Helldivers movie director may not be a gamer, but Arrowhead boss says he trusts Justin Lin because he "did a great job on the Star Trek movie"

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Helldivers movie director may not be a gamer, but Arrowhead boss says he trusts Justin Lin because he "did a great job on the Star Trek movie" News By Molly Edwards published 3 December 2025

Shams Jorjani trusts Justin Lin

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The Helldivers movie is making progress almost a year after being announced, but there is one thing that's already troubling fans.

Director Justin Lin, who has previously helmed multiple Fast and Furious movies as well as Star Trek Beyond, is said to be "not a gamer," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Naturally, this has some fans concerned – but Arrowhead boss Shams Jorjani isn't worried.

On Discord, after a fan asked Jorjani if he could "make sure the director plays the game at least once" or watches gameplay, Jorjani responded: "I trust Justin. He did a great job on the Star Trek movie." That's not his only message of support, either, with Jorjani also urging: "Let Justin Lin work his magic."

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Per THR, Lin "aims to find the humanity in the characters and weave timely themes into the story, while building out a world and mythology." That might sound a bit different to what you're expecting, but, as Jorjani says, we'll have to trust Lin's vision.

Jorjani has previously given a tongue-in-cheek response to fancasting, too. "We're all hoping for as many A-list actors as possible," he said after being asked about players fancasting Chris Pratt for the film. "As long as they all get killed violently immediately."

The movie is being penned by IT and Annabelle scribe Gary Dauberman, and Sony is the studio.

The Helldivers movie doesn't yet have a release date. While you wait, check out our guide to all the upcoming video game movies for everything else that's in store.

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I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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