According to The Hollywood Reporter, Neill Blomkamp ("District 9") has been tapped to write and direct a new version of "Starship Troopers," last adapted in 1997 by sci-fi satirist Paul Verhoeven.

Neill Blomkamp is tackling ‘Starship Troopers ... won a Hugo Award for best novel and has been quite influential in sci-fi literature, some quarters described the book as fascist, and ...

The “District 9” and “Chappie” filmmaker is attached to write and direct a new film adaptation of “Starship Troopers,” the 1959 sci-fi novel by Robert A. Heinlein that was last ...

so it feels likely he'll have his own interpretation of and response to the controversial themes of the original 1959 Starship Troopers novel. Check out our picks for the 32 greatest sci-fi movies ...