Director Neill Blomkamp scored a hit with 2009's District 9, but also has a track record of unrealized sci-fi projects.

Neill Blomