Right here’s some excellent news for people wanting an replace on Sony’s beforehand introduced Helldivers characteristic movie. Justin Lin, finest identified for his work on the Quick & Livid franchise, is ready to direct the cinematic adaptation of PlayStation and Arrowhead’s massively in style on-line co-op shooter.
On December 1, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Justin Lin goes to each direct and produce the Helldivers film through his Excellent 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 selection 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 fashionable Star Trek reboot trilogy. Whereas the Quick films will be over-the-top nonsense, the motion and visuals inside the films are top-notch notch and each is fast-paced. This resume appears 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 truth to his benefit when pitching his tackle Helldivers to Sony and PlayStation. He reportedly desires 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 loads of different PlayStation variations within 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 neglect the Final of Us sequence on HBO, which has confirmed to be an enormous 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result of that is simply the beginning of Sony and different recreation studios digging into their vaults crammed with outdated IP to seek out the following large blockbuster.
