New Delhi, July 19 -- NEW YORK - Twenty years of franchise players have followed Captain John Price through the alleys of Al-Mazrah and the frozen corridors of offshore rigs, and Paramount Pictures is now betting that loyalty translates to the multiplex. The studio confirmed at Fanatics Fest New York City on Friday that its Call of Duty feature film will be set in the Modern Warfare universe, with Peter Berg attached to direct and Taylor Sheridan writing and producing, targeting a June 30, 2028 release.

The announcement, first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, represents the most concrete step yet toward adapting gaming's most commercially dominant military franchise. Call of Duty has sold more than 400 million copies across its lifecy...