Microsoft’s Activision is shaking up its long-running “ Call of Duty ” franchise with a break from tradition and some A-list stars.

At the conclusion of Xbox Games Showcase 2025 on Sunday, “ Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ” was unveiled as the next planned “CoD” game from Treyarch and Raven Software. With the debut of “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” just last fall, this marks the first time ever that two “Black Ops” installments have been released back to back in the life cycle of the “Call of Duty” franchise.

Variety has learned that “Black Ops 7,” which is set in 2035, more than four decades after the events of “Black Ops 6,” will star Milo Ventimiglia , Kiernan Shipka and “CoD” alum Michael Rooker as voice and its motion capture actors. Ventimiglia will play David Mason, a protagonist p

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