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McQuarrie to Direct Battlefield Film; EA Co-Produces Amid Bidding War.

4/24/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Christopher McQuarrie will direct and produce a Battlefield film; Michael B. Jordan will produce, may star.
Electronic Arts will co-produce, pitch project to studios such as Sony and Apple, and the deal will spark a bidding war for the game rights and talent.
Battlefield 6 sold over seven million copies in three days and 20 million by year-end 2025; a Call of Duty film by Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg releases June 30, 2028.

History

Historical Context

Warner Bros. released Paul Anderson’s live-action Mortal Kombat in August 1995 after Lawrence Kasanoff secured rights from Midway Games; the film earned about $122 million worldwide on a $20 million budget and became the highest-grossing video-game adaptation of its time. Its success showed studios that high-budget game movies could be profitable, spurring later adaptation projects.

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Story summary

Christopher McQuarrie will direct and produce a Battlefield film; Michael B. Jordan will produce, may star.
Electronic Arts will co-produce, pitch project to studios such as Sony and Apple, and the deal will spark a bidding war for the game rights and talent.
Battlefield 6 sold over seven million copies in three days and 20 million by year-end 2025; a Call of Duty film by Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg releases June 30, 2028.

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