A fourth Starship Troopers movie will make its way to home-theater early next year.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions is behind Starship Troopers: Invasion, a CGI-animated feature that continues the story of the universe began in the 1997 Paul Verhoeven sci-fi movie.
Invasion has two of the original’s involved as executive producers: writer Edward Neumeier and actor Casper Van Dien. Manga veteran Shinji Aramaki, who helmed Appleseed and Appleseed Ex-Machina is directing the project, which is now in production. The movie will likely get a theatrical release next year in Japan, where the franchise is popular. In the U.S., the movie may hit some festivals before going to DVD/Blu-ray.
The new story centers on Carl Jenkins, the intelligence officer originated by Neil Patrick Harris in the 1997 movie, going missing while on a clandestine mission with alien bug-fighting soldiers tasked with a rescue mission that has sinister consequences.
anachronite says
I didnt even know there was a 2 and 3 after they screwd up the first movie so bad.
REM1701 says
“Screwed-UP???” Apparently U wouldn’t know a good sci-fi if U tripped over it 🙁
sean from edwards says
No, no, no, no! If they are going to do an animated SST, they need to get the studio nue team’s original mobile suit design, and animate that with a storyline closer to the book, or that at least gets the themes of the books right. Not a continuation of that verhoeven disaster.
REM1701 says
I see U2 have been drinking the same “Kool-aide”
Jahawn says
This one needs a reboot. A reboot and a reread of the original book before creating a movie script.
krazeytrucker says
Which story line is it gonna follow? The movies or the animated series?
Edward Clayton Rowe says
There is a spoiler in the book which will never translate to film or video. IMHO it’s the real theme of the book, and the reason Heinlein chose a first-person viewpoint: Juan “Johnny” Rico never describes himself.