Jason Momoa Will Be a Starship Trooper in Sony’s ‘Helldivers’ Movie

It looks like the developers of hell diver His wish to see A-list talent in the big screen adaptation of the game is coming true: Jason Momoa has just signed on to the film. We learned in December that Justin Lin, a fast and furious Veteran of the franchise will come forward to direct starship troopers-Influenced film.

hell diver Sony Pictures and PlayStation’s latest collaboration is due out in 2022 unresolvedwith Horizon: Zero Dawn among other titles in his future work list. The companies have also found success on TV with HBO the last of us and peacock twisted Metal series.

According to a press release from Sony, “PlayStation’s hell diver When the game first came out in 2015, it received critical acclaim and spawned a sequel, helldivers 2, More than 12 million units were sold on PS5 and PC in the first four months after its launch in 2024. The game recently expanded to Xbox and is doing very well. hell diver 2 A hugely popular game based on teamwork, camaraderie, humor and exciting action. The story focuses on an elite unit of soldiers – known as the Helldivers – who must fight alien creatures threatening to destroy the fictional planet of Super Earth.

Momoa, himself fast and furious Star seems to be a solid choice for the title hell diverWhich is based not only on their action-movie authenticity – you can 100% picture them saving Super Earth from disgusting and relentless aliens – but also on their success with video game adaptations. lest we Forget, a minecraft movie It was the top film of 2025 at the domestic box office and came in at number five worldwide.

hell diver They may be a long way from any Chicken Jockey Theater antics, but we can assume that Momoa, whoever is in it Street Fighter The adaptation, coming later this year, is supposed to work smoothly and intelligently in any hypothetical environment. To this end, he is also playing the role of Lobo in super girl The film is arriving this summer – expanding his DC presence far beyond Aquaman – and will see him without his signature beard this winter Dune: Part Three.

hell diver Expected to arrive on November 10, 2027. Are you excited to see Momoa take the lead?

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