Get able to get confused, as a result of Deadline says Sony, which introduced a Helldivers 2 film in January, can be making a brand new Starship Troopers film set to be directed by Neil Blomkamp. But the brand new film, in response to the report, will not be primarily based on the 1997 movie that Helldivers 2 attracts closely from, however will as an alternative return to the 1959 sci-fi novel written by Robert Heinlein.
Starship Troopers—the novel and the movie—tells the story of Johnny Rico, a soldier in a militaristic future human society at warfare with big bugs from outer house. But the place the film—the 1997 Paul Verhoeven one, not the upcoming Blomkamp take—was a fairly heavy-handed satire of fascism (though that went largely unnoticed on the time), the guide itself is regarded by some as, nicely, fairly fascist.
It’s a matter of ongoing debate, however there are clearly robust emotions about it: In a 1977 essay entitled Starship Stormtroopers, as an example, sci-fi author Michael Moorcock wrote, “If I have been sitting in a tube prepare and all of the folks reverse me have been studying Mein Kampf with apparent enjoyment and approval it most likely would not disturb me way more than in the event that they have been studying Heinlein.” Make of that what you’ll.
Helldivers 2 is, by some means, even much less delicate in its satire than the Verhoeven movie—humanity and “managed democracy” are glorified, however every part clearly sucks—and that can presumably carry over into the movie. A Starship Troopers movie performed straight can be a wholly totally different creature: Humanity and “service” might be glorified however it’ll be good and everybody might be comfortable, regardless of widespread disenfranchisement and countless warfare.
Blomkamp is form of a wild card in all of this too. His breakthrough movie District 9 would not strike me because the form of factor that may be directed by a man with authoritarian leanings, however that was greater than 15 years in the past and I do not actually know the place he is at lately. More just lately, he made a Gran Turismo film, for some motive.
In any occasion, there aren’t any additional particulars at this level, so it is potential Blomkamp will serve up his personal subversive tackle Heinlein’s supply materials. But I do need to surprise why Sony would desire a new Starship Troopers movie and a Helldivers 2 movie at primarily the identical time—as a result of, until the plan is to play it fully straight and Blomkamp goes all-in on the OG, they’ll be just about the identical movie.
One different observe of curiosity: While Starship Troopers (1997 Verhoeven, not 20-whenever Blomkamp) star Casper van Dien was not talked about within the announcement, it appears clear he is conscious of it—he posted this on X earlier in the present day:
Make of that what you’ll, too.
