A reboot of 'Starship Troopers' is in the works at Sony, with 'District 9' and 'Chappie' director Neill Blomkamp attached to helm.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26862304

A reboot of ‘Starship Troopers’ is in the works at Sony, with ‘District 9’ and ‘Chappie’ director Neill Blomkamp attached to helm.

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    19 hours ago

    This reminds me of the recent Dune remake. It will probably be successful, but I’m content with my memories of the previous productions.

    • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      18 hours ago

      The new dune movies are great though, especially part 2.

      I highly doubt that’ll be the case with this.

    • brrt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      18 hours ago

      I loved it when it came out and watched it a few times back then. Every time I tried to watch it later on I got really bored and had to stop halfway through. I don’t remember why that’s the case though.

      So I’m looking forward to a fresh take on it. Especially because I also loved District 9.

  • Mycatiskai@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    18 hours ago

    It needs no remake. The original movie made a statement that needs repeating in today’s day and age but is still effective by just rewatching it.

    Xenophobic nationalism can’t do anything but crush bugs by throwing as many citizens at it as possible.

    This wasn’t the exact message in the original novel but our planet’s current direction politically is definitely leaning towards fascist tendencies in more than one country.

  • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    18 hours ago

    I want my power armor.

    Read the first chapter of the novel. One of the best battle scenes ever written.

    Also, the scene where The Lieutenant goes back to save a trooper and that action delays the launch. The shuttle’s pilot is sure everyone is going to die, but the mother ship’s Captain flies in by eye and makes the pickup.

  • Feydaikin@beehaw.orgEnglish
    4·
    18 hours ago

    I’m a bit in two minds about this news.

    I love both the novel and the movie as two separate things.

    And District 9 was good, but Chappie wasn’t even a blip on my radar as what little I saw of it was cringy as hell. :/

    • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io
      2·
      18 hours ago

      Neil Blomkamp is like a one hit wonder director. He came from nowhere, made a banger movie, and then he’s unable to replicate the success.

  • Miles O'Brien@startrek.websiteEnglish
    1·
    18 hours ago

    Lmao this will be so neutered and watered down it will be unwatchable.

    $5 says they make it a generic action movie with no deeper meaning than “bugs needed killing we just defended ourselves”