Peter Berg says 'Call of Duty' movie will explore 'the cost of war' with serious tone

The upcoming film, which is being written by "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan, is set to be released June 30, 2028.Despite its distant release date, the Sheridan-Berg collaboration is already generating significant buzz.SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY OUTKICK NEWSLETTERThat's what happens when there's already a baked-in and loyal audience tied to the video game series.ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 26: Peter Berg speaks onstage as THE MOSQUITO BOWL.Director Peter Berg and Stars Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis visit the College Football Hall of Fame on October 26, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.

((Photo by Carol Lee Rose/Getty Images for Netflix))The absolute last thing anyone wants to see from Berg and Sheridan is a war movie that is anything less than gritty and excellent.After all, we're talking about the man who made "Lone Survivor" (Berg) and the man responsible for the "Sicario" saga (Sheridan).It sounds like that's exactly what fans will be receiving in 2028.Taylor Sheridan attends the world premiere of "1883" at Encore Beach Club at Wynn Las Vegas on December 11, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

((Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images))"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 explained."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, and equipment, and there’s killing — but underneath it I think the game, and the craters of the game, are really looking at the cost of war, the cost of having to be a warrior who’s, for whatever reason, chosen to put himself between real danger and the rest of us, and the burden that these guys carry," Berg explained to ComicBook.com when discussing the upcoming movie.NETFLIX DROPS TRAILER FOR 'THE MOSQUITO BOWL' WITH PETER...