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Cyberpunk 2077 reportedly heading to Paramount for a live-action film

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Cyberpunk 2077 reportedly heading to Paramount for a live-action film

The reported adaptation would bring the game franchise to live action, with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached and Cyberpunk 2 also in development.

Polygon.com reports that Paramount Pictures is adapting the Cyberpunk 2077 franchise into a live-action film; the available coverage gives no release date.

theverge.com reports that Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached as a producer. Michał Nowakowski said the company is excited about Paramount as a future partner that shares its creative ambitions for the franchise, and that it looks forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time.

That phrasing leaves the practical details open.

Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot
Characters stand on a neon-lit street at dusk with a large billboard, a car, and bodies on the ground. Image: CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED

A franchise with room to grow

Cyberpunk 2077 has sold more than 40 million copies, while Cyberpunk 2 is in development. Those facts put the potential film alongside a franchise with both a major existing game audience and another game in the works, though neither guarantees when or how a movie might take shape.