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Alan Ritchson is the new lead of Justin Lin’s ‘Helldivers’ after Jason Momoa exited the project. Filming will take place in Sydney, Australia, starting in February 2027. Justin Lin will direct the movie, based on a script by Gary Dauberman. ‘Helldivers’ will be released in theaters on June 9, 2028.
‘Helldivers’ is a shooter video game developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and released in 2015. The dystopian universe of Helldivers has humanity ruled by a “managed democracy”, an alteration of contemporary democracy in which election outcomes are more predictable. The pseudo-democracy has become more than a way of electing a government; it has become a creed by which the inhabitants of Super Earth fight for, without fully acknowledging what it means. Super Earth, the fictional futuristic Earth, is beset on all sides by three hostile enemy races (the Bugs, the Cyborgs, and the Illuminates) that, according to the government, need to be subdued in one way or another. And while the Helldivers are a pure combat unit, they are often tasked with retrieving technology, activating oil pumps, or other activities deemed important by the government to preserve freedom and Super Earth’s way of life.
Alan Ritchson, the star of Prime Video’s ‘Reacher,’ was recently seen in character in ‘Neagley,’ a spin-off of ‘Reacher’ and in Season 4 of ‘Reacher’ itself, which premiered in August this year. While ‘Neagley’ has been renewed for Season 2, ‘Reacher’ has been renewed for Season 6, with Season 5 arriving in January 2027. As far as movies are concerned, we saw Ritchson in Scott Waugh’s action comedy ‘Runner,’ alongside Owen Wilson, and in the Netflix sci-fi flick ‘War Machine.’ Next up for the actor is Adam Shankman’s Christmas action comedy ‘The Man with the Bag,’ co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa. It will drop on Prime Video on December 2, 2026.
Justin Lin is best known for directing several ‘Fast & Furious’ movies, including ‘F9: The Fast Saga,’ ‘Fast & Furious 6,’ ‘Fast Five,’ ‘Fast & Furious,’ and ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.’ His other directorial credits include ‘Star Trek Beyond’ and several episodes of ‘Scorpion,’ ‘The Endgame,’ ‘Magnum P.I.,’ and ‘S.W.A.T.’
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