Paramount developing live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film with CD Projekt Red
In short
Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, reports citing Deadline said. CD Projekt Red and Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura are attached to produce; no cast, director or release date has been announced.
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Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action movie set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, according to a Deadline report cited by gaming and technology outlets on October 8. CD Projekt Red is attached to produce alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura, whose credits include Transformers films. Reuters reported the project on October 9 and said the news lifted CD Projekt Red's shares. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 ]
CD Projekt Red joint chief executive Michał Nowakowski said Paramount shared the company's creative ambitions for the franchise and that more details would be shared at the appropriate time. IGN, GameSpot, Polygon and The Verge carried his statement. PC Gamer also reported that Nowakowski confirmed the project on X. The reports did not identify a director or cast, while GameSpot and The Verge said no release date had been given. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 12 ]
IGN said it was unclear whether the film would directly adapt the video game's story or tell another story in the same universe, as the animated Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series did. Engadget said it was also unclear whether this was separate from an early-stage production deal with Anonymous Content announced in 2023. IGN and GamesRadar+ reported that actor Kyle Gallner had expressed interest in playing V, without reporting that he had been cast. [ 2 , 7 , 8 , 11 ]
The franchise has already expanded into animation, and a new game, Cyberpunk 2, is in development, according to the reports. Polygon and The Verge said Cyberpunk 2077 had sold more than 40 million copies. GamesRadar+ noted that the video game itself adapts Mike Pondsmith's tabletop role-playing game. The Verge reported that Paramount is also working on a Call of Duty film for 2028 and a Street Fighter film due October 16. [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]
Why it matters
The project adds to Paramount's video game adaptations, alongside Street Fighter and Call of Duty films. Reuters reported that the Cyberpunk announcement lifted CD Projekt Red's shares.
Key facts
- Paramount is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 12 ]
- CD Projekt Red and Lorenzo di Bonaventura are attached to produce. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 12 ]
- No director or cast has been announced. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Reuters reported that the film plan lifted CD Projekt Red's shares. [ 9 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The plot and release date remain unspecified. IGN says a direct game adaptation versus another story is unclear; GameSpot says no release date has been given.
- The relationship to a 2023 Anonymous Content production deal is unclear. Engadget raises this question without providing an answer.