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LoweGear · 2011-10-17, 07:44

ANN: CG Appleseed's Aramaki to Direct Starship Troopers

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Originally Posted by ANN

Sony Pictures announced on Wednesday that it is producing a new computer-animated Starship Troopers: Invasion film with director Shinji Aramaki for release next summer. Aramaki had previously directed the two computer-animated Appleseed films, "The Package" segment of Halo Legends, Madox-01, Megazone 23 Part III, Viper's Creed, and the computer-animated pilot of Captain Harlock. He also worked on the mechanical designs for Bubblegum Crisis, Genesis Climber Mospeada, and other anime.

Flint Dille is writing the screenplay after working as a story editor on The Transformers and G.I. Joe television series of the 1980s. He later wrote the Venom film and the video-game tie-ins for The Chronicles of Riddick. The staff commissioned illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin (Macross Frontier, Macross Zero, Hellsing Ultimate) to create the teaser poster (pictured right). Joseph Chou (Appleseed films, Halo Legends, proposed live-action Evangelion) is producing the new project. Edward Neumeier and Casper Van Dien of the live-action Starship Troopers film are executive producers.

Sony Pictures give the following description of the plot:

A distant Federation outpost Fort Casey comes under attack by bugs. The team on the fast attack ship Alesia is assigned to help the Starship John A. Warden stationed in Fort Casey evacuate along with the survivors and bring military intelligence safely back to Earth. Carl Jenkins, now ministry of Paranormal Warfare, takes the starship on a clandestine mission before its rendezvous with the Alesia and goes missing in the nebula. Now, the battle-hardened troopers are charged with a rescue mission that may lead to a much more sinister consequence than they ever could have imagined....

Before Paul Verhoeven's loose live-action film adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers novel classic and several direct-to-video follow-ups, Gundam anime studio Sunrise produced a video version of Starship Troopers in 1988. Tetsuro Amino (Macross 7, One Stormy Night) directed that version with designs by Kazutaka Miyatake (Macross, Gunbuster, Eureka Seven).

Studio Nue (Macross, Legend of the Galactic Heroes) co-founder Naoyuki Kato had created powered suit designs for his illustrations in the 1977 Japanese reprint of Heinlein's novel. Sunrise has openly noted that Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino drew some inspiration from the humanoid powered suits of Heinlein's Starship Troopers, although the mobile suit robots of Gundam are ten times the size of humans (18 meters, or the same size as the super robot pioneer Mazinger Z).

I am rather interested in how this fares, hoping it's better than the live-action movie (which I still enjoy nonetheless), or the CG animated series. The staff list is definitely interesting, including Casper Van Dien (aka the movie's Johnny Rico) himself as executive director

Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2011-10-17, 08:29

Wow. This is great news! I always like that Paul Verhoeven movie even though it’s a loose adaptation. I even follow the CG animated series long ago in Animax. Still, I really hope that this newest project can be a faithful adaptation to Heinlein’s novel but I can see that it’s not the case. I’m still looking forward to this though. Seeing those archies and more badass bugs wreaking havoc and dismembering/impaling human soldiers really made my day!

Btw, will this be in Japanese or English?

Endless Soul · 2011-10-17, 09:38

I see a lot of Macross people in that article. I would think the designs will be good.

SaintessHeart · 2011-10-18, 09:03

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Originally Posted by Endless Soul

I see a lot of Macross people in that article. I would think the designs will be good.

Do we get to see the troopers carrying giant radios to fight the bugs?

Obelisk ze Tormentor · 2011-10-18, 09:26

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Do we get to see the troopers carrying giant radios to fight the bugs?

Didn't we already saw that in Macros Frontier? They fought those Vajra bugs with songs.

In this one though, they'll do a concert for the soldiers and the bugs can get all-you-can-eat out of the audience.

creb · 2011-10-18, 16:34

Looks good. It seems like they're keeping the cheesy humor, which is great.

That said, I have often hoped that John Steakly's Armor would find a way out from the shadow of Starship Troopers and be adapted to the screen, rather than yet another adaption of ST.

Also, isn't this thread in the wrong sub-forum?

Asuras · 2011-10-18, 22:40

Do I sense some influence of Dead Space for this?

Roger Rambo · 2011-10-19, 15:23

Hmmmm, this could be interesting.

Mind you, I've not been a huge fan of the action sequences in the Two Appleseed movies, or the Package from Halo Legends. The action sequences in those in allot of places felt to flamboyant and wire fuey. I DO like over the top fight scenes, but I personally prefer for them to lean to the more grounded and gritty.

DuoRanger · 2012-03-17, 18:55

http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/03/17...ailer-premiere

Roger Rambo · 2012-03-17, 19:07

Well fuck. THAT was really high quality looking.
This has definitely gotten my attention.

Rising Dragon · 2012-03-17, 19:49

... what, they didn't learn their lesson after the last two movies?

