Jason Momoa arriving for the Amazon Upfront on May 13th, 2025. Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Amazon.
Preview:
- Jason Momoa will lead the cast of a ‘Helldivers’ adaptation.
- It’ll bring the PlayStation game series to screens.
- Justin Lin is on board to direct.
Having appeared in one of the biggest box office hits of 2025 thanks to ‘A Minecraft Movie’ –– which was adapted from a video game title –– Jason Momoa is hoping to repeat the trick with a new movie based on video gaming, this time PlayStation favorite ‘Helldivers.’
Release Date: Nov 10, 2027
Justin Lin, who knows a thing or two about action after working on several ‘Fast & Furious’ movies, is in the director’s chair.
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What’s the story of ‘Helldivers’?
Jason Momoa star in ‘The Wrecking Crew’. Credit: Courtesy of Prime. Copyright: © Amazon Content Services LLC.
While the movie’s storyline has yet to be confirmed, the basic story of the game (released in 2015 by Arrowhead Game Studios), sees an elite unit of soldiers — known as Helldivers — who battle alien creatures that are threatening to destroy the fictional planet of Super Earth.
A follow-up game landed in 2024.
When will the ‘Helldivers’ movie be on screens?
While backers Sony are clearly upbeat about this one, there is no release date on the books yet.
Jason Momoa as Garrett in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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