CoD Movie Director Previously Said Playing Games Is Pathetic
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The Call of Duty Movie Has Already Stepped Into a Mess, and Cameras Have Not Even Rolled Yet
MOVIE NEWS – The Call of Duty movie is still a long way from release, but it has already stumbled into exactly the kind of controversy Paramount probably did not want attached to it this early. After Peter Berg was officially confirmed as director, his old 2013 comments about war video games resurfaced, including the lines in which he called people who play them “weak” and “pathetic.” That would already be awkward on its own, but it becomes much…
NewsGaming.net 13 years ago, the director of the film Call of Duty had a very strong opinion about the people who play video games One of David Ellison's first decisions when he took the lead in Paramount – through the merger with Skydance – was to launch the production of a Call of Duty film, a project that struggled to advance in Hollywood even though Steven Spielberg had shown his interest in such a film. Today, things are moving fast on this…
Peter Berg, director of the Call of Duty filming, was previously critical of shooter video games.
Recently announced as the director of the Call of Duty movie, Peter Berg is now being criticized by gamers for comments he made in interviews last decade.
Barely named by Paramount and Microsoft to carry the legendary Call of Duty franchise on a large screen, director Peter Berg finds himself at the heart of a major controversy. In this case, particularly virulent past statements, in which he called the players video games "patthetic" and "weak". A climax for those who must now seduce millions of gamers.
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