Taylor Sheridan’s New Military Action Adaptation Gets Casting Update From OG Star

Published Nov 15, 2026, 9:29 AM EST

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Taylor Sheridan's new adaptation gets a major update.

Sheridan's career shows an impressive transition from a struggling actor to one of the industry's biggest creators. He began with guest roles on series such as Walker, Texas Ranger, and Veronica Mars before landing a recurring role as Chief David Hale on Sons of Anarchy. However, the creator quit acting and turned to screenwriting, selling his first major script, Sicario, and earning major critical acclaim. Since then, Sheridan has taken the world by storm and is bringing a huge military franchise to the big screen.

Sheridan, known for his extensive and impressive catalog, including the Yellowstone franchise, is bringing a beloved and extremely popular military franchise to life in a whole new way. Call of Duty, a first-person shooter video game series, is being adapted into a new movie with Sheridan attached as the writer, Peter Berg as the director, and it will be released on June 30, 2028. Chad Michael Collins, who first appeared in 2019's Modern Warfare and its sequels and portrayed the character Alex Keller/Echo 3-1, has shared his hopes of being cast in the upcoming adaptation. When asked by fans if he would return, the actor stated:

"In a heartbeat. They’re gonna make a great adaptation regardless. Awesome filmmakers behind this - gonna be a banger of a movie!"

Collins voiced and performed motion capture for his character in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and Call of Duty: Mobile I Warzone.

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Official casting has yet to be revealed, but it was announced that the movie will be set in the Modern Warfare universe, which is expected to feature characters such as Captain John Price, Soap MacTavish, Simon "Ghost" Riley, Kyle "Gaz" Garrick, and Kate Laswell. It's unclear who will be cast, as fans hope for a reprisal from actors such as Collins, who had already been involved in the Call of Duty universe.

Berg recently spoke with ComicBook.com about the upcoming adaptation and shared: "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. These are not – and no disrespect – cartoon characters or comic books. 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 [sic] 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."

Sheridan's Call of Duty adaptation is said to be in the development phase, with filming preparations taking place and reported locations already released, including Shinfield Studios in England, before filming is expected to begin in 2027. As everyone heads into 2027, more details on the cast involved in the major military movie are expected as Berg gets ready to bring the major video game franchise to life.

Call of Duty will arrive in theaters on June 30, 2028.