Right here’s some excellent news for folk wanting an replace on Sony’s beforehand introduced Helldivers function movie. Justin Lin, finest recognized for his work on the Fast & Furious franchise, is ready to direct the cinematic adaptation of PlayStation and Arrowhead’s massively common on-line co-op shooter.
On December 1, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Justin Lin is going to both direct and produce the Helldivers film through his Good Storm Leisure media firm. He’ll be working alongside PlayStation Productions on the live-action adaptation, which was first introduced in January 2025. The upcoming Helldivers film has a script written by Annabelle and It author Gary Dauberman.
Justin Lin is an ideal alternative for Helldivers. He has expertise engaged on big-budget motion films, having directed The Quick And Livid: Tokyo Drift, Quick & Livid 4, Quick 5, Quick & Livid 6, and F9: The Quick Saga. He additionally directed Star Trek: Past, the third and presumably final movie within the JJ Abrams-produced trendy Star Trek reboot trilogy. Whereas the Quick films may be over-the-top nonsense, the motion and visuals inside the films are top-notch notch and each is fast-paced. This resume looks like the proper match for Helldivers, particularly with a strong script that leans into the absurd space-facism of the sequence.
The Hollywood Reporter says that Lin isn’t a gamer, however used that reality to his benefit when pitching his tackle Helldivers to Sony and PlayStation. He reportedly needs to deal with the humanity within the characters and have a “well timed” story in addition to construct up what could possibly be a future franchise for the studio.
In the meantime, Sony has plenty of other PlayStation adaptations in the works, together with a God of Struggle sequence, Horizon: Zero Daybreak film variations, and a Ghost of Tsushima anime spin-off. And let’s not overlook the Final of Us sequence on HBO, which has confirmed to be a large hit for all concerned. Prepare, as a result of that is simply the beginning of Sony and different recreation studios digging into their vaults crammed with outdated IP to search out the subsequent large blockbuster.
