Starship Troopers Reboot
Closer to original story? In
By director of District 9? Super in
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Neill Blomkamp is doing his part. The “District 9” and “Chappie” filmmaker is attached to write and direct a new film adaptation of “
Starship Troopers,” the 1959 sci-fi novel by Robert A. Heinlein that was last memorably brought to theaters in 1997 by director Paul Verhoeven. The new project comes from
Sony‘s
Columbia Pictures.
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While exact plot details remain closely guarded, the new “Starship Troopers” is said to draw inspiration from Heinlein’s original military story, rather than pulling from the fascist send-up that characterized Verhoeven’s satirical adaptation.
Along with writing and directing, Blomkamp is producing with his longtime collaborator Terri Tatchell…….
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/starship-troopers-remake-set-neill-blomkamp-1236338005/