According to a report by Deadline, Jason Momoa is no longer a part of Sony Pictures’ movie based on the Helldivers franchise. The movie is due to release on November 10, 2027, so the pressure is likely on as it looks to cast a new star.
Momoa’s role in the Helldivers movie was revealed in February 2026, with him joining the PlayStation Productions project alongside Fast & Furious director Justin Lin. However, in the months since, nothing new about the film has been revealed. The plot remains entirely unknown, beyond what we can assume from a movie based on a Starship Troopers-like satire of 22nd century warring factions, and no other actors have been publicly attached to the production.
The only other scrap of information we have is that Gary Dauberman, writer of this year’s Street Fighter and last year’s Until Dawn alongside the recent It movies, is penning the script. If Deadline is correct, and the site seems very confident in its reporting, the film’s producers may be wondering, like we are, how this can possibly be ready for next year. However, the outlet also states “The project is still very much alive. Sony is currently searching for a new star.”
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Whoever is eventually cast, this will remain a movie that’ll be extremely special effects-driven, what with the need to create massive, intergalactic battles against giant alien bugs, war-driven Automatons created by the Cyborgs, and indeed the futuristic forces of Super Earth. If the movie’s not even cast, it’s going to be quite the reach to expect SFX houses to turn around that sort of footage in time for a November 2027 release. Unless, I guess, that’s all being done in advance with the next chosen actor simply being cut-and-paste into the action?
Aside from timing, it also remains to be seen how brave Sony is willing to be with the plot. While there are plenty who fail to grasp that they’re playing baddies in Helldivers 2, just as there was a frightening proportion of Starship Troopers‘ audience who didn’t realize the scale at which the film was scathingly satirizing them, there’s always the fear that a movie could entirely miss the point.
I’m not convinced the very likable Momoa was the right choice, given all this, but Sony and PlayStation Productions obviously want to go with someone bankable to try to repeat the financial success of the Tom Holland-led Uncharted. It’ll be interesting to see how this will all come together, but I’ll eat my own leg if it releases in November next year.
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