Overview
- Berg’s 2013 Esquire quotes calling people who play war games “pathetic” and “weak” resurfaced Tuesday through ResetEra posts and rapid pickup by gaming outlets.
- The interview shows him dismissing hours-long gaming and telling even Navy SEAL friends who play Call of Duty that it is “pathetic.”
- Activision and Paramount have tapped Peter Berg to direct a live-action Call of Duty movie from a script he is co-writing with Taylor Sheridan, targeting a June 2028 release.
- At CinemaCon, Activision president Rob Kostich said the film should feel authentic on a human level with epic scope, a promise now under sharper scrutiny from fans.
- Berg previously worked with the franchise on live-action trailers for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in 2016 and Advanced Warfare in 2017, though no cast or plot for the film has been announced.