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It was just a few months ago that Jason Momoa was announced as the headline star of the upcoming Helldivers film, [https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/jason-momoa-and-fast-and-furious-director-justin-lin-are-teaming-up-to-make-a-helldivers-movie/] but it seems that plans have changed. A Deadline [https://deadline.com/2026/06/jason-momoa-helldivers-exits-1236950906/] report, later confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/helldivers-jason-momoa-justin-lin-sony-1236616917/], says Momoa is now out.

The reason for Momoa's departure isn't currently known, although both sites confirmed that the project is still moving ahead, with Fast & Furious director Justin Lin at the helm. Still, the loss of Momoa is a big blow: To me he'll always be Ronon Dex, the hunka hunka burning Satedan renegade and sad-eyed wife guy of Stargate Atlantis, but in the years since then he's become one of the biggest big-screen draws in the business.

Momoa isn't hurting for work: He's appearing as Blanka in the Street Fighter film [https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/the-street-fighter-movie-trailer-is-here-and-it-looks-like-fun-but-good-luck-spotting-jason-momoa-in-it/] coming in October (which looks surprisingly fun) and will reprise his Minecraft movie role in the upcoming sequel, A...