85%
Highly Likely
According to reputable Hollywood online magazine TheWrap, the upcoming Battlefield movie is already locked in what could become the biggest bidding war of the year between almost all the major production studios: Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony, and Universal.
The Battlefield movie adaptation was officially announced last week and already has two big names attached: recent Oscar-winning actor Michael B. Jordan, who will produce and potentially star in the film, and filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie, another Oscar winner who will write and direct. Jordan is known mostly for his roles in Black Panther, Creed, and last year's Sinners. McQuarrie worked on The Usual Suspects, Edge of Tomorrow, and Top Gun: Maverick as a writer, and on Jack Reacher and the last four Mission: Impossible movies in the double role of writer and director.
These names certainly attracted the studios, but the Battlefield IP itself is also certainly alluring. Battlefield 6 revived interest in the franchise, after all, by claiming the crown of the biggest new release of 2025 and achieving an estimated 20 million units sold as of last December. There's also the fact that gaming adaptations are hotter than ever, following the success of Sonic and Mario.
Interestingly, the only major studio (except for Disney, but they wouldn't really go for this genre) not to bid for the Battlefield adaptation is Paramount Skydance. However, there's a good reason for that: they are already working on the Call of Duty movie adaptation, which was confirmed a couple of weeks ago to be targeting a June 30, 2028 theatrical launch with Pete Berg directing and Taylor Sheridan writing the script alongside Zay Bond.
However, should Warner Bros. Discovery win the Battlefield movie bidding war, the rival gaming franchises could end up under the same umbrella, provided Paramount Skydance's acquisition of WBD clears regulatory hurdles.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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