What if Call of Duty Had Its Cinematic Universe? Remembering the Time When Activision Planned to Take the MCU Route!

Activision wanted the Call of Duty series to dominate theaters just like gaming consoles.

Thanks to the enormous success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the concept of an interconnected franchise has gained unmatched hype in recent years. So much so, that even many popular gaming IPs have now begun including elements of crossovers. Interestingly, this concept has also influenced the iconic COD series. In fact, publisher Activision had once revealed an ambitious project regarding a movie franchise based on its first-person shooter games!

In case anyone missed keeping track of the past, this story dates back to 2017. It was the year when Call of Duty was about to release a new installment in WWII.

This is how Activision wanted to build its Marvel-like ‘Call of Duty Cinematic Universe’

Back in 2015, Activision planned to take on rival Disney’s MCU with its own interconnected universe. Hence, Activision Blizzard Studios was founded. Hateful Eight’s producer Stacey Sher and former Disney executive Nick van Dyk were made the two co-presidents of this production company. Obviously, their main objective was to grow the brand of Call of Duty and turn it into an all-conquering cinematic universe.

In April 2017, Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk had an interaction with media outlet The Guardian. While talking to the website, they revealed their ambition of taking over the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to them, there were already multiple scripts being worked upon that time. “We have plotted out many years,” Sher told The Guardian.

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Per the two co-presidents of Activision Blizzard Studios, they had a group of writers as well to plan out strategies. “There’ll be a film that feels more like Black Ops, the story behind the story. The Modern Warfare series looks at what it’s like to fight a war with the eyes of the world on you. And then maybe something that is more of a hybrid, where you are looking at private, covert operations, while a public operation is going on.”

The plan was also to have a more broader and inclusive adaptation of Call of Duty games onto the big screen. Basically they were looking to make it look like a “tentpole Marvel-esque movie.”

It’s been nearly six years now since this ambitious plan was unveiled on a bigger scale. Unfortunately, there’s been no significant venture made by the Activision Blizzard Studios just yet. Seems like the people at the company are still figuring out the best way to adapt the fan-favorite gaming franchise into live-action.

Source: The Guardian

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