Helldivers Devs are hoping the film will recruit the A-List Cannon

Earlier this month, Sony revealed that it plans to produce live-action films for Horizon Zero Dawn and Divers. The latter is a cooperative shooter Space Marines Fighting aliens, and it’s not uncommon for sci-fi war movies to have big stars: you Tom CruisesAnd Chris Prats and the like. If it were up to the executives at developer Arrowhead Game Studios, said film would actually bring in some big names… and then it would get them all He dies horribly.

Arrowhead recently held a Q&A session on Divers Disagreement, and some players had questions about the movie. When asked by a player, CEO Shams Al-Jarjani said the studio “hopes to have as many high-profile actors as possible join, as long as they’re all violently killed off on the spot.” After announcing the movie… Fans Fantasy castings made a joke that included Pratt, Jack Black, and Adam Sandler as nondescript creatures or marines from the game, such as the Bile Titan. Jorjani’s comment has motivated players ever since Keep running with the jokeso stars like Sean Bean, Aaron Paul, and Dwayne Johnson have now been added to the cast mix. Do you have a star you would like to see in this movie? Tell us in the comments!

Less jokingly, Jorjani told another player that Arrowhead kept up to date with “some” player-related things. Divers film. But he and CCO Johan Pilestedt believe the studio’s involvement in the film should go further. on twitter, Billstedt We recently explained that developers “aren’t Hollywood people, and we don’t know what it takes to make a movie. So we don’t, and shouldn’t, have the final say.” How many game developers have input into the adaptation process varies: The last of us and league of legends They are highly involved in those shows, while others have relatively fewer chefs in the kitchen.

When it comes to the quality of the final product, that varies too, and there’s no hard science to determining how much creators contribute to success in the eyes of both newcomers and longtime fans. It looks like Divers The film is currently in its early stages, even if it’s Sony Go ahead With his making. But looking at this Gaming effectsIt’s like you have to He tries Incorrectly adapted.

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