Honestly, if you want “managed democracy” to succeed across the galaxy, you’re going to have to accept there will be a few intergalactic speed bumps along the way. This is one of those occasions. Sony and PlayStation Productions have been steadily building out their gaming-to-screen empire but their latest big gamble has just been hit with a big setback.
Jason Momoa has exited Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ upcoming Helldivers movie, which is being directed by Justin Lin. The reason for Momoa’s departure is currently unknown, as per Deadline, but the project is still very much alive, with Sony now searching for a new star. Helldivers is still expected to hit theaters on November 10, 2027.
However, this might be an opportunity for Sony to re-examine what a Helldivers movie should actually be, because the idea of it having one single star instead of a cavalcade of stars who replace each other with every hilariously gory and painful death almost misses the point. Official plot details are under wraps just now, but it shouldn’t be too tough to figure out where it’ll go.
The original Helldivers game launched in 2015 as a cooperative shooter, putting players in the role of elite soldiers fighting to protect Super Earth from the enemies of mankind. Helldivers 2 expanded that world enormously, sending players into an explosive intergalactic war as soldiers spreading peace, liberty, and Managed Democracy. With, you know, missiles, space lasers, hellfire from the skies, the usual ways you “liberate” places.
The movie is being produced by Hutch Parker, PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash, and Justin Lin through his Perfect Storm Entertainment banner. Lin is best known for his work on the Fast & Furious franchise, so a big budget sci-fi that’s laced with humor and knowing winks is probably right in his wheelhouse.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
The Matrix
Mad Max
Blade Runner
Dune
Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What Other Sony PlayStation Games Have Been Adapted?
Sony and PlayStation Productions have already found big success adapting games for film and television. Their previous projects include Uncharted, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, which grossed $407 million worldwide, along with Peacock’s Twisted Metal and HBO’s award-winning The Last of Us. Helldivers is the next move in that big strategy after Helldivers 2 sold more than 12 million units across PlayStation 5 and PC in its first four months after launching in 2024.
Helldivers is currently scheduled to open in theaters on November 10, 2027.
