Cyberpunk 2077 Live-Action Movie Announced

Johnny Silverhand is heading for the silver screen. CD Projekt Red’s sci-fi role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077 is being adapted into a live-action movie at Paramount Pictures. The longtime producer of the Transformers series is overseeing the project. This is the latest video game adaptation from Paramount, which is also bringing Street Fighter and Call of Duty to live-action.

According to Deadline, Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is attached to produce the movie alongside CD Projekt Red. Di Bonaventura is also working on a new Transformers live-action movie with Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay.

“We’re excited about Paramount as a future partner who shares our creative ambitions for the Cyberpunk franchise,” said Michał Nowakowski, joint-CEO of CD Projekt, in a statement. “We look forward to sharing more details at the appropriate time.”

Further info on the live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie adaptation, including who will write, direct, and star in the film, weren’t announced. Keanu Reeves played Johnny Silverhand in the game, though his involvement in the film remains unconfirmed.

Cyberpunk 2077 is ripe for adaptation

The futuristic sci-fi story of Cyberpunk 2077 centers on the mercenary V. V accepts a job to steal a one-of-a-kind implant said to be the key to immortality. V is imbued with a cybernetic biochip that contains the memory and personality of legendary rock star and terrorist Johnny Silverhand. The two characters are forced to work together to save V’s life against the backdrop of Night City, a stylized and dystopian metropolis run by the powerful Arasaka Corporation.

Cyberpunk 2077 was released in 2020 after an eight-year wait in an infamously dire state. CD Projekt Red vastly improved upon the game in the following years. These updates turned the title into a fan favorite that delivered on the franchise’s original vision. Cyberpunk 2077 has sold more than 40 million copies, according to Nowakowski. The developer also released an expansion titled Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty in 2025.

CD Projekt and Japanese animation studio Trigger previously adapted the world of Cyberpunk 2077 into an animated series. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners began streaming on Netflix in 2022. A stand-alone sequel series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, is slated to premiere on Netflix on Oct. 20.

A video game sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 was announced in 2022 under the working title Project Orion. In May 2025, CD Projekt announced that the sequel, now known as Cyberpunk 2, had entered pre-production. Cyberpunk 2 does not have an announced release date.

Source: Polygon