‘Starship Troopers’ Reboot in the Works at Sony, Neill Blomkamp Attached to Direct New Adaptation of Sci-Fi Novel
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy 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.
Would you like to know more? 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. The project marks a reunion for the director and the studio.
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