"Starship Troopers" reboot in the works

[Aerodude73]

why...



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Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, the writing duo behind the upcoming Zac Efron-Dwayne Johnson 'Baywatch' movie, will write the script for the alien bug war movie.
The bugs are coming back.

Columbia Pictures is rebooting Starship Troopers, the 1997 science fiction film directed by Paul Verhoeven.

The studio has tapped Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, the writing duo behind the upcoming Baywatch movie, to write the script for a new theatrical feature film that would relaunch a potential franchise.

Neal H. Moritz, the producer behind the Fast & Furious franchise, is producing with Toby Jaffe, with whom he worked on the studio’s remake of another 1990s sci-fi pic, Total Recall.

Troopers is based on the sci-fi war novel by Robert A. Heinlein that told the military life of a soldier named Johnny Rico who moves up the ranks as mankind fights a war against alien bugs.

Verhoeven took some of the novel’s themes and ran with them, making a movie that satirically took on fascism and militarism and echoed propaganda films like Leni Riefensthal’s Triumph of the Will. It starred Casper van Dien, Denise Richards, and Neil Patrick Harris.

The movie was a mixed success at the time of its release but did achieve a cult following. During the DVD boom of the 2000’s, it became a mini-franchise for the studio which produced three direct-to-DVD movies.

The studio is not remaking the film but is said to be going back to the original Heinlein novel. No personnel from the 1997 film are involved.

[Foggy]

[MattPerdue]

Sony needs franchises, that's why.

[The Debts]

No, I would not like to know more.

[spectre08]

Now, I'm a big big big ridiculously big fan of the original Starship Troopers.

BUT.

I'm also a huge Robert Heinlein fan. There is WAY more to the original book than in the movie.

If they focus on making a NEW adaptation of the book, rather than a REMAKE of the movie. This could be awesome.

[steel_breeze]

Originally Posted by spectre08

Now, I'm a big big big ridiculously big fan of the original Starship Troopers.

BUT.

I'm also a huge Robert Heinlein fan. There is WAY more to the original book than in the movie.

If they focus on making a NEW adaptation of the book, rather than a REMAKE of the movie. This could be awesome.

Agree with this. I'm generally against the huge tide of reboots and remakes, but this is a case where it could actually be a whole different animal if they stay more faithful to the original novel. I'm cautiously optimistic.

[L-Rouge]

Love the original im keen to see something. though they have the option to draw more from original Heinlein material, always the potential to plunder I guess. But from the Writers of Baywatch

ya that sure would attract me, even David Hasselhof couldn't stop laughing when he read the script.

[Col. Zombie]

Originally Posted by spectre08

I'm also a huge Robert Heinlein fan. There is WAY more to the original book than in the movie.

This.

I'm all for a reboot. The book is so rich with elements ignored by Verhoeven.

- Genetically engineered "talking" dogs
- I want to see a planet-buster bomb

[Lutz]

Just give the money to Verhoeven to make a Hollywood movie again!

[Mr. Mojo]

Originally Posted by MattPerdue

Sony needs franchises, that's why.

It's not like the original was some massive success. In fact, relative to it's budget, it was a disappointment. While I'm sure it's been a big seller on home video over the last two decades, I can't imagine that it's a big enough property to expect a franchise out of, especially when the sequels to the original went straight to video. This is really dumb.

[Cremildo]

I'm all for big-creature flicks, but will only allow myself to be minimally excited for this if the director is respectable.

[spectre08]

my shopping list for this movie.

1) Marauder suits
2) Both kinds of aliens, the bugs and the humanoid "skinnies"
3) More of a philosophical tie to Heinlein's work


do it, and I'll be one happy SOB

[octagon]

Originally Posted by spectre08

my shopping list for this movie.

1) Marauder suits
2) Both kinds of aliens, the bugs and the humanoid "skinnies"
3) More of a philosophical tie to Heinlein's work


do it, and I'll be one happy SOB

Any philosophical tie to the book would constitute more

And yeah, put me down for 'cautiously optimistic' as well. Well, more cautious than optimistic. I would love to see even a reasonably faithful adaptation of the book but my gut tells me not to expect one.

Still, anything's possible...

[MJD64]

From the writers of the forthcoming Baywatch film?

Well in that case, I can't wait!

[Infernal King]

No Denise Richards = no sale

[StevenHarvey1990]

Hollywood hates Paul Verhoeven. They're seemingly intent on remaking his films into bland, shitty movies. Can't imagine this being any different.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by StevenHarvey1990

Hollywood hates Paul Verhoeven. They're seemingly intent on remaking his films into bland, shitty movies. Can't imagine this being any different.

It won't take long before some American studio coaxes Adrian Lyne out of retirement to remake Elle.

[Just Jimmy]

sooooooooo, sequel or remake?

[MJD64]

What are the chances of seeing Alexandra Daddario blasting away at bugs? Her Blue eyes are the best special - effect a movie could hope to have!

Being that the socio-political black humor and satirizing of fascism in the original will most likely be jettisoned, you can count me out. I love that Paul Verhoeven found Heinlein's book unreadable.

[Captain Flint]

Another Starship Troopers movie? Count me in.