A new Starship movie might happen, but maybe don’t hold your breath

First: We really need a new perspective Starship soldiers? The adaptation of Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 classic 1959 novel by Robert Heinlein became a classic in itself, which satirizes the idea of ​​fascism and military industrial complexes with unique trebles. It also makes us Neil Patrick Harris a man of the mind, with Alien Bugs, Denise Richards as the ass-kicking Starship pilot, Michael Ironside is a grizzly but ferocious squad leader – plus savage violence, weird movement and citationary lines.

With 1997 Starship soldiers Thanks to the pop culture awareness last year Hell 2It makes sense for Hollywood to want to take advantage of the new movie version. As Hollywood Reporter Colombia reveals Neill Blomkamp of Colombia (Sectar 9, Elysium, Chappie) Write and direct.

Science fiction is of course Blomkamp Arena is familiar, although his last two features go beyond the genre: 2021 horror movies demon and 2023 sports drama Grand Tourism. But since his breakthrough in 2009 Area 9He is also associated with some high-profile projects that did not end up leaving the ground, including alien and Robocop Franchise. ((RobocopPaul Verhoeven also directed, and is now being designated as the main video streaming series. )

But the past is the past, Blomkamp (Blomkamp) Starship soldiers. It sounds like all the fans of the 1997 film, and this new project will represent Heinlein’s story. As THR pointed out, “Blomkamp’s view is not a remake of the Verhoeven film, and the goal is to go back to the original material, the source said.”

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