The tone and storyline of "Helldivers 2" are heavily inspired by the 1997 Paul Verhoeven movie "Starship Troopers". Humanity now lives under a "managed democracy" aka fascism in disguise, and there is a heavy coating of political satire draped over the whole thing.

"We are excited to announce we are working with Sony Pictures on developing a film adaptation of our amazingly popular PlayStation game Helldivers 2," said Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions,

Sony announced at CES that film cameras would continue to roll as the company builds a strong portfolio of titles at PlayStation Productions.