Paramount Pictures’ upcoming “Call of Duty” movie, from writer Taylor Sheridan, will be based on the “Modern Warfare” games from the Xbox-owned first-person shooter franchise.

Plot details for the film have been kept under wraps since it was first announced in September 2025. But during a “Call of Duty in Culture Panel” promoting the October release of “Modern Warfare 4,” which took place at Fanatics Fest in New York on Saturday, “Call of Duty” film director and co-writer Peter Berg took the stage to reveal to fans that the film will be set in the “Modern” universe. Warfare.”

Since the release of the original game in 2003, the “Call of Duty” franchise has grown to include more than 30 core games. Among the dozens of titles, which have come from different developers over the years but are now all under Xbox through the purchase of publisher Activision, are the “Modern Warfare” games. Beginning with “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare” in 2007, the “Modern Warfare” story marked the first “CoD” games to break away from the franchise’s original World War II setting.

The “Modern Warfare” games were largely set in the Middle East and followed the mission of Captain John Price and his Task Force 141 team to defeat terrorist Vladimir Makarov. This story will continue with the fall release of “Modern Warfare 4,” which features a war breaking out between North and South Korea.

Last month, Paramount Pictures set a June 30, 2028 release date for the currently untitled “CoD” film, which is being produced in collaboration with publisher Activision.

When Paramount’s new owner, Skydance, first announced the deal to make a “CoD” movie last year, sources said. Variety That while the focus was on making writer Taylor Sheridan’s only “Call of Duty” movie, the multi-year pact includes the potential for Paramount to expand the “Call of Duty” universe through film and television.