In an Investor Day presentation leading up to BlizzCon today, Activision Blizzard announced Activision Blizzard Studios, a new division of the company focused on creating original films and TV shows.

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The first film project announced for the studio is “a robust cinematic universe” based on the Call of Duty franchise, planned to include “a series of Call of Duty feature films as well as the possibility of television adaptations.” No timing or additional information was revealed. The first release is expected in 2018 or 2019.An animated Skylanders television series is also in the works, titled Skylanders Academy. The show is currently in production (though no network has been announced yet) with Futurama writer Eric Rogers serving as showrunner.Skylanders Academy will star Justin Long as Spyro, Ashley Tisdale as Stealth Elf, Jonathan Banks as Eruptor, and Norm Macdonald as Glumshanks. Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz will also join the cast.Former Disney executive Nick van Dyk will be co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios, “alongside a top creative executive who will be announced soon,” according to Activision.The announcement of Activision Blizzard Studios comes on the heels of a busy few weeks for the company, joining the recent announcement of an esports division , the acquisition of Candy Crush studio King , today’s launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops III , and the beginning of BlizzCon later today.For all the news from BlizzCon, keep an eye on IGN's BlizzCon 2015 hub

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