Jason Momoa Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Jason Momoa has nabbed the leading role in Helldivers, Justin Lin's video game adaptation for Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions and based on the popular video game franchise from Arrowhead Game Studios. Sony Pictures has also set a Nov. 10, 2027 theatrical release for the feature adaptation. The project is based on a video game that launched in 2015 and the sequel, Helldivers 2, sold over 12 million units and centers on an elite unit of soldiers-known as Helldivers- who must battle alien creatures threatening to destroy the fictional planet of Super Earth. Related Stories Movies 'The Wrecking Crew' Review: Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa Get the Job Done in Fun, Forgettable Action-Comedy Trifle Movies Jameela Jamil Defends Her Feminist Views After Calling Blake Lively a "Villain" in Unsealed Texts Gary Dauberman, the scribe behind the hit It and Annabelle horror movies, wrote the initial script for the project, which then caught the attention of Lin, who is best known for his work on the Fast and Furious action movies. Hutch Parker, Asad Qizilbash and Lin are producing the video game movie. Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions previously worked together on Uncharted, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, which earned $407 million globally and is one of the top ten highest grossing video game adaptation globally. PlayStation Productions is also a producer on Peacock's hit series Twisted Metal and HBO's award winning The Last of Us. Momoa is also starring in Warner Bros./Legendary's A Minecraft Movie, alongside Jack Black and Danielle Brooks, and recently starred in Amazon MGM Studios' The Wrecking Crew, directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, alongside Dave Bautista and Morena Baccarin. His upcoming movie credits include DC's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, wherein he plays the intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo; starring opposite Ryan Reynolds in Legendary/Warner Bros.' Animal Friends, a live-action/animated adventure; and playing Blanka in Legendary's Street Fighter. On top of that, he is reprising his role as Duncan Idaho in Dune: Part Three. Momoa is repped by WME. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Hollywood Flashback Catherine O'Hara Became a Mock Doc Muse While 'Waiting for Guffman' international Harper Steele on Why Trans-Masc Doc 'What Will I Become?' Opened Her Eyes: "I Hadn't Really Thought About That Side of It" technology Janet Yang Calls for "Basic Principles" When It Comes to Hollywood's Use of AI Nick Nolte 'Crime 101' Review: Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo Headline a Lavishly Crafted Thriller That's Less Than the Sum of Its Polished Parts international Berlin Competition: Ilker Catak on 'Yellow Letters' and Why Artists Must Show Spine international Timing Is Everything: Berlin's Market Opens With Full Pockets, Big Packages and New Buyers Hollywood Flashback Catherine O'Hara Became a Mock Doc Muse While 'Waiting for Guffman' international Harper Steele on Why Trans-Masc Doc 'What Will I Become?' Opened Her Eyes: "I Hadn't Really Thought About That Side of It" technology Janet Yang Calls for "Basic Principles" When It Comes to Hollywood's Use of AI Nick Nolte 'Crime 101' Review: Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo Headline a Lavishly Crafted Thriller That's Less Than the Sum of Its Polished Parts international Berlin Competition: Ilker Catak on 'Yellow Letters' and Why Artists Must Show Spine international Timing Is Everything: Berlin's Market Opens With Full Pockets, Big Packages and New Buyers