![]() According to the site The Hollywood Reporter , the choice fell on the format of the film. Columbia Pictures entrusted the script for the new project to Mark Swift and Damien Shannon , the duo who previously worked on the horror films Friday the 13th and Freddie vs. Jason ", as well as a remake of" Rescuers Malibu ". The original Starship Troopers , directed by Paul Verhoeven, was released in 1997. Based on the novel by Robert E. Heinlein, the painting borrowed the main themes from the literary source and became a kind of satire on fascism and militarism. Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris starred in the film. ![]() Then, in 1997, Starship Troopers could hardly be called a successful film - with a budget of $ 105 million , it earned only $ 121.2 million . However, already in the 2000s, the picture acquired the status of a cult, which led to the emergence of two more parts of the franchise, which went straight to the video. The Topic of Article: Starship Troopers storming big screens again. |