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Paramount developing live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie, per Deadline

Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film with Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and CD Projekt Red attached to produce, Deadline reports. Variety has confirmed the project, and CD Projekt Red’s joint CEO welcomed Paramount as a “future partner.” No director, cast or release date has been announced.

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Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, Deadline reported Thursday in an exclusive. Variety has since confirmed the project.
According to Deadline, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, known for producing the Transformers films, is attached to produce with CD Projekt Red, the game’s developer and franchise rights holder.
CD Projekt Red is producing alongside a Transformers veteran. According to Deadline, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, known for producing the Transformers films, is attached to produce with CD Projekt Red, the game’s developer and franchise rights holder. “We’re excited about Paramount as a future partner who shares our creative ambitions for the Cyberpunk franchise,” CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said in a statement. “We look forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time.” No director, cast or release date has been announced.
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The game has sold more than 40 million copies. Despite its troubled 2020 launch, Cyberpunk 2077 became a major commercial success for CD Projekt Red, and its Phantom Liberty expansion has sold 15 million copies, according to Deadline. The franchise has also been adapted into the Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, whose second season premieres later this month.
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A sequel is in development. CD Projekt Red recently said 184 people are working on Cyberpunk 2, the follow-up to the 2020 game.
Despite its troubled 2020 launch, Cyberpunk 2077 became a major commercial success for CD Projekt Red, and its Phantom Liberty expansion has sold 15 million copies, according to Deadline.
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It is the latest in Paramount’s video game push. The report comes shortly after the completion of Paramount’s megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery under the Skydance name. Paramount is also developing a Call of Duty film for 2028 and co-producing a Street Fighter movie with Legendary that opens in theaters October 16th.
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