Noted sci-fi film director Neill Blomkamp of District 9 (2009) and Elysium (2013) fame, is plotting a course to squash the bugs as he is set to write and direct an adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel story, Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein.
The 1959 military sci-fi story was previously adapted into a 1997 film from director Paul Verhoeven, of RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct fame, which heavily satirized and amplified the over-the-top glorification of the military. While the story about Earth’s war with a spider-like alien sepecies was initially considered a flop, the film is now considered a cult classic that mocks the concept of authoritarian governance and Nazi influences, which has recently seen a more general acceptance within certain political communuties.
Rather than serving as a reboot or remake of that film, Blomkamp’s version is expected to be a more faithful adaptation of the book’s source material of war, militarism, moral decline and freedom, which are topics that Blomkamp has addressed in District 9, Elysium and Chappie (2015).
Blomkamp’s last film was the game to movie adaptation of Gran Turismo (2023) and for a period, his name was attached to a sequel to Alien, though that eventually failed to materialize.
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