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Following the official announcement of Paramount Pictures\u2019 upcoming live-action Call of Duty<\/a><\/strong> movie, it has been revealed that another major studio tried to acquire the adaptation rights to Activision\u2019s popular video game series. Besides Paramount, Universal Pictures and Steven Spielberg<\/a>\u2018s Amblin Entertainment also reportedly pitched their vision for the project, but were ultimately rejected by Activision.<\/p>\n According to Puck, the main reason why Activision decided to turn down Spielberg\u2019s pitch to direct the live-action Call of Duty movie was due to a lack of creative control. Going with the \u201cfamous Spielberg deal\u201d would mean that the acclaimed filmmaker will get \u201ctop-of-market economics, final cut, and full control over production and marketing.\u201d This was reportedly a deal breaker for Activision. Because of this, the company decided to partner with Paramount Pictures instead, as their deal promised more control over the project\u2019s creative process.<\/p>\n At the moment, Paramount\u2019s Call of Duty movie has no director or cast attached to it yet. Back in 2015, Activision attempted to produce a Call of Duty cinematic universe by creating the production studio Activision Blizzard Studios. Tom Hardy and Chris Pine were the actors rumored to lead the project, with Sicario: Day of the Soldado\u2019s Stefano Sollima and Black Panther\u2019s Joe Robert Cole<\/a> attached to direct and write, respectively. However, in 2020, Sollima confirmed that the project was put on hold.<\/p>\n Call of Duty is a first-person shooter military video game franchise that first launched in 2003. Since then, it has now become one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, with over 500 million copies sold globally. Most of its storylines take place in a World War II setting, although there are also versions that are modern-day and futuristic games.<\/p>\n (Source: Puck<\/a>)<\/p>\n Originally reported by Maggie dela Paz at SuperHeroHype<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Why Steven Spielberg\u2019s Call of Duty Movie Won\u2019t Happen<\/a> appeared first on ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. 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