it sounds like Berg and writer Taylor Sheridan have already looked to the games it&#8217;s based on for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;So Modern Warfare, if you really look at the missions, and the storylines, and the characters \u2013 like Captain Price, and Soap, and Ghost, and Alex \u2013 these are complicated humans,&#8221; Berg said. &#8220;These are not \u2013 and no disrespect \u2013 cartoon characters or comic books. These are very nuanced storylines; like, there&#8217;s a real soul to the Modern Warfare universe\u2026<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Video Game Movies of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Adapting video games into movies has always been one of Hollywood's biggest challenges, even as games became more and more story-focused, acting like long-form movies in their own right. It's understandable why old school cabinet games and platformers, with scant narratives, would be tough to adapt but modern games come almost automatically assembled for the big screen. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;And yet, games-to-movies is still a heck of a nut to crack, apparently, but in recent years we've been seeing some marked improvement. With that in mind, here's your solid(ish) Top 10 Video Game Movies!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;And a note: This list is made up of movies that are based on real games. It does not include movies that are about video games (The Wizard, Pixels) or the many movies that feature a made-up game (Free Guy, Ready Player One, Wreck-It Ralph, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, etc.).\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;And, yes, there&#8217;s violence, and there&#8217;s hardware, and equipment, and there&#8217;s killing \u2013 but underneath it I think the game, and the craters of the game, are really looking at the cost of war, the cost of having to be a warrior who&#8217;s, for whatever reason, chosen to put himself between real danger and the rest of us, and the burden that these guys carry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Berg seems to be putting in the work to nail a Modern Warfare story for the big screen, but <u>not every fan is convinced that he&#8217;s the right guy for the job<\/u>. That&#8217;s mostly because he had some not-so-nice things to say about gaming back in 2013. When asked for his take on video games based on war at the time, he said, called them &#8220;pathetic,&#8221; using the term, &#8220;keyboard courage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I think anyone that sits around playing video games for four hours&#8230; It&#8217;s weak,&#8221; Berg elaborated at the time. &#8220;Get out, do something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">These days he&#8217;s changed his tune, and judging by his affection for characters like Captain Price and Ghost, he&#8217;s hoping to do right by Modern Warfare and its fans. His upcoming film, The Mosquito Bowl, is a sports-war film set to premiere later this month. His vision for the Call of Duty movie will start to take shape after that.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;And that\u2019s real stuff,&#8221; Berg added when talking about Modern Warfare&#8217;s connection to the real-life cost of war. &#8220;This is not just &#8216;Hey, let\u2019s shoot them all up and shoot popcorn!&#8217; Like, there\u2019s a soul underneath it, that I understand that Taylor Sheridan understands, and I think probably not quite as graphically violent as Mosquito Bowl, but there will be a very strong soul, and consequence of war within the film, called &#8216;duty.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Modern Warfare universe most recently expanded with the release of <u>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4<\/u>, which concluded Activision and Infinity Ward&#8217;s reboot story when it launched yesterday. Its <u>story<\/u> has been called <u>one of the darker entries<\/u> the franchise has offered in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Call of Duty movie, meanwhile, is set to come to theaters June 30, 2028. Additional plot details have not been revealed, though fans have already been busy sharing their hopes for who may play familiar (and unconfirmed) characters like Captain Price, Ghost, and more. It&#8217;s a year that seems set to be big for video game adaptations, with <u>an Elden Ring film<\/u> also set to release a few months prior. A <u>Battlefield movie<\/u> is also <u>in the works<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Michael Cripe Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/5205bf6a08586a205a834928\/Michael_blue_red_2-1700460435246.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/5205bf6a08586a205a834928\/Michael_blue_red_2-1700460435246.png?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. 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