CD Projekt RED does not want the movie adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077 that’s in the works at Paramount Pictures to be directly based on the events of the game.
The game is set in the fictional dystopian Night City ruled by a corrupt megacorporation, where you play as a character who goes by the name of V, who finds the consciousness of Johnny Silverhand, played by the legendary Keanu Reeves, stored in their body and it begins to take over.
Details on what Paramount Pictures has planned for the Cyberpunk film are yet to be revealed, but if CD Projekt RED’s comments are anything to go by, fans could be in for an entirely different Cyberpunk experience when it hits the big screen.
The Cyberpunk Movie Could Take on a Whole New Look
Speaking to PAP Biznes, Michał Nowakowski, joint CEO of CD Projekt RED, revealed that the studio "can only say that we definitely don't want to make a film adaptation of the game. We want to tell a story in the world of Cyberpunk, but it won't be a one-to-one game story."
Expanding the Cyberpunk IP into a movie that deviates from the game’s story draws...
