Starship Troopers: Invasion has been confirmed. And this is one sequel that may yet be half decent...
It’s been confirmed that a fourth Starship Troopers movie is on the way, which is going to be heading to our screens next year. Coincidentally, I was watching the first film just last night, and it remains a firm favourite. But then, I still get shudders about watching the first of the two crappy DVD sequels thus far, that looked like it had been filmed in someone’s garage. I understand the third movie is better, I’ve just not plucked up the courage to watch it.
There may be better news on the horizon, though. The new film, Starship Troopers: Invasion will be a CG animated production, which brings back happier memories of the TV show, Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles.
Starship Troopers: Invasion is set to be executive produced by writer Edward Neumeier and actor Casper Van Dien, and the directing work is being handled by Shinji Aramaki. Aramaki already has Appleseed and Appleseed Ex-Machina on his CV, and he’s hard at work on the new film now.
Starship Troopers: Invasion’s focus will be on Carl Jenkins, who you may remember was played by Neil Patrick Harris in the first film (is Neil Patrick Harris the only person whose initials you can put into IMDB and get a result, incidentally? Try it). This time, Jenkins goes missing on a special cover mission, and no doubt he has to be rescued.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that, while the project is targeted at DVD and Blu-ray in the US, it may get a big screen outing at a couple of festivals. Furthermore, the movie will probably get a theatrical release in Japan, too.
We’ll keep you posted on it. It certainly sounds a bit more promising than the last couple of direct to DVD efforts…
The Hollywood Reporter
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