I had several immediate thoughts when the Call of Duty movie was announced in 2025, most of them some variation of, why? Regardless of your preferred Call of Duty sub-series, movie theaters and streaming services are already awash in an array of movies telling tales virtually indistinguishable from the big-time military shooters. Slap a CoD brand on The Terminal List, and you've basically got yourself a Modern Warfare movie right out of the box.
Which brings us to today's news, delivered by Entertainment Weekly, that a Sea of Thieves movie is also in development. It's apparently still very early-stages as a director hasn't been signed, but the film will be produced by Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of films including Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, through his Hisako Films production company.
