Starship Troopers movie production status is currently Development
March 15, 2025 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'. District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp to write and direct.
Who's Involved:
Plot: What's the story about?
Corps of dedicated young men and women soldiers fight side-by-side in the ultimate intergalactic war... the battle to save humankind.
original plot formulation based on third-party information from nymag.com
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Who stars in Starship Troopers: Cast List
No cast available.
Who's making Starship Troopers: Crew List
A look at the Starship Troopers behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Neill Blomkamp last directed Gran Turismo and Demonic. The film's writer Neill Blomkamp last wrote Demonic and Greenland.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Neill BlomkampToby Jaffe
Neal H. Moritz
Terri Tatchell
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Production: What we know about Starship Troopers?
Key Facts
- Said to be going back to the original Heinlein novel for an all-new take. No personnel from the 1997 film are involved (Hollywood Reporter, 11/23/16).
- Based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlei.
Filming Timeline
- 2025 - March: The film was set to Development status.
District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp to write and direct.
- 2017 - January: The film was set to Development status.
Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, the writing duo behind the upcoming Baywatch movie, will pen the script.
- 2011 - December: The film was set to Development status.
Starship Troopers Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Starship Troopers is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,701 other movies coming out on the same date, including Madagascar 4, In the Grey and The Last Train to New York.