Los Angeles, Hollywood studio Sony Pictures is in negotiations to acquire the big-screen adaptation of popular video game franchise “Battlefield”, which will be directed by Christopher McQuarrie with Oscar winner Michael B Jordan on board as a producer.
The film is scheduled for theatrical release on June 30, 2028. Jordan, meanwhile, has previous experience with video game adaptations.
Jordan, who earlier this year won the Academy Award for Best Actor for “Sinners”, could also star in the film, although his involvement as an actor will depend on several factors. “Call of Duty” is also being adapted for the big screen at Paramount, with Peter Berg set to direct from a script by Taylor Sheridan. McQuarrie is also set to direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in “King Conan”, the third “Conan the Barbarian” film, and is working with Cruise on an upcoming outer-space film directed by Doug Liman. He starred as Navy SEAL John Clark in the Tom Clancy adaptation “Without Remorse” for Amazon and has been developing a film adaptation of “Rainbow Six” as a follow-up. He will next star in, direct and produce a reimagining of “The Thomas Crown Affair” for Amazon MGM Studios, which is scheduled to release in theatres on March 5, 2027. He is also set to star opposite Austin Butler in Universal’s “Miami Vice ’85”, playing South Florida detective Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs.
