{"id":280272,"date":"2026-02-12T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280272\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:08:07","slug":"jason-momoa-to-lead-helldivers-video-game-adaptation-release-date-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280272\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Momoa to lead Helldivers video game adaptation, release date revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had previously reported that popular video game Helldivers is set to get a film adaptation. The makers have now announced that Jason Momoa will star in the action adventure movie. Directed by Justin Lin, known for his work on the Fast & Furious action movies, the upcoming feature has set a November 10, 2027 release date in theatres.<\/p>\n

The Helldivers<\/a> follow a specialised squad of elite soldiers tasked with protecting the galaxy from hostile alien forces \u2014 most commonly referred to as Bugs, Cyborgs, and the Illuminate. These enemies pose a constant threat to the fragile, propaganda-driven regime known as Super Earth. With elements like mutated spores and reanimated alien carcasses entering the mix, the franchise leans fully into its chaotic sci-fi horror roots, delivering an all-out extraterrestrial battlefield spectacle.<\/p>\n

Details regarding other cast members from the film have not been revealed yet. Sony Pictures and Playstation are backing the film. This marks the latest big-screen collaboration between the two production houses following 2022’s video game adaptation Uncharted. Starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, the film became a box office winner, earning $407 million globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We had previously reported that popular video game Helldivers is set to get a film adaptation. The makers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280273,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,107152,157063,4309,409,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-280272","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-helldivers","10":"tag-helldivers-adaptation","11":"tag-jason-momoa","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}