Starship Troopers : Invasion Trailer Brings Hope

To this day, I kind of think its tragic that 1997's Starship Troopers didn't do better. For a franchise it had a ton of potential, but due to being unable to live up to its box office potential, it sent the franchise into a downward spiral resulting in terrible low budget sequels. It also fell into a special category which I'd call 'unrebootable,' because the original still holds up so damn well, especially in a visual effects sense (Thanks Phil Tippett). After 2008's Starship Troopers: Marauder (which I couldn't even get myself to watch) it was pretty safe to say that the series was done for.

However, lets not forget that when the B-movie card is no longer an option, you can always opt for CG, and this installment actually looks like it might be promising. Shinji Aramaki of Appleseed fame will be directing, Joseph Chou of Halo Legends will produce and Flint Dille, a screenplay writer with a long history of writing for videogames (Diablo 3, Chronicles of Riddick), movies (Transformers) and an insane amount of TV shows will be providing the script. It looks like this iteration will draw more qeues from the 1997 adaptation (Nice to hear that music again), while adding to the universe. With a cast like that, I'm hopeful they'll be able to spark some interest in the franchise again.

As a bonus, did you guys know that prior to the 90's film, the studio behind Gundam created an OVA (Intended for home video) series in 1988 based off Robert A. Heinlein's original 1959 Starship Troopers novel? Check out a small snippet of that series after the break!