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  "id": 8279107,
  "title": "Alan Ritchson In Talks To Star In Sony’s Adaptation Of ‘Helldivers’ From Director Justin Lin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/alan-ritchson-in-talks-to-star-in-sonys-adaptation-of-helldivers-from",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/alan-ritchson-helldivers-justin-lin-1237107610/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Following the exit of Jason Momoa, Sony Pictures and Justin Lin have moved fast to find his replacement for their feature adaptation of Helldivers. Sources tell Deadline that Alan Ritchson is in talks to star in the film based on Arrowhead Game Studios’ video game franchise, with Lin still on board to direct. Sony had […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Alan Ritchson in Talks to Star in Sony’s ‘Helldivers’ Video Game Adaptation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/alan-ritchson-in-talks-to-star-in-sonys-helldivers-video-game",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Alan Ritchson in Talks to Join Sony’s ‘Helldivers’ Adaptation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/alan-ritchson-in-talks-to-join-sonys-helldivers-adaptation",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Alan Ritchson in talks to take over big-guy role in Helldivers after Jason Momoa exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/alan-ritchson-in-talks-to-take-over-big-guy-role-in-helldivers-after",
        "published": "2026-09-18T18:29:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Reacher star Alan Ritchson is in talks to replace Jason Momoa on the Helldivers movie",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/reacher-star-alan-ritchson-is-in-talks-to-replace-jason-momoa-on-the",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:44:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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