Three days ago Paramount announced that it had signed a deal with Activision "to bring the iconic Call of Duty universe to life on the big screen." The breathless press release promised something for fans and newcomers alike, though gave no indication of when and where in the series' convoluted timeline (which spans everything from World War 2 to sci-fi space wars) it will take place.
Hollywood outlet Puck is now reporting that the Paramount deal comes after Activision turned down a potential deal with one of the greatest filmmakers of our time. Steven Spielberg is "a big PC gamer" and has multiple links to the games industry, not least his involvement in creating CoD's onetime inspiration Medal of Honor, and alongside Universal pitched his own vision for what a CoD movie could look like.
