Cyberpunk 2077 film gets original story at Paramount and Skydance

Paramount is developing the project, now under the Skydance banner following the merger between the two companies. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached as producer.

Who is writing the script, who is directing, and when the film will be released are still unknown. No cast details or plot information have been shared yet.

What happened

CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michał Nowakowski has made it clear that the Cyberpunk 2077 film is not meant to be a direct retelling of the 2020 game. According to the studio, the film should tell its own story within the same world. Coverage describes it as a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk universe, but not a literal adaptation of the game’s main storyline.

The production is being developed with Paramount, which now falls under Skydance after the recent merger between the two companies. Variety reported that Paramount is developing the film, while Deadline confirmed that it is a live-action project in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. The same reporting names Lorenzo di Bonaventura as producer on the project. That establishes the main business-side players, but the creative direction remains largely open.

For now, no details have been released about the writer, director, or cast. There is also no official plot summary and no release date or release window. The available information is therefore limited to confirmation that the project is in development, that it will be an original film within the Cyberpunk world, and that di Bonaventura is on board as producer.

Background

Cyberpunk 2077 is CD Projekt Red’s open-world RPG and forms the basis for the film project. The game launched in 2020 and is the best-known part of the franchise the film is now building on. The studio is now explicitly choosing an original film within the same universe rather than a literal adaptation of the game’s story.

The available information does not name any specific game characters as the film’s starting point. There is therefore no confirmation that V, Johnny Silverhand, or other familiar Cyberpunk 2077 figures will be central to the movie. It is also not known whether the film will be set in Night City, although that would fit the franchise; the provided sources do not explicitly confirm it.

According to the reporting, the film is still in development. That means the project’s foundation is in place, but its creative core has not yet been filled in. There has been no official announcement about a script, a director, a cast, or a production schedule. A possible filming period or distribution date is also absent from the available sources.

Paramount and Skydance’s involvement is notable because it places the project at a major Hollywood studio. Variety and Deadline both describe the film as a live-action production, and Deadline explicitly ties it to the Cyberpunk 2077 world. Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s name also gives the project a concrete production framework, though it says nothing yet about the final tone, scale, or content of the film.

For CD Projekt Red, the project fits into a broader period in which the studio has several Cyberpunk- and Witcher-related initiatives underway. In the provided context, other ongoing CD Projekt Red projects are also mentioned, but for this film the only confirmed detail is that it will be an original adaptation within the same universe. More details will have to come from an official announcement or a later production update.

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Sources

• IGN: report on the Cyberpunk 2077 film and CD Projekt Red’s comments about an original adaptation.
• Variety: report that Paramount is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film.
• Deadline: report that Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached to the project as producer.