‘Hateful Eight’ Producer Stacey Sher Named Co-President of Activision Blizzard Studios

Longtime filmmaker will adapt content like “Call of Duty” for film and TV with former Disney exec Nick van Dyk

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Producer Stacey Sher attends the 6th Annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Party hosted by Perrier Jouet, MAC Cosmetics and MaxMara at Fig & Olive on February 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for WIF)
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Veteran movie producer Stacey Sher has been named co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios.

The Oscar nominee for “Erin Brockovich” and “Django Unchained” joins former Disney executive Nick Van Dyk to oversee the adaptation of the video gameย company’s popular titles like “Call of Duty” for film and television.

In an interview with TheWrap, Van Dyk and Sher confirmed that “Call of Duty” is the first game they are planning to develop as a feature film.

“We also have to extend these franchises to new audiences,” said Sher, whose credits include Quentin Tarantino‘s “The Hateful Eight,”ย Steven Soderbergh‘s “Erin Brockovich” and “Matilda.”

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