Summary
- Arrowhead Game Studios CCO Johan Pilestedt touched on the studio's involvement in the Helldivers 2 movie adaptation, saying “We are not Hollywood people, and we don’t know what it takes to make a movie...and therefore we don’t, and shouldn’t, have final say.”
- Fans hope Arrowhead's involvement in the Helldivers 2 movie will ensure the adaptation stays loyal to the game's themes, avoiding suggestions like "gamer wakes up in Helldivers universe."
- Sony announced the Helldivers 2 movie, a Horizon Zero Dawn adaptation, and a Ghost of Tsushima animation at CES 2025.
Democracy is coming to the silver screen following the announcement of a new Helldivers 2 live-action movie from Sony, and Arrowhead Game Studios, the team behind the shooter, CCO Johan Pilestedt has clarified the team’s involvement. During CES 2025, Sony announced two other projects alongside the Helldivers 2 movie, including a Horizon Zero Dawn movie adaptation, and a Ghost of Tsushima animation.
The co-op third-person shooter Helldivers 2 launched in February 2024 and found immediate success thanks to its brutal combat against Terminids and Automatons, and its comical comradery. Looking to the future, with the shooter's success paving the way, Arrowhead is working on the next game to succeed Helldivers 2. With updates continuing throughout 2025 on Super Earth, Pilestedt said the team was open to feedback from the community to help craft the next project during the early stages of development.
Helldivers 2's Illuminate Faction is a Terrific Display of Primary Weapon Versatility
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Sony announced the Helldivers 2 movie was a collaboration between Sony Productions and Sony Pictures, but head of PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash remained tight-lipped on any further details. Since the Helldivers community is rather protective of the source material, fans have been asking if Arrowhead would be involved in the development. Pilestedt finally responded on Twitter and admitted he had been dodging this question. The CCO confirmed the studio would be involved, but stated “We are not Hollywood people, and we don’t know what it takes to make a movie.” Pilestedt continued, “And therefore we don’t, and shouldn’t, have final say.”
Helldivers 2 Dev Touches on Arrowhead's Involvement in Movie Adaptation
Helldivers fans are adamant the movie has to strike the right tone, and to achieve this, the community is keen to see Arrowhead involved as much as possible, so the script and action remain loyal to the game. One Twitter user expressed concern that producers and writers would try to make the movie “their own,” and one idea players didn’t want to see was “gamer wakes up in Helldivers universe.” Most agreed Arrowhead should have the final say on the script, theme, and aesthetic of the movie, and another fan thought it was paramount the Helldivers never take their helmets off.
While a Helldivers 2 movie sounds like an action-packed time on the silver screen, comparisons have been drawn to a pre-existing cult classic. Starship Troopers is a 1997 sci-fi action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein. The premise involves a militant branch of the Earth-based United Citizen Federation that is caught in an interstellar war with alien Arachnids, and gamers hope Helldivers 2 can set itself apart from Starship Troopers, possibly by getting rid of the common alien insects.
Helldivers 2
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- February 8, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- Engine
- bitsquid
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
