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If you had a chance to catch the most recent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 trailer, then you noticed the game has more in common with a blockbuster Hollywood movie than a triple-A video game. Activision seems to have noticed the property's potential for cinema adaptation as well, since the company filed to protect the Call of Duty movie trademark in late September.The media which falls under the blanket of the trademark include “pre-recorded movies featuring comedy, drama, action, adventure, music, theatrical performances and/or animation." This news follows murmurings in May that Call of Duty's big-screen debut was being discussed. The evidence continues to point towards a CoD-flavored trip down the warpath, with only the questions of "when" and "who" being left unanswered.If a Call of Duty movie does indeed come to fruition, what era would you like to see it take place in? World War II or modern times? I don't care either way, as long as we don't hear Mark Wahlberg shout "UAV is standing by." Ever.
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HUGE NEWS! As long as this doesn't become what the Halo movie has. But I get the feeling Activision will pony up the dough for this one.
If Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg or Ridley Scott direct it. I will be one happy gamer.
I tend to like my shooters Sci-Fi in nature because I am not a war buff. I obviously make an exception for the CoD franchise.
Still, I don't know if a CoD movie would do it for me. To me it would play out like any other WWII or modern war story. Unless it was based on MW and stared the iconic characters. They might be able to get the intensity and emotion across then.
This one has the best chance to translate well. The game is an action movie in itself. It even has open areas where they can insert filler to get to the desired runtime.
I'm not sure we need another WWII movie. If they go with a fictional allegory about the horrors of modern war, then I'd be cool with that.
I completely agree with Patrick, if we could get a movie based on a game with a decent director it would be fantastic. Although I think Tony Scott would be better for a COD flick, but thats just my personal opinion. Sam Worthington as McTavish would be cool...
I have to say tha it is able to be done, but it might just end up like any other War movie, only with Call of Duty in the title or something. CoD has no set plot like in other games. You are always playing as a different character except in the MW series, I dont really see wha they can do with that. I still have hopes for a Halo movie or maybe even a Rainbow Six Vegas Movie. That Could be beast.
MODERN WARFARE FOR SURE!!! WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER WWII FILM!
As much as video game movies scare me, I see some potential in this one. If they do it modern, then I may pony up some cash to see it.
And if they do WWII, I'd better see some Nazi zombies in there somewhere :-P
I love Infinity Ward's COD series, and am pumped for MW2, but have no interest in any film coming forth branded as Call of Duty. Tom Clancy can keep his stranglehold on war story movies. If they do push forward with this though, I can only imagine it being a near-future concept. Hollywood does a pretty good job at butchering this stuff... I would rather see the Halo production reinvigorated, and I'm not a Halo fan. Maybe that's what makes this so annoying: You know Hollywood will butcher it.
Uwe Boll movie LOL jk
This could be the "it" video game movie we've been waiting for years to arrive. As long as it's different from every other modern war movie out there and remains true to the COD universe, it should be a great movie to watch.
Did Mark Wahlberg do the voice for CoD4 or WaW? or did the article just say that to be funny? haha
Let's see how this turns out,
hopely better than the late Halo movie.
I'm now looking forward to the movie too, thanks gameinformer.
If Michael Bay has anything to do with a possible Call of Duty movie, I am in.
Been a while since we've had a really, really nice WW2-era movie (Saving Private Ryan). I'd love for them to go back to their roots of the earlier Call of Duty games and see them work their way up to modern warfare after a sequel or two is complete.
Ridley Scott ftw! or Steven Spielberg!
Let's hope Activision dosen't make a fatal mistake by hiring Uwe Boll, Legos would be the thing he would use as a collapsing building FX.
i wud like to see a modern day cuz i hate world war 2 movies as well as games but i have my exceptions