The ‘Helldivers’ Movie Has a Director and the Choice Makes Perfect Sense

we knew a hell diver The film was in the works – and the game’s developers were (jokingly, somewhat) hoping to attract A-list actors to meet gruesome fates as part of the story’s space marines-battle-aliens action. Well, there’s now an A-list director attached who can help make those dreams come true, and his appointment shows us just how serious Sony and PlayStation are about their work. starship troopers The heir apparent: It’s Justin Lin, who made five (almost six) fast and furious Movies.

High risk action? Lynn can handle it. Stylish violence? check. Outer-space stuff? In fact, he also directed star trek beyondAnd if you want a director capable of whipping up a cast made up of big-name talent, Lin has plenty of experience doing so from those two franchises,

Lin’s most recent film, this year’s independent drama in the last few dayswas a departure from his Hollywood trajectory, so hell diver This signals that he is moving back into big-budget action-movie territory.

News of Lynn’s involvement hell diver It was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, which said he would also produce. The screenplay is by horror veteran Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, The Nun, It Chapter Two) Who also wrote this year’s horror video game adaptation till dawn,

According to THR, “Lin is not a gamer and leans into it as a force to be reckoned with when he offers his take on the material, insiders said. His goal is to find humanity in the characters and weave topical themes into the story while building a world and mythology. There are plenty of details waiting to be added, something that’s compelling to the filmmaker.”

The trade also states that Lynn is linked to one punch man The manga adaptation, as well as the Keanu Reeves comic adaptation BrzrkrNo word yet on what order, or when, the busy filmmaker will make these projects hell diver Can be expected in theatres.

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