Sony is behind the new adaptation, which is not a remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 film, but rather will go back to the 1959 novel as source material.

Sony Pictures has hired Neill Blomkamp ("District 9") to direct their remake of the sci-fi action film "Starship Troopers."

Neill Blomkamp is doing his part. The District 9 filmmaker is working on a new Starship Troopers movie for Sony's Columbia Pictures division, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. The film will be a new adaptation of Robert A.