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Columbia Pictures developing Starship Troopers reboot

November 3, 2016 by Gary Collinson

A reboot of Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 cult sci-fi Starship Troopers is in development at Columbia Pictures, with THR reporting that the studio has tapped Mark Swift and Damian Shannon (Baywatch) to pen the script for a new adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s novel.

According to the site, the new film – which is being produced by Neal H. Moritz (Fast & Furious) and Toby Jaffe (Total Recall) – will not be a remake of the original film, but rather a new take on the original source material. And of course, it’s being eyed as a potential franchise launcher.

Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers starred Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey and Neil Patrick Harris as members of the Federation, who are fighting an interstellar war against the alien species Arachnids. A modest box office success, it went on to achieve a cult following, and spawned the direct-to-video sequels Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, Starship Troopers 3: Marauder and Starship Troopers 4: Invasion.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: starship troopers

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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