Paramount and Activision partner on Call of Duty live-action film

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Call of Duty, one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, will be coming to the big screen with the help of Paramount

The studio announced Tuesday that it had inked a deal with Microsoft

-owned Activision to develop, produce and distribute a live-action feature film based on the first-person shooter game.

“As a lifelong fan of Call of Duty this is truly a dream come true,” David Ellison, chairman and CEO of Paramount, said in a statement. “From the first Allied campaigns in the original Call of Duty, through Modern Warfare and Black Ops, I’ve spent countless hours playing this franchise that I absolutely love.”