Jason Momoa is now not hooked up to star in filmmaker Justin Lin‘s film adaptation of the Helldivers online game property, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Lin’s function model continues to be shifting ahead at Sony Photos, with Gary Dauberman (It, Till Daybreak) having penned the script. Helldivers is ready for theatrical launch on Nov. 10, 2027.
Hailing from PlayStation Productions, the Helldivers film adapts the 2015 sport and its sequel which have collectively offered greater than 12 million items. The gaming property facilities on Helldivers, a squad of elite troopers who should defend Tremendous Earth from an alien assault.
The studio teased the movie throughout its CinemaCon presentation earlier this 12 months after first saying the challenge finally 12 months’s CES. Arrowhead Sport Studios is behind the taking pictures sport that was first launched in March 2015.
THR reported in February that Momoa was set to star in the film. Lin, Hutch Parker and Asad Qizilbash function producers on the film.
Momoa has quite a lot of options set to hit the massive display screen this 12 months, together with his flip as DC Comics mainstay Lobo reverse Milly Alcock in Warner Bros.’ Supergirl, set for theatrical launch June 26. The actor, who not too long ago led this 12 months’s action-comedy movie The Wrecking Crew, could be seen later this 12 months in Avenue Fighter and Dune: Half Three. His options scheduled for launch in 2027 embody A Minecraft Film Squared and Animal Friends alongside Ryan Reynolds.
Recognized for helming a number of titles within the Quick & Livid franchise, Lin most not too long ago directed 2025’s Final Days.
Deadline was first to report on Momoa’s departure.
