Hollywood Studios Ignite Aggressive Bidding War for Battlefield Film Project Featuring Christopher McQuarrie and Michael B Jordan for Global Theatrical Release
The film industry is currently witnessing what industry insiders describe as the most aggressive bidding war of the year. The Hollywood Reporter reports that major studios are currently considering the military video game franchise Battlefield as a high stakes film project. The property established its record breaking year after its latest game installment achieved worldwide sales success while its digital entertainment dominance in the market.
The project becomes more attractive because of the exceptional talent who have joined the pitch. Christopher McQuarrie who has dedicated most of his career to directing and writing the Mission Impossible series with Tom Cruise will become the project head as both writer and director. Michael B Jordan who won an Oscar for his role in Sinners will join the project as his first role. Jordan will produce the feature through his production company while he might act in the lead role depending on how creative negotiations progress.
The city has already begun its first buyer meetings that will continue throughout the city. The production team presented the project to both Apple and Sony on Thursday according to industry sources who reported that talks would continue until the week's end. The sale process requires the buyer to provide confirmation that they will distribute the product through theaters. The team believes that movie theaters should become their primary distribution method while they will only distribute content through streaming services if the contract contains assured theatrical release dates.
The film industry push forward at this moment because the video game industry undergoes significant changes. Battlefield 6 achieved a historic sales victory against its competitor Call of Duty during the previous year. The game received acclaim for its ambitious scope which included a storyline set in a fractured world of the near future. The successful commercial performance of the intellectual property secret has attracted studios who desire to create multi million dollar film adaptations based on established brands that can generate international box office success.
The development creates an environment where two top military shooter franchises will compete at the box office. Paramount is preparing to produce a competing Call of Duty film which will have Peter Berg as director and Taylor Sheridan as co writer who created Yellowstone. Studio executives expect to face massive financial obligations which will include costs for talent and rights acquisition from Electronic Arts as the Battlefield auction progresses. Major studios want to create military action films that can achieve the same level of success as traditional war movies while also reaching the broad audience of worldwide gamers.
