Taylor Sheridan is hanging up his cowboy hat and getting into the online game world for a brand new mission at Paramount. Sheridan is greatest identified for creating the Yellowstone empire and all of its spin-offs. Nonetheless, Sheridan’s new film will probably be an adaptation of Name of Responsibility.
Throughout Thursday’s presentation at CinemaCon, Paramount introduced Name of Responsibility, the extremely anticipated characteristic movie adaptation of Activision’s first-person shooter online game franchise. Peter Berg will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sheridan. The film hits theaters on June 30, 2028.
Name of Responsibility is likely one of the largest online game franchises of all time, with over 500 million copies bought globally. After years of rumors, Paramount signed a movie cope with Activision in September 2025, paving the best way for a Name of Responsibility film. It is the most recent huge swing from David Ellison, whose Paramount Skydance has entered a merger settlement to amass Warner Bros. Discovery for roughly $110 million.
Sheridan and Berg have ample expertise crafting motion and navy films. Sheridan penned the scripts for Sicario, Hell or Excessive Water, and Wind River. Hell or Excessive Water landed an Oscar nomination. As for Berg, he famously directed Lone Survivor, a harrowing battle drama primarily based on the lifetime of Marcus Luttrell and his involvement as a Navy SEAL within the 2005 Operation Pink Wings through the Warfare in Afghanistan.
No casting bulletins for Name of Responsibility have been made, and the plot stays underneath wraps.
Taylor Sheridan’s future at Paramount
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Sheridan is likely one of the most prolific tv creators working immediately, if not essentially the most prolific. Solely Dick Wolf involves thoughts as somebody who can match Sheridan’s output. After Yellowstone turned a smash hit on Paramount Community, Sheridan basically had the liberty to create no matter he wished for the corporate’s streaming service.
Sheridan’s lengthy listing of Paramount+ exhibits contains 1883, 1923, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Lioness, and Landman. His most up-to-date providing, The Madison, acquired a season 3 order forward of the sophomore season’s premiere.
Regardless of his involvement with Paramount, Sheridan shocked Hollywood by departing for NBCUniversal. In October 2025, Sheridan reportedly signed a five-year deal that begins after his Paramount settlement expires in 2026 for movie and in 2028 for tv.
It is a seismic shift within the tv panorama. NBCUniversal is hoping Sheridan can create the subsequent Yellowstone for NBC and Peacock as soon as his deal expires.
Sheridan’s exhibits at Paramount+ will stay on the service. Some may even proceed with out his involvement. Dutton Ranch, a Yellowstone sequel and spin-off, premieres subsequent month on Paramount+. Sheridan created the principle characters for Dutton Ranch, however he solely serves as an government producer on the present.
Supply: Paramount
Name of Responsibility
Launch Date
June 30, 2028
Director
Peter Berg
Writers
Peter Berg, Taylor Sheridan
