Cyberpunk 2077 Movie in the Works at Paramount

Cyberpunk 2077 is going to the movies.

Paramount is developing a feature film based on the game, Variety reported on 8 October 2026. The project is at an early stage. No director, cast, story details or release date were included in the report.

In Hollywood terms, development means the studio is putting the pieces together. Scripts are written and rewritten. Talent is approached. A release date is claimed only when the studio is ready to commit a slot in the calendar.

Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached to the Cyberpunk 2077 film, Variety reported. Attached is industry shorthand. It means a key name has formally joined the project before filming begins.

A producer guides a film from idea to screen. The job covers helping to organise writers and directors, overseeing the budget and making day-to-day creative decisions. That credit signals Paramount is building that core team now.

The game maker is staying close. CD Projekt Red will serve as a producer on the film, Variety reported. The company developed Cyberpunk 2077 and holds the rights to the franchise, which means it controls how the world and characters can be used.

That structure is common when a game moves to film. The rights holder stays on as a producer to approve uses of its property. It does not guarantee any particular story. It does keep the creator in the room while the screen version takes shape.

For readers who have never picked up a controller, here is the starting point. Cyberpunk 2077 is a science-fiction, open-world role-playing game from CD Projekt Red, Variety reported. Science-fiction means it is set around future technology and future cities. Open-world means players can explore a large map freely instead of moving on a fixed track. Role-playing means each player takes on a character and makes choices for that character.

For fans, this means patience is needed. Early development is the paperwork-and-draft stage, not the cameras-rolling stage. Many projects change writers, directors and shape before a studio sets a date.

What makes this stand out is simple. The announcement answers two questions at once: where the film will live, and who will guide it. Paramount provides the studio home. Di Bonaventura and CD Projekt Red provide the first production names.