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.
McQuarrie is reportedly attached to write, direct, and produce the Battlefield adaptation, with Jordan set to produce and possibly star. EA is listed as a producer. THR’s report did not reveal details on the film’s story and setting.
News of a Battlefield movie comes one week after Activision and Paramount announced a release date for Call of Duty, a live-action adaptation of the shooter franchise created by Infinity Ward in 2003. Incidentally, Paramount tried to adapt Battlefield as a television series back in 2016, when Battlefield developer DICE experimented with a World War I take on the franchise.
The most recent game in the franchise, Battlefield 6, was a big hit for EA. The sequel was the best-selling game of 2025 in the United States, according to data from the market research firm Circana. It marked the first time ever that a new Battlefield entry has been the best-selling game of the year, an honor that typically goes to its chief competitor, Call of Duty.
The first installment in the Battlefield franchise, 2002’s Battlefield 1942, was a World War II-set game. It rose above the first-person military shooter competition thanks to its innovative use of cooperative team-focused mechanics and mix of action involving infantry and vehicles. The series gained further notoriety for its wild, player-created moments, including the famous Battlefield 3 “RendeZook” trick shot: wherein a player ejects from their fighter jet, destroys a pursuing enemy aircraft with a handheld rocket launcher, and lands safely into the seat of their original plane. That certainly seems like the kind of stunt that might appeal to Tom Cruise‘s pal Chris McQuarrie…
The Battlefield franchise has bounced around settings and time periods, including WWI, WWII, the Vietnam War, various Middle Eastern conflicts, and near-future sci-fi-tinged wars.
Battlefield joins a long list of gaming properties being eyed by Hollywood in the wake of blockbuster successes like A Minecraft Movie and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. A24 is currently working on adaptations of Death Stranding and Elden Ring. Legendary is tackling Street Fighter and Constantin Film is giving Resident Evil another go, this time with Weapons director Zach Cregger at the helm. Even Roblox games aren’t safe from Hollywood’s video game IP land grab, with no less than four movies being developed based on the kid-focused platform.
Jordan has yet to appear in a video game movie adaptation, but has appeared in multiple video games. In addition to lending his voice as Adonis Creed in various boxing games, he’s appeared in Wilson’s Heart as Kurt Mosby, NBA 2K17 as Justice Young, and Gears of War 3 as Jace Stratton. Jordan’s also got modern military action movie acting chops; he headlined Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, in which he played U.S. Navy SEAL John Clark, future leader of Rainbow Six.
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