Taylor Sheridan's Call of Duty set in Modern Warfare

Paramount Pictures' upcoming Call of Duty movie from writer Taylor Sheridan will be set in the Modern Warfare universe, director and co-writer Peter Berg confirmed at Fanatics Fest in New York. The Xbox-owned franchise film is eyed for a June 30, 2028 release and remains untitled, with plot details still under wraps.

Key Takeaways

• Peter Berg confirmed the Call of Duty film will be set in the Modern Warfare universe.
• Taylor Sheridan is writing the Paramount Pictures adaptation of the Xbox-owned shooter franchise.
• The currently untitled movie is dated for June 30, 2028 and is produced with Activision.
• The reveal came at a Fanatics Fest panel tied to Modern Warfare 4's October launch.
• Paramount's multiyear pact may expand Call of Duty across film and TV.

What did Peter Berg reveal about the Call of Duty movie?

Plot details for the film have stayed under wraps since it was first announced in September 2025. That changed during a "Call of Duty in Culture Panel" at Fanatics Fest in NYC, where Berg — the movie's director and co-writer — told fans the project will be set in the Modern Warfare universe.

The panel also promoted the October release of Modern Warfare 4. For more streaming and screen alerts like this one, follow BlasterPost Streaming & TV Alerts.

Why does the Modern Warfare universe matter?

Since the original game launched in 2003, Call of Duty has grown to more than 30 mainline titles. The franchise is now under Xbox through its purchase of publisher Activision. Among those games are the Modern Warfare entries, which began with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007 and marked the series' first break from its World War II setting.

Variety reports that the Modern Warfare games have largely been set in the Middle East and followed Captain John Price and Task Force 141 as they pursue terrorist Vladimir Makarov. That storyline continues in Modern Warfare 4, which features a war between North and South Korea.

When is Taylor Sheridan's Call of Duty film releasing?

Last month, Paramount Pictures set a June 30, 2028 release date for the currently untitled CoD film, which is being produced in collaboration with Activision. When the deal was first announced last year by new Paramount owner Skydance, sources told Variety the focus was one Call of Duty movie from writer Taylor Sheridan, while the multiyear pact leaves room to expand the universe across film and TV.

For gamers and movie fans, the Modern Warfare framing sets clearer expectations than a blank-slate adaptation: Berg's film is tied to one of the franchise's best-known modern military arcs, even as character-level casting and plot beats remain undisclosed.