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Justin Lin To Direct Helldivers Movie Adaptation

2025-12-01 23:03
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Justin Lin To Direct Helldivers Movie Adaptation

Sony's adaptation of one of their best-selling video games of all time is quickly moving ahead with Fast & Furious vet Justin Lin set to direct.

Fast & Furious Director Tapped For Adaptation Of Sony’s Fastest-Selling Video Game Of All Time A masked Helldiver wielding the new grenade launcher introduced in the Servants of Freedom Warbond A masked Helldiver wielding the new grenade launcher introduced in the Servants of Freedom Warbond 4 By  Grant Hermanns Published 21 minutes ago Grant Hermanns is a TV News Editor, Interview Host and Reviewer for ScreenRant, having joined the team in early 2021. He got his start in the industry with Moviepilot, followed by working at ComingSoon.net. When not indulging in his love of film/TV, Grant is making his way through his gaming backlog and exploring the world of Dungeons & Dragons with friends. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

While Arrowhead Games continues to look for new ways to innovate the source franchise, Sony's Helldivers adaptation is getting closer to taking off.

As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Lin has been tapped to direct the Helldivers movie adaptation. Line, well-known for his tenure in the Fast and Furious franchise, is also set to produce the adaptation, penned by IT and Until Dawn scribe Gary Dauberman, through his Perfect Storm Entertainment banner. At the time of writing, there is no word on the movie's production schedule.

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Helldivers 2

10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Like Follow Followed Third-Person Shooter Extraction Shooter Action Science Fiction Systems PC-1 Placeholder Image OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 83/100 Critics Rec: 91% Released February 8, 2024 ESRB Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact Developer(s) Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing Engine bitsquid helldivers-2-press-image-1.jpg 6 Images helldivers-2-press-image-1.jpghelldivers-2-press-image-2.jpghelldivers-2-press-image-3.jpghelldivers-2-press-image-4.jpghelldivers-2-press-image-5.jpghelldivers-2-press-image-6.jpgClose

Helldivers II is the follow-up to the 2015 multiplayer top-down single-player/co-op shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios. The sequel, which has shifted gears to a third-person shooter format, drops players into the boots of elite super-soldiers who fight to protect Super Earth from invading alien forces while taking the fight to those who threaten the "democracy of Super Earth."

Multiplayer Online Co-Op Cross-Platform Play All platforms Prequel(s) Helldivers Franchise Helldivers Number of Players 1-4 players (online) Steam Deck Compatibility Playable PC Release Date February 8, 2024 Xbox Series X|S Release Date August 26, 2025 PS5 Release Date February 8, 2024 Platform(s) PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC Genre(s) Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction How Long To Beat 70 hours X|S Optimized Yes File Size Xbox Series 25.96 GB Metascore 83 Platforms That Support Crossplay PC & PS5 PS Plus Availability N/A OpenCritic Rating Strong Powered by Game Rant logo Expand Collapse This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Follow Followed Like Share Facebook X WhatsApp Threads Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Copy link Email Close Thread Sign in to your ScreenRant account

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