We knew a Helldivers movie was in the works—and that the game’s developers were ( jokingly, sorta ) hoping to attract A-list actors to meet grisly fates as part of the story’s space marines-fighting-aliens action. Well, now there’s an A-list director attached who could help make those dreams come true, and his hiring lets us know just how serious Sony and PlayStation are about their Starship Troopers heir apparent : it’s Justin Lin, who made five ( almost six ) Fast & Furious movies.

High-stakes action? Lin can handle that. Stylish violence? Check. Outer-space stuff? Indeed, he also directed Star Trek Beyond . And if you want a director able to wrangle ensemble casts made up of big-name talent, Lin has quite a bit of experience doing that just from those two franchises.

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