According to new reports, the Helldivers film over at PlayStation Productions has lost its star with Jason Momoa’s exit, leaving the film to replace the actor.
The Helldivers movie was announced way back in January 2025, at the Sony CES Press Conference 2025. At the time, it appeared the company was riding the hot hand produced by Arrowhead Studios; it was basically Helldivers 2 year. Earlier in 2026, Jason Momoa signed on to star in the new film, lending his extreme physical acting ability to a film that could be chock-full of action and explosions. Today, however, has spelled a different story. Deadline has reported that Jason Momoa has exited the film, leaving PlayStation Productions to find a new face for the film, as the project is still moving forward.
Helldivers started as a top-down twin-stick shooter, where players dropped onto planets to defeat the bugs and bots threatening Super Earth and Democracy. Helldivers II put players in the third-person perspective and gave players a more hands-on feel of what it’s like to be one of the combatants for Super Earth. The sequel was incredibly popular on launch, and for each subsequent game update (according to Steam Charts), players return in droves to check out the new digs that Arrowhead Studios deploys for its players. With all of the thought and popularity the title has, a film appeared to be the next step.
But now PlayStation Productions needs to find a new star with Jason Momoa’s exit. The Helldivers film is being produced by Hutch Parker, with PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Lin through his Perfect Storm Entertainment. PlayStation Productions and Sony Pictures have joined forces before on successful films that have adapted their hit titles (Uncharted, Until Dawn, Ratchet & Clank), so although Jason Momoa has left the film, it appears to still be in good hands.
