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Four months after being first linked, “Aquaman” and “Dune” star Jason Momoa has exited Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ “Helldivers” film adaptation based on the best-selling video game franchise.
Reasoning for the departure is unknown, but the project is said to be very much still alive, and Sony is currently searching for a new star to take on the lead role.
Justin Lin will direct the film and produce along with Hutch Parker, Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan. “IT” and “Salem’s Lot” scribe Gary Dauberman is penning the script.
Set in the 22nd century, the game’s story follows a force of shock troops dispatched to combat various threats to humanity and to uphold fascist Super Earth’s managed democracy.
That involves a lot of battles against alien robots called Automatons and giant bugs called Terminids, both seeking revenge following their defeat a century ago in the First Galactic War.
The first game was released in 2015 to acclaim, but it was the sequel in 2024 that really took off. That became the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game of all time with an incredible 12 million copies sold in just 12 weeks.
It remains one of the very few recent success stories in the live service game space, and the only one in that space from PlayStation following multiple failed attempts.
“Helldivers” is expected to hit cinemas on November 10th 2027. Momoa will next be seen in “Supergirl” opening later this month.
Source: Deadline
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