Starship Troopers reboot to be less violent?


In an interview with Empire Magazine, the producer of the forthcoming Starship Troopers reboot let slip that the next movie would tone down the violence and take the series in a different direction.

Producer Toby Jaffe had this to say:

Verhoeven took [Robert Heinlein’s 1959 novel] from one extreme and made it almost comical, whereas our job is to be a little more faithful to the book, and ground it a little more.

Verhoeven made his movie a critique of fascism, whereas Heinlein was writing from the perspective of someone who had served in World War II. Y’know, one man’s fascism is another man’s patriotism…

So what do you guys think about the new direction for the series?  Personally, I love the original movie but I have an open mind about this project and maybe it’ll turn out just fine.  Whatever your thoughts and opinions are, sound off in the comments below.

SOURCE: Empire