Paramount Pictures developing live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, Deadline reports
In short
Paramount Pictures is working on a live-action film based on CD Projekt Red's game Cyberpunk 2077, Russian gaming and tech outlets reported, citing Deadline. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, known for the Transformers films, will produce it together with CD Projekt Red. No director or screenwriter has been named.
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Paramount Pictures is working on a live-action film set in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077, the role-playing action game from CD Projekt Red, according to Deadline, as reported by StopGame and Igromania. Igromania described the report as a Deadline exclusive. Habr News reported that the studio has begun work on a feature-length film, that it would be the first live-action adaptation of the game and that its action would take place in Night City. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The film will be produced together with CD Projekt Red by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, StopGame reported. Di Bonaventura worked on several Transformers and G.I. Joe films, as well as Constantine starring Keanu Reeves and Madame Web, according to StopGame; DTF also noted his Transformers work. StopGame said the adaptation does not yet have a director or a screenwriter and that very few details are known so far. [ 1 , 2 ]
StopGame noted that Paramount has other video game adaptations in development, including Street Fighter and Call of Duty. It added that the film would not be the first screen adaptation of Cyberpunk: the anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was released on Netflix in 2022, and its second season starts on October 20. Igromania's headline said many fans find Paramount's involvement ironic, without giving reasons in its summary. [ 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
StopGame reported that Paramount also has film adaptations of Street Fighter and Call of Duty in the works. Habr News said this would be the first live-action adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077, which already has an anime series on Netflix.
Key facts
- Paramount Pictures is working on a film based on Cyberpunk 2077. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The report originated with Deadline, which Igromania described as an exclusive. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The film will be live-action, according to StopGame and Habr News. [ 2 , 4 ]
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura, known for the Transformers films, is to produce the film together with CD Projekt Red. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The adaptation has no director or screenwriter yet, StopGame reported. [ 2 ]
- Habr News reported that the film's action will take place in Night City. [ 4 ]
- The anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was released on Netflix in 2022, and its second season starts on October 20. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Who will direct and write the film. StopGame reported that neither a director nor a screenwriter has been named and that very few details are known.
- Why fans find Paramount's involvement ironic. Igromania's headline says many fans see it as ironic, but its summary does not explain why.
- Whether the film will be set in Night City. Only Habr News reported the setting.
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached as producer. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- DTF reports, citing media, that Paramount is working on a Cyberpunk 2077 film (October 8). [ 1 ]
- StopGame reports Deadline's account of a live-action film and the producer's attachment (October 8). [ 2 ]
- Igromania reports the adaptation and fans' reaction to Paramount's involvement (October 9). [ 3 ]
- Habr News reports that Paramount Pictures has begun work on the feature film (October 9). [ 4 ]