Paramount Pictures has begun developing a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, bringing the video game property to the big screen. CD Projekt Red is attached as a producing partner, as first reported by GamesIndustry.biz.
The studios are developing a feature set within the same fictional framework as the game. Paramount leads development of the movie, while CD Projekt Red will participate on the production side. Work on the adaptation is already under way, and no television project was announced alongside it.
A theatrical film changes how the game universe reaches audiences
Live action gives the effort a different form from the source material. The game universe is built for interactive play, where players move through its setting at their own pace. A feature presents a fixed version of that world for viewers, with a single narrative path and a defined running time.
That difference matters for people familiar with the property and for viewers who encounter it first on screen. Paramount is pursuing a theatrical movie instead of a television series, which means the adaptation will need to establish its setting and deliver a complete story within one feature. CD Projekt Red’s producer attachment also puts a partner already connected to the game universe into the production process.
Major creative decisions have yet to emerge
Key details remain undisclosed. Paramount and CD Projekt Red have not identified a director, writer, cast, plot or release date, and they have not set out a production schedule. The companies also have not specified how much creative or production control CD Projekt Red will hold beyond its producer attachment.
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