Sony’s hit online game franchise Helldivers is heading to the large display, and it will be pushed by the person who directed 5 out of the ten Fast & Furious films: Justin Lin.
And the undertaking has already lined up a screenwriter as effectively: Gary Dauberman, a author whose expertise consists of the It films and the Annabelle movies.
In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, Lin will produce the film by his Excellent Storm Leisure firm. The story additionally notes that Lin used his inexperience as a gamer as a method to pitch Sony on a take that can “discover the humanity within the characters and weave well timed themes into the story, whereas constructing out a world and mythology.”
Lin has been credited with reviving the Fast & Furious movies with The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Whereas that film was a hit, he led the franchise to even larger hits with Fast & Furious, Fast 5, Fast & Furious 6, and F9: The Fast Saga. Lin’s lone sci-fi movie was 2016’s Star Trek Past. Lin can also be signed to adapt the One-Punch Man manga and anime as a film.
The primary Helldivers sport debuted in 2015, however its sequel, Helldivers 2, has confirmed to be much more profitable throughout consoles and PC. The sport casts gamers Helldivers, an elite group of troopers who attempt to guard Tremendous Earth from enemy factions together with Bugs, Cyborgs, and Illuminate. It is confirmed to be successful on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC.
Sony’s PlayStation Productions banner has had success on the large display with Uncharted, the movie adaptation of Naughty Canine’s action-adventure collection. The corporate can also be producing The Legend of Zelda film along side Nintendo. On tv, Sony’s The Final of Us and Twisted Metallic have each been renewed by HBO and Peacock, respectively.