Wed, Aug 10, 2011 | 19:44 BST

Ridley Scott working on Call of Duty Elite content

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg announced during his presentation at the 13th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, Colorado that directors Ridley Scott and Tony Scott are working on content for Call of Duty Elite.

Hirshberg said Activision is developing “exclusive episodic entertainment”, built just for the Call of Duty community. Other Hollywood types already announced as working on content for the firm are Bennett Miiler, along with Will Arnett and Jason Bateman.

Ben Silverman, the executive producer for The Office, is also working on content, according to Hirshberg.

“Just like any other passion that people spend a lot of their free time doing, Call of Duty players share a common language and a common experience and we think we can create some entertainment content that they will love and talk about and share,” he said.

Activision is holding its Call of Duty XP event in L.A. September 2-3, and there will be more information on Elite announced at the event.

Via USA Today.

12 comments

StolenGlory
10/08/11, 4:01 pm

Screw making CoD content; he should be focusing his energies on Prometheus and absolutely nothing else.

Razor
10/08/11, 4:13 pm

I don’t understand what Activision is up to here.

G1GAHURTZ
10/08/11, 4:17 pm

Seems like they’re making some sort of CoD based mini-series.

ManuOtaku
10/08/11, 4:30 pm

Now i get it, Kotick is so sick of hearing that COD is the same thing year after year, that he decide to make a COD with swords, shields, tridents, and the likes, all of this in the roman colliseum.

Dralen
10/08/11, 4:59 pm

@4 Call of Duty: Gladiator Ops

Dralen
10/08/11, 5:01 pm

I’m sorry that was lame, I can beat that. Call of Duty: Roman Warfare.

ManuOtaku
10/08/11, 5:02 pm

#7 Yeah both are great names fit really well 8D

ManuOtaku
10/08/11, 5:11 pm

Or better yet , Kotick is so sick of hearing that COD is the same thing year after year, that he decide to make a COD in space Sci Fi, like aliens and blade runner, and it will be name COD:combat evolved

el duderino
10/08/11, 7:24 pm

@5 eerrr… http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/releaseinfo

On subject,i’m really interested in what sir scott has in store for us.Cod and ridley? literally nothing that’s not awkward doesn’t come to my mind.

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Bluey2309
10/08/11, 11:19 pm

@6+7 what about Call of Duty: Trojan Warfare?

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DSB
11/08/11, 12:25 am

Seems like a pretty obvious match to me. Call of Duty has always been about bringing the action movie into the FPS.

I’m not sure I get the concept, though. It will take a lot more than a few expensive fan service clips to get me to shell out for Elite.

Surely they’re not making an actual series, eh?

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