US EditionMichael B. Jordan to Star in Battlefield
McQuarrie will write, direct and produce the adaptation, while Jordan may star as studios weigh a pricey rights package.
- Filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie and actor Michael B. Jordan began pitching a Battlefield feature film adaptation to studios including Apple and Sony Pictures on Thursday and Friday.
- McQuarrie, who guided Mission: Impossible for nearly two decades, is attached to write, direct, and produce, while recent Sinners Oscar winner Jordan will produce and possibly star.
- Battlefield, which launched in 2002 as a World War II game, became the top-selling game of 2025, joining a wave of video game adaptations at major studios.
- Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that studio meetings occurred Thursday and Friday, though it remains unclear whether Netflix will participate in bidding for the expensive rights package.
- This project follows announcements for adaptations like Call of Duty, while Jordan directs The Thomas Crown Affair for Amazon MGM Studios, releasing March 5, 2027.
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Battlefield film adaptation in the works with Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie and Michael B. Jordan
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Michael B. Jordan Set to Bring 'Battlefield' to the Big Screen
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One of 2025′s most popular video games is being developed into a film that will potentially star Michael B. Jordan. The military video game Battlefield is at the center of what might become a massive bidding war, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Christopher McQuarrie—known for working on the Mission: Impossible films with Tom Cruise—is involved, along with the Sinners star, who just won his first Oscar for his work in the film. Keep reading to fi…
A Battlefield movie is coming to take on the Call of Duty movie
Sinners and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan is aiming to bring Battlefield to the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter reported Friday that Jordan and Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie are leading a movie adaptation of Electronic Arts' military shooter franchise, and are currently pitching the project to studios like Apple and Sony Pictures.
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