This week, The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> confirmed that Justin Lin is set to direct the upcoming Helldivers live-action film adaptation. Lin is best known for his work on the Fast & Furious films, and was the director of the series from 2006\u2019s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift to 2013\u2019s Fast & Furious 6. He also directed 2016\u2019s Star Trek Beyond, the final film in the modern Star Trek trilogy, and 2021\u2019s F9.<\/p>\n But it was one paragraph in THR\u2019s story that raised eyebrows within the Helldivers community:<\/p>\n Lin is not a gamer and leaned into that as a strength when pitching his take on the material, said insiders. He aims to find the humanity in the characters and weave timely themes into the story, while building out a world and mythology. There are plenty of details waiting to be drawn in, something that is compelling to the filmmaker.<\/p>\n Some fans are now worried that Lin simply won\u2019t get what Helldivers is about because he\u2019s not a gamer and, presumably, hasn\u2019t played Arrowhead\u2019s shooter. And because of that, some players believe, the Helldivers movie is at risk of missing the video game\u2019s vibe.<\/p>\n Over on the official Helldivers Discord, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani briefly addressed this concern. He first responded to one fan who asked if they could direct the Helldivers movie instead of Lin, saying<\/a>: \u201clet Justin Lin work his magic.\u201d<\/p>\n Jorjani then responded to the following question from a fan:<\/p>\n \u201cIf you guys have any sway with Sony over the movie can you make sure the director plays the game at least once or at least sees some gameplay?\u201d<\/p>\n Jorjani replied<\/a>: \u201cI trust Justin. He did a great job on the Star Trek movie.\u201d<\/p>\n Helldivers 2: Python Commandos Premium Warbond Screenshots Arrowhead will likely face this sort of concern until fans see the Helldivers movie in trailer form, or hear from Lin himself on his vision for the film. And Helldivers is not alone in this approach. Amazon\u2019s adaptation of God of War<\/a> is helmed by Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica\u2019s Ronald D. Moore, who isn\u2019t a gamer either.<\/p>\n But it is in contrast to the situation with the Elden Ring movie, which is being directed by Ex Machina and Civil War director and self-confessed Elden Ring superfan Alex Garland. In June, Garland told IGN he was on his seventh playthrough of FromSoftware’s epic fantasy RPG<\/a>, and revealed the boss he found the toughest to take down.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n