Paramount Developing Cyberpunk 2077 Live-Action Film — SkimNews
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- Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, based on CD Projekt Red's action-adventure RPG.
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached to produce alongside CD Projekt Red, which holds the franchise rights and is based in Poland.
- Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, with its Phantom Liberty expansion selling 15 million copies — a commercial base the film adaptation can build on.
- The game's story centers on V, a mercenary in Night City implanted with a biochip containing an engram of rocker-terrorist Johnny Silverhand, who must confront the Arasaka Corporation to save V's life.
- Paramount's broader video game slate includes a co-production with Legendary on a Street Fighter adaptation (bowing October 16) and a Call of Duty film with Peter Berg directing and co-writing alongside Taylor Sheridan.
Why it matters: Paramount is betting on Cyberpunk 2077's 40 million-copy installed base to anchor a film, while stacking its slate with high-profile game adaptations alongside Street Fighter and Call of Duty — turning the studio into a hub for the genre.
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