Paramount Is Making a Live-Action Cyberpunk 2077 Movie With CD Projekt Red

Paramount Pictures is adapting the Cyberpunk 2077 universe into a live-action film, with CD Projekt Red co-producing alongside Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. No cast, director or release window has been announced. The news lands as the studio juggles The Witcher 4, a Cyberpunk sequel and a new season of its Netflix anime.

CDPR co-CEO Michał Nowakowski addressed the project in a post on X. "We're excited about Paramount as a future partner who shares our creative ambitions for the Cyberpunk franchise," he said. "We look forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time."

Not the studio's first screen outing

Since 2022, CDPR has worked with animation studio Trigger on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners for Netflix. The second season will premiere later this month. The film would be the first live-action take on Night City.

Meanwhile, CDPR's main focus is The Witcher 4, and the team grew to 513 developers over the summer. Its Boston studio has also started work on a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077.

Why studios keep chasing adaptations

Recent game adaptations have given their source games a measurable lift. Analysts have estimated that Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie raised Capcom's Resident Evil player engagement by 50% when comparing the periods before and after its release. The second season of Amazon's Fallout series quickly became the sixth most-watched series of all time, and the number of concurrent Fallout players on Steam more than doubled after its premiere.

Paramount already has other game adaptations in the pipeline. A Street Fighter film is being co-produced with Legendary, and a Call of Duty movie is in the works with Peter Berg directing.

A new corporate setup

The announcement comes days after Paramount completed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Both companies now operate under the name Skydance. As part of the deal, Paramount Games Studio and WB Games have merged under the Skydance banner.

Skydance president Andy Gordon described the wider strategy around games and related media. "These are core pillars of our strategy to build engagement and fandom in both the physical and digital worlds," he said. "We want to meet consumers where they watch, play, and engage. At the same time, we see opportunities to build on DC Comics' storytelling and expand our e-commerce offerings to connect fans with the brands they love."

For Cyberpunk fans, the practical takeaway is that CDPR is staying involved as a co-producer rather than just licensing the name. Beyond that, the studio has said details will come "at the appropriate time."