Sony Announces ‘Helldivers,’ & ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ Are Getting Theatrical Releases
Written by djfrosty on January 8, 2025
Source: Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment / Helldivers 2
Sony is all in on Hollywood and announced several projects based on its popular video game IP are on the way.
Building on the success of its hit HBO series, The Last of Us, and other movies, Sony announced at CES that film cameras would continue to roll as the company builds a strong portfolio of titles at PlayStation Productions.
During its CES presentation, Sony announced that popular PlayStation games, Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers, will get film adaptations while Ghosts of Tsushima will be developed into an anime.
Guerilla Games Horizon Zero Dawn has become one of PlayStation’s most popular IPs, spawning a sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, a PSVR2 title, Horizon Call of The Mountain, and most recently, LEGO Horizon Adventures.
Horizon Zero Dawn was initially supposed to be an animated series for Netflix, but the studio eventually scrapped it, and we now know why.
Helldivers II has become one of the biggest titles to launch on the PlayStation console in 2024 and continues to be a hit with fans as new content continues to be added to the live-service game. So it makes all the sense to drop a Helldivers movie, even though it will be a complete rip of the cult classic film Starship Troopers, which the game is an adaptation of.
Both Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers have no release dates.
Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima will be adapted into an anime series called Legends that will live on Crunchyroll and will be made by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba studio, Aniplex. It is set to release in 2027.
PlayStation Productions Lineup Is Strong
Horizon Zero Dawn, Helldivers, and Ghosts of Tsushima: Legends join God of War, which is coming to Prime Video. Twisted Metal, starring Anthony Mackie on Peacock, is in its second season. Box office hits include Uncharted, based on the Naughty Dog video game franchise, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, and Gran Turismo, starring David Harbour.
We will be seated for every single project.