Kyero Fox · 2012-03-17, 20:20

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Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

... what, they didn't learn their lesson after the last two movies?

what lesson was that?

word sux · 2012-03-17, 20:49

animated starship troopers??

no thanks

Mr. DJ · 2012-03-17, 20:54

I'd take the animated features over the low budget crap they came out with last time.

DuoRanger · 2012-03-17, 21:22

well this one will be a direct sequence from the original movie, ther are really using the Starship troopers OVA and book as references

grylsyjaeger · 2012-03-17, 23:47

Loved the first movie and the FIRST video game they made from it (squad based RTS) which blended elements from the movie with the novel.

Everything else has been a pure abortion...

LoweGear · 2012-03-18, 02:31

First PV:

NoemiChan · 2012-03-18, 03:33

...and they still use guns against bugs...

Spectacular_Insanity · 2012-03-18, 04:29

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Originally Posted by DuoRanger

http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/03/17...ailer-premiere

Reminds me of the Dead Space poster.

No one leaves My Corps in anything but a bodybag.

Ithekro · 2012-03-18, 04:36

Guns or nukes seemed to be the main options from the novel.

2011-10-17, 08:29	Link #2
Obelisk ze Tormentor Black Steel Knight Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Indonesia	Wow. This is great news! I always like that Paul Verhoeven movie even though it’s a loose adaptation. I even follow the CG animated series long ago in Animax. Still, I really hope that this newest project can be a faithful adaptation to Heinlein’s novel but I can see that it’s not the case. I’m still looking forward to this though. Seeing those archies and more badass bugs wreaking havoc and dismembering/impaling human soldiers really made my day! Btw, will this be in Japanese or English? __________________

2011-10-17, 09:38	Link #3
Endless Soul Megane girl fan Join Date: May 2011 Location: Diagonally parked in a parallel universe. Age: 55	I see a lot of Macross people in that article. I would think the designs will be good. __________________ Signature by ganbaru

2011-10-18, 16:34	Link #6
creb Hiding Under Your Bed Join Date: May 2008	Looks good. It seems like they're keeping the cheesy humor, which is great. That said, I have often hoped that John Steakly's Armor would find a way out from the shadow of Starship Troopers and be adapted to the screen, rather than yet another adaption of ST. Also, isn't this thread in the wrong sub-forum? __________________ http://myanimelist.net/animelist/creb http://myanimelist.net/mangalist/creb It feels like years since they've been updated, btw. Also, cake.

2011-10-18, 22:40	Link #7
Asuras Dictadere~! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.	Do I sense some influence of Dead Space for this? __________________

2011-10-19, 15:23	Link #8
Roger Rambo Sensei, aishite imasu Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hong Kong Shatterdome	Hmmmm, this could be interesting. Mind you, I've not been a huge fan of the action sequences in the Two Appleseed movies, or the Package from Halo Legends. The action sequences in those in allot of places felt to flamboyant and wire fuey. I DO like over the top fight scenes, but I personally prefer for them to lean to the more grounded and gritty. __________________ DEEP WITHIN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE WHERE GENESTEALERS ARE MADE OF F***ING RUBBER!

2012-03-17, 18:55	Link #9
DuoRanger Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: who knows?	Starship Troopers Invasion Teaser http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/03/17...ailer-premiere

2012-03-17, 19:07	Link #10
Roger Rambo Sensei, aishite imasu Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hong Kong Shatterdome	Well fuck. THAT was really high quality looking. This has definitely gotten my attention. __________________ DEEP WITHIN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE WHERE GENESTEALERS ARE MADE OF F***ING RUBBER!

2012-03-17, 19:49	Link #11
Rising Dragon Goat Herder Author Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 36	... what, they didn't learn their lesson after the last two movies? __________________

2012-03-17, 20:49	Link #13
word sux Member Join Date: Mar 2012	animated starship troopers?? no thanks

2012-03-17, 20:54	Link #14
Mr. DJ Schwing! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Texas Age: 39	I'd take the animated features over the low budget crap they came out with last time.

2012-03-17, 21:22	Link #15
DuoRanger Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: who knows?	well this one will be a direct sequence from the original movie, ther are really using the Starship troopers OVA and book as references

2012-03-17, 23:47	Link #16
grylsyjaeger Onani Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The girl's bathroom Age: 34	Loved the first movie and the FIRST video game they made from it (squad based RTS) which blended elements from the movie with the novel. Everything else has been a pure abortion... __________________ "It doesn't mean much, we never had a chance."

2012-03-18, 02:31	Link #17
LoweGear Secret Society BLANKET Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 3 times the passion of normal flamenco	First PV: <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/VXLz-uMLtmA">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________ Against all the evil that hell can conjure, all wickedness that mankind can produce... We will send unto them, only you.

2012-03-18, 03:33	Link #18
NoemiChan Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philippines Age: 36	...and they still use guns against bugs...

2012-03-18, 04:36	Link #20
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	Guns or nukes seemed to be the main options from the novel. __________________