‘Starship Troopers’ Reborn: Neill Blomkamp’s New Adaptation Coming

Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, known for creating “District 9,” is planning to write and direct a fresh take on the novel “Starship Troopers” by Robert A. Heinlein. Although you might recognize the title from the 1997 movie adaptation by Paul Verhoeven, it appears that Blomkamp’s film will not be a remake of that version, according to an exclusive report in The Hollywood Reporter.

Director Neill Blomkamp is set to produce a new film alongside his long-time collaborator and wife, Terri Tatchell, who has co-written films such as “District 9” and “Chappie” with him. The production company behind the original adaptation, Columbia Pictures, will also be involved in this latest take on the contentious military story. However, insiders at The Hollywood Reporter suggest that the satirical elements of the original film may not feature heavily in this new adaptation, aiming instead to closely follow the source material more closely.

However, how does this apply to a book that has been widely labeled as fascist? Given the current global surge of fascism that raises serious concerns, let’s delve deeper to understand further.

‘Starship Troopers’ Goes Deep Into Military Fetishism And Has Outright Fascist Leanings In The Original Novel

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2025-03-15 01:01