Cyberpunk 2077 film at Paramount in early development

CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the game, is involved in the film. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is also named as a producer.

No details are known yet about the cast, director, writer, or story. The reporting describes the project as a development title, not a film that has already begun active shooting.

What happened

Deadline and Variety reported, and Kotaku summarized, that Paramount is developing a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film. The reporting explicitly calls it a development title, which means no public start of filming has been announced yet. For now, the film is mainly an announced development project, not a production with a fixed release date or a public creative team.

According to the same reporting, CD Projekt Red is involved in the production. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is also mentioned as a producer, but no further creative names have been confirmed. That means there is currently no official information about a screenwriter, director, or cast members. It is also unclear which part of the Cyberpunk 2077 world the film will use, or whether it will tell a new story or draw elements from the game.

The reporting also leaves open whether Paramount is developing the film on its own or working with other parties beyond those named. What is clear from the reported information is that the adaptation is still in an early phase and that the main creative decisions have not yet been made public. Until those names are announced, the project remains in development.

Background

Cyberpunk 2077 is CD Projekt Red's game, with Keanu Reeves playing Johnny Silverhand. The title launched in 2020 and received the Phantom Liberty expansion in 2023. That expansion is mentioned in the reporting as the most recent major content milestone for the game.

According to the reporting, Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold more than 40 million copies. That makes it one of the bigger modern game franchises to receive a film adaptation. CD Projekt Red is also working on a sequel to the game, although no further details have been shared yet. The combination of an ongoing franchise, a successful expansion, and a announced sequel helps explain why the brand remains attractive to film studios.

CD Projekt Red's involvement matters because the studio is also taking part in the film adaptation. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is named in the reporting as a producer. No other names have been confirmed, and there is no official information about a writer, director, or cast. It is also not known whether the film will focus on familiar characters from the game, a new story in the same world, or another angle within the Cyberpunk setting.

Because the reporting describes the project as very early, it is important to keep the distinction between development and production in mind. At this point there is no publicly confirmed shoot date, no announced cast, and no official story outline. The core of the news is simply that Paramount is working on a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, with CD Projekt Red and Lorenzo di Bonaventura involved in the reported setup, but without any further creative details made public yet.

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Sources

• Deadline, via reporting summarized by Kotaku
• Variety, via reporting summarized by Kotaku