{"id":724328,"date":"2026-06-09T03:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T03:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/724328\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T03:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T03:06:10","slug":"jason-momoa-exits-helldivers-movie-being-directed-by-justin-lin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/724328\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Momoa Exits &#8216;Helldivers&#8217; Movie Being Directed By Justin Lin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jason-momoa\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jason-momoa\" data-tag=\"jason-momoa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Momoa<\/a> is departing <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/playstation-productions\/\" id=\"auto-tag_playstation-productions\" data-tag=\"playstation-productions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation Productions<\/a> and\u00a0Sony\u00a0Pictures\u2019 film adaptation of\u00a0Helldivers,\u00a0based on Arrowhead Game Studios\u2019 video game franchise, from director Justin Lin. The reason for his departure is unknown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/jason-momoa-helldivers-release-date-1236715868\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236715868\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The project<\/a> is still very much alive. Sony is currently searching for a new star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDetails regarding the plot of the film are under wraps. Helldivers is expected to hit theaters on November 10, 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHelldivers is a cooperative, twin-stick shooter\u00a0game that debuted in 2015. As part of the elite unit called the Helldivers, players must work together to protect Super Earth and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn Helldivers 2, gamers step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.\u00a0The sequel sold more than 12 million units across PlayStation 5 and PC in the first four months after its 2024 launch. The game recently expanded to Xbox and continues to perform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHutch Parker is producing the film with PlayStation Productions\u2019 Asad Qizilbash and Lin through his Perfect Storm Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/sony-pictures\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sony-pictures\" data-tag=\"sony-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sony Pictures<\/a> and PlayStation Productions previously worked together on\u00a0Uncharted,\u00a0starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, which earned $407 million globally and is one of the 10 highest-grossing video game adaptations globally;\u00a0Peacock\u2019s hit series\u00a0Twisted Metal; and the award-winning\u00a0The Last of Us\u00a0for HBO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that Jason Momoa is departing PlayStation Productions and\u00a0Sony\u00a0Pictures\u2019 film adaptation of\u00a0Helldivers,\u00a0based on Arrowhead&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,75,868,337,261568,989,1355],"class_list":["post-724328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-jason-momoa","tag-movies","tag-playstation-productions","tag-sony-pictures","tag-the-dish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}