Paramount has inked a movie take care of online game large Activision to deliver the favored franchise “Name of Obligation” to the massive display, within the newest instance of the media firm’s continued spending spree below new Chief Govt David Ellison.
With this deal, Paramount will develop, produce and distribute a live-action movie primarily based on the first-person shooter franchise, in keeping with a press release Tuesday from Paramount. Since its preliminary debut in 2003, “Name of Obligation” has bought greater than 500 million copies worldwide.
Monetary phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Calling himself a lifelong fan of “Name of Obligation,” Ellison mentioned the deal was “really a dream come true.”
“Being entrusted by Activision and gamers worldwide to deliver this extraordinary storytelling universe to the massive display is each an honor and a duty that we don’t take flippantly,” he mentioned in a press release.
Activision President Rob Kostich mentioned the movie with Paramount will “honor and broaden” on the franchise.
“Our shared aim is sort of easy — to create an unforgettable blockbuster film expertise that our group loves, and one which additionally excites and conjures up new followers of the franchise,” he mentioned in a press release.
The Activision deal is the most recent in a string of high-profile transactions Paramount has launched into since Ellison took over the legacy studio.
Simply two weeks in the past, the media and leisure firm lured “Stranger Issues” creators Matt and Ross Duffer away from Netflix with a “wide-ranging” and unique four-year tv, streaming and movie deal.
That information got here on prime of two large offers with the creators of “South Park” that can pay them greater than $1.25 billion over 5 years to safe the streaming rights to the favored foul-mouthed cartoon, in addition to a $7.7-billion deal for UFC media rights.
