Starship Troopers Remake Moves Forward

Starship Troopers remake moves forward with producer Neal H. Moritz
Starship Troopers remake moves forward with producer Neal H. Moritz
Producer Neal H. Moritz is moving forward on a remake of the 1997 Paul Verhoeven sci-fi thriller Starship Troopers.

Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, both credited writers on X-Men: First Class, have been hired to revamp this franchise, which continues currently in anime form.

No other details have been released at this time. It is not known when Starship Troopers will begin production.

Starship Troopers was released November 7th, 1997 and stars Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Seth Gilliam, Patrick Muldoon. The film is directed by Paul Verhoeven.



Sources: NY Magazine

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Comments (51)

  1. Christopher Clark

    Ok everyone who posted that this movie should not be "remade" should know that paul verhoeven's verson is a remake based off of a anime from 1988 and a crappy one at that. What he didnt steal from the anime he got off ofbthe back of the book, heck i wonder if he even took the time to read it. If the new version of Starship Troopers is based off of the book like they say then you can expect it to be simular to Halo, Aliens, Starcraft 1 & 2, Iron Man, Warhammer 40k, distrect 9, Fallout, ect. Because all of these have heavy influince from the book and/or take everything from the book like Starcraft. So before you decide weather or not to see this movie rember that the P.V. verson only shares the name of the book and is not based off of it like this new movie is said to be.

    Oh ya, almost forgot to tell you that you should read the book then watch the P.V. version

    8 months agoby @Christopher-Clark-66118093Flag

  2. Joshua Forrester

    This is not a remake of Verhoeven's movie, but rather a remake of a movie based on a Robert A. Heinlein book. If you haven't read the book, well let me just say if the new movie is going to be based on the book you won't even know the two movies have the same story line. Moreover, the Verhoeven movie is more of a comedy spoof than an actual interpretation of the book. And if it was not made as a comedy, well... I need to still think of it as comedy to enjoy it. So I hope the new movie is accurate to the book, as the book is a true science fiction epic. And if the the old Verhoeven movie gets forgotten, well... In the movies own comedic words... Its alright, cause I got to have you... Sputter sputter, cough cough.

    1 year agoby @Joshua-ForresterFlag

  3. Curtis McCrea

    Well, I will not bother going to this. The original film is still a masterpiece today, and it is a film that cannot be remade without failing.

    1 year agoby @Curtis-McCreaFlag

  4. Charles Ballard

    Let's get this straight people... this is NOT going to be a "re-make". It would need to use the same script and ideas. I DOUBT they will do that. If they have any guts, they'll bring as LITERAL a re-telling of Heinlein's novel as they possibly can to the screen. And stop saying that the original was anything other than what it was. It was a good popcorn flick, a nice way to kill a couple of hours and have a few laughs. It WASN'T deserving of ANY AMOUNT of reverence. Go to your nearest library and borrow the novel by ROBERT A. HEINLEIN. If you can figure out how to locate a book using the DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM. "For the glory of the infantry..."

    2 years agoby @Charles-BallardFlag

  5. TellezzZ

    leave it alone please. this film was already way ahead of its time and stands on its own still today.

    2 years agoby @tellezzzFlag

  6. Smallville

    The should focus on a halo movie but remake anthor classic

    2 years agoby @smallvilleFlag

  7. Mutant

    If PJ can convert LOTR to film then other directors start needing to do that with other books.

    2 years agoby @zenderFlag

  8. Escapist

    RICO'S RUFFNECKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    2 years agoby @escapistFlag

  9. S. E. Roberts

    Yes, make it more like the book and it will be great! And then I can say a Starship Troopers movie was actually made. I want the powered armor, bug with weapons and spaceships and the aliens called the "Skinnies". Hollywood screws up everything it touches, do this movie correctly and I might just return to the theaters to see it. Now if they'd only do a real G.I. Joe movie.

    2 years agoby @S-E-RobertsFlag

  10. ollie-styrene

    Oh noooooo... why??? the first one is one of the best sci-fi movies ever... if they do this, they better not f**k it up.. (as they probably will)

    2 years agoby @ollie-styreneFlag

  11. Mka47

    BLASPHEMOUS! the original was great. really hope, if anything, it ends up being sequel and not a remake

    2 years agoby @mka47Flag

  12. caifa

    Killzone 2 art..... or what......

