{"rewrite":{"id":"r_85f5ade71deb4a9018c10296","clusterId":"c_a2f8393c9c675fcf3a349ad7","slug":"cd-projekt-red-co-ceo-says-cyberpunk-2077-film-will-not-adapt-the-game-as-is","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"CD Projekt Red Co-CEO Says Cyberpunk 2077 Film Will Not Adapt The Game As-Is","summary":"CD PROJEKT RED co-CEO Michal Nowakowski told the outlet Biznes PAP that the live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film will not be a one-to-one adaptation of the game. He said the studio wants to tell a story set in the Cyberpunk world instead. Paramount Pictures is producing the film, with CD PROJEKT RED also involved. No release timing has been announced.","whyItMatters":"CDPR is signaling the film will be its own story rather than a direct retelling, the same approach the franchise used with the Edgerunners anime, so the movie's cast and plot remain undecided.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNowakowski addressed the project in an interview with Biznes PAP, after Paramount Pictures was reported to be moving forward with a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film. He also acknowledged that report on his own X account. His comments leave the film\u0026#39;s shape open: it could follow V and Johnny Silverhand with major changes for the screen, or it could build around different characters, as the anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners did. Paramount produces, and CD PROJEKT RED is involved in production. Release timing is not known.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nowakowski's framing puts the burden on the script: a Cyberpunk story that isn't the game's story still has to satisfy players who know Night City's beats by heart. Paramount's film answers to that audience first.","twitterPost":"Nowakowski says the Cyberpunk 2077 film is a story set in the world, not the game's plot. That leaves the script to satisfy players who already know every beat.","threadsPost":"CD Projekt Red co-CEO Michal Nowakowski rules out a one-to-one adaptation of the game, so the film has to build a new story in Night City rather than retell V's. Paramount Pictures and CD Projekt Red are both involved, and no release timing exists yet.","newsletterBlurb":"CD PROJEKT RED co-CEO Michal Nowakowski told Biznes PAP that the live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film will not adapt the game as-is, saying the aim is a story set in the Cyberpunk world. Paramount Pictures produces the film, with CD PROJEKT RED also involved. No release timing has been given.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/17/173727.html\",\"title\":\"Live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film will not be \\\"exactly the same content\\\" as the game; CEO reveals to overseas media\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4715,"outputTokens":553,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792195635,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T00:01:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T00:06:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T00:06:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a2f8393c9c675fcf3a349ad7","canonicalTitle":"実写映画『サイバーパンク2077』は“ゲームと全く同じ内容”にはしない。CEOが海外メディアに明かす","representativeArticleId":"a_229b7396a953960f1bc0ef6b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cyberpunk 2077\"],\"studios\":[\"CD Projekt Red\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T21:30:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T21:30:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T00:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/17/173727.html","title":"実写映画『サイバーパンク2077』は“ゲームと全く同じ内容”にはしない。CEOが海外メディアに明かす"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cyberpunk 2077"],"studios":["CD Projekt Red"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}