A NewStarship TroopersMovie Could Happen, but Maybe Don’t Hold Your Breath

First things first : do we really need a unexampled take onStarship Troopers ? Paul Verhoeven ’s 1997 adaption of Robert Heinlein’sclassic 1959 novelhas become a classic in its own right , satirise ideas about fascism and the military - industrial coordination compound with a uniquely potent cheekiness . It also open usNeil Patrick Harrisas a psychical who blab to alien bugs , Denise Richards as a boot - ass starship pilot , and Michael Ironside as a grizzled yet fierce squad leader — plus squishy violence , weird sports , and quotable lines galore .

With 1997’sStarship Trooperscreeping back into pop - culture consciousness last year thanks toHelldivers 2 , it make signified that Hollywood would want to capitalize with a fresh film version . Asthe Hollywood Reporterhas revealed , Columbia has solicit Neill Blomkamp(District 9 , Elysium , Chappie)to write and direct .

Sci - fi is certainly an stadium Blomkamp is well familiar with , though his last two features were outside the genre : 2021 repugnance filmDemonicand 2023 sports dramaGran Turismo . But since his find with 2009’sDistrict 9 , he ’s also been associated with a few high - visibility projects that did n’t end up induce off the footing , including entries in theAlienandRoboCopfranchises . ( RoboCop , which was also directed by Paul Verhoeven , is now slated to becomea Prime Video streaming serial publication . )

Captain Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards) reporting for duty in the 1997 film.

Captain Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards) reporting for duty in the 1997 film.© Sony Pictures Entertainment

However , the past times is the past , and Blomkamp may yet find his next sci - fi success in the far - future setting ofStarship Troopers . And it sounds like for all the fan of the 1997 movie , this new project will represent a fresh twirl on Heinlein ’s story ; as THR note , “ Blomkamp ’s take is not a remaking of the Verhoeven picture , and source say the destination is to go back to the source material . ”

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