Michael B. Jordan and Christopher McQuarrie will adapt the video game ‘Battlefield’ for the big screen

Los Angeles.- Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan and screenwriter and director Christopher McQuarrie will bring the adaptation of the military video game ‘Battlefield’ to the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter this Friday. The project is in an early stage of development, and the plot details are kept under wraps. According to the specialized magazine, the recent winner of the Oscar for Best Actor for ‘Sinners’ (‘The Sinners’) will produce the film and is also considering starring in it. McQuarrie, for his part, will be in charge of writing, directing, and producing this film adaptation of one of Electronic Arts’ most emblematic first-person shooter franchises.

The video game debuted in 2002

The video game, which debuted in 2002 with ‘Battlefield 1942’, has sold tens of millions of copies thanks to its focus on multiplayer combat on land, sea, and air. The project has been presented to several studios and online content platforms for development. The screenwriter has been behind projects like the ‘Mission: Impossible’ saga (‘Misión Imposible’). Jordan, for his part, is immersed in several projects since his victory in the 98th edition of the most prestigious Academy Awards. The American actor will direct, star in, and produce a new version of ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ (‘El caso Thomas Crown’) for Amazon MGM; he is also scheduled to lead the cast alongside Austin Butler in the big-screen adaptation of ‘Miami Vice’, the 1980s television series that explores the glamour and corruption of Miami.