With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 now less than two weeks out from launch, the next installment in the franchise is what's on the forefront of fans' minds. However, a significant development has been made in the Call of Duty cinematic endeavor. Yes, if you haven't heard - Call of Duty is getting a movie; and the publisher and studio have announced the creative talent that will bring the project to life. Peter Berg, Taylor Sheridan, and David Glasser have teamed up to direct, write, and produce the film; mostly in that order. Berg will write, direct, and produce - a real triple threat. Berg created the Friday Night Lights series and directed numeropus projects including films Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, and Patriots Day. Most importantly he played Dexter Rutecki in the early 90s cult classic Aspen Extreme - if you know, you know. Sheridan will write and produce; he also a historty of some pretty decent work including Yellowstone among others. Glasser is just getting a producer credit, but what is most interesting about the whole affair is what this crew is going to do with the film.
Call of Duty is a cultural behemoth, not just as a shooting game, but its one that has its fair share of really great narrative elements interspersed into the campaigns over the years. All Ghillied Up and No Russian aren't just two of the best levels in any Call of Duty, they are two of the best levels in gaming history. And the gang of Cpt. Price, Ghost, and Soap MacTavish are an awesome trio to build a story around. So what are Berg, Sheridan, and Glasser going to do? Stick to the characters we know? I doubt they will just replay story elements that have already been tread but will they throw a few easter eggs in there? Or do something totally different?
When it boils down to it, the Call of Duty movie could be any other generic war movie; but then it won't really be a Call of Duty movie, would it? It'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out. And when it comes around to start casting roles...
