Fast & Furious director Justin Lin will direct a movie adaptation of the favored online game franchise Helldivers, Leisure Weekly has realized.

Launched in 2015, the primary Helldivers spawned a sequel launched final 12 months. The sport is concerning the Helldivers — an elite unit of troopers — compelled to defeat aliens as they try to overcome what's often known as Tremendous Earth.

The script for the movie is ready to be written by Gary Dauberman, who wrote horror movies It and Annabelle.

Get your each day dose of leisure information, superstar updates, and what to look at with our EW Dispatch publication.

Producers will embrace Hutch Parker, PlayStation Productions' Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan, in addition to Lin, through his Good Storm Leisure.

'Fast & Furious' movies in order: A complete guide to the heart-racing franchise (and its spinoff) 'Fast X' ending explained: All about that cliffhanger, the post-credits reveal, and how it all sets up the next installment

EW has reached out to reps for Lin.

Lin is "not a gamer" and "leaned into that as a power when pitching his tackle the fabric," insiders advised The Hollywood Reporter, which was the primary to report the information.

"He goals to search out the humanity within the characters and weave well timed themes into the story, whereas constructing out a world and mythology," the outlet stated.

Lin's earlier directing credit embrace entries into the blockbuster car-racing franchise, together with 2006's The Quick and the Livid: Tokyo Drift; 2009's Quick & Livid; 2011's Quick 5; 2013's Quick & Livid 6; and 2021's F9: The Quick Saga.

He was additionally behind the digicam on the movies Star Trek Past (2016) and Annapolis (2006), in addition to TV episodes of True Detective, Group, and the Magnum P.I. reboot.

Lin famously stepped away from his place helming the 2023 film Quick X, days into manufacturing.

"With the assist of Common, I’ve made the tough choice to step again as director of Quick X, whereas remaining with the mission as a producer," Lin stated on the time. "Over 10 years and 5 movies, we have now been in a position to shoot the very best actors, the very best stunts, and the very best rattling automobile chases. On a private notice, because the baby of Asian immigrants, I’m happy with serving to to construct probably the most various franchise in film historical past. I’ll without end be grateful to the superb solid, crew, and studio for his or her assist, and for welcoming me into the Quick household."

Deadline reported that Lin's departure was because of inventive variations.

Shut