Call of Duty Movie Director Teases Story That Explores 'the Cost of War,' Praises Modern Warfare Characters

Call of Duty movie director Peter Berg has teased more details from his live-action film, promising an adaptation with "a very strong soul" that explores "the cost of war."

The filmmaker behind Skydance-Paramount's upcoming reimagining of Activision's massive first-person shooter series dived into his thoughts on the franchise during an interview with ComicBook. We already know the Call of Duty movie will focus on the Modern Warfare portion of the FPS universe, and it sounds like Berg and writer Taylor Sheridan have already looked to the games it's based on for inspiration.

"So Modern Warfare, if you really look at the missions, and the storylines, and the characters – like Captain Price, and Soap, and Ghost, and Alex – these are complicated humans," Berg said. "These are not – and no disrespect – cartoon characters or comic books. These are very nuanced storylines; like, there's a real soul to the Modern Warfare universe…

"And, yes, there's violence, and there's hardware, …