    2 years agoby @caifaFlag

  13. Rufio

    this is a good idea with one condition: it is made into a serious sci-fi action/battle flick (with the original being campy, a remade one with a serious take seems reasonable).
    if they remake another campy version, then i don't think this is necessary.

    2 years agoby @rufioFlag

  14. skywise

    ...and the killzone boxart is a fail

    2 years agoby @skywiseFlag

  15. skywise

    I dont know how to feel about this. I love the original for its cartoon violence and irreverant take on facism but the movie was corny and the acting....well lets not lie, it was pretty bad. But that is sort of what is so endearing about this movie.

    However, if they were to take this more like the novel (I want my jet packs and mechs!!) and keep the bloody battles (its essential in the books) then i might be able to get behind it.

    2 years agoby @skywiseFlag

  16. MovieWiz001

    Like I said: BETTER TO RE RELEASE THAN REBOOT!!!

    ... IF YOU WANT TO REBOOT SOMETHING TO MAKE IT BETTER, DO ERAGON!!

    ...WAIT!....I wanna do that

    2 years agoby @moviewiz001Flag

  17. empath86

    if there is not nph, i most likely wont be seeing this. i did like the original though, for what it was.

    2 years agoby @empath86Flag

  18. bruce_ha

    Why is Movieweb using Killzone 2 boxart for this article?

    2 years agoby @bruce-haFlag

  19. red_ruddy

    I got really excited for a second when I saw the killzone pic

    2 years agoby @red-ruddyFlag

  20. SenTTox

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    2 years agoby @SenTToxFlag

  21. Perickson81

    Why in the flying f*ck would they remake this?? Damn you Hollywood! Find somethin else to do!!

    2 years agoby @perickson81Flag

  22. The Kwisatz Haderach

    the book is crazy. Only bits and pieces from the book were used for the movie. In the book the soldiers had these crazy mechatech suits they road around in fight the bugs who used spaceships and lazers, they werent mindless like in the book. The book was more of a journal about Rico going through this extensive boot camp and then fighting the bugs briefly before going to officers school. The movie was hilarious though, so cheesy is was good.

    2 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  23. slysnide

    Given how the original was NOT a comedy, then a remake based on the book would be totally different. From what I've been told, the soldier's armor/weapons are the only elements which were adapted into the original film. So again, this could easily work.

    2 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  24. Justice Kowaleski

    @mclovin What if They are just using the starship troopers remake story as a cover up for them making a KillZone Movie that would be legit

    2 years agoby @justice-kowaleskiFlag

  25. Mutant

    I wouldn't mind a reboot of this, the first film was cheesy and fun to watch. The second faltered because of the acting, storyline, effects and so on. I can't seem to find the third film.

    I would like to see this as an epic adventure and done right. Regarding the Star gate comment I found out that we won't be seeing that for some time. It ran it's course and MGM feels it needs to keep it off the grid for a while since SGU didn't do well in the ratings. Personally I liked it for what it was, if it didn't come into fruition SG:A would still be around.

    I'm surprised that no one has rebooted or has done a spin-off of Sliders since it's been off the air since the 90's. I'm writing a book on that series.

    2 years agoby @zenderFlag

  26. Ghostman

    What happened to the fourth CGI Starship Troopers movie coming out next summer? And what's up with the Killzone image?!

    2 years agoby @ghostmanFlag

  27. SpaceCowboy

    Ha! Killzone.

    2 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  28. Mr_Jellyfish

    'sci-fi thriller'? that doesn't describe the film at all! It was a satire, and it was funny as hell. If anything it was a parody of the book it was based on. I really hope they don't try to make the story serious!

    2 years agoby @mr-jellyfishFlag

  29. Absolute

    Hopefully they are actually faithful to the book.

    2 years agoby @absoluteFlag

  30. moviegeek

    I like the original, but this doesn't need to be remade at all.

    2 years agoby @moviegeekFlag

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