New Starship Troopers Movie From District 9 & Chappie Director Neill Blomkamp in the Works

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New Starship Troopers Movie From District 9 & Chappie Director Neill Blomkamp in the Works

A new Starship Troopers movie is in the works.

The original Starship Troopers, based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein, was released in 1997. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, the satirical sci-fi movie stars Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico, Dina Meyer as Dizzy Flores, Denise Richards as Carmen Ibanez, Jake Busey as Ace Levy, Neil Patrick Harris as Carl Jenkins, and Clancy Brown as Sergeant Zim.

Neill Blomkamp is now set to write and direct a new Starship Troopers movie, per The Hollywood Reporter, for Columbia Pictures.

What do we know about the new Starship Troopers movie from Neill Blomkamp?

Blomkamp’s movie won’t be a direct remake of the Verhoeven film; rather, The Hollywood Reporter reports that “the goal is to go back to the source material.”

Further plot details remain under wraps at this time. Blomkamp will also serve as a producer on the film alongside his wife, Terri Tatchell.

Blomkamp made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with District 9, which received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. He followed that up with 2013’s Elysium and 2015’s Chappie before making Demonic in 2021.

His most recent movie was 2023’s Gran Turismo, which is based on the racing video game series developed by Polyphony Digital. He was also working on an Alien movie for a time that was shelved and ultimately canceled after Ridley Scott decided to make 2017’s Alien: Covenant.

A release date for the new Starship Troopers movie has not yet been announced.

The original Starship Troopers, meanwhile, is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. That movie was followed by two direct-to-video sequels: 2004’s Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation and 2008’s Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. There have also been two animated movies, 2012’s Starship Troopers: Invasion and 2017’s Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars, and other related media, such as television shows, video games, and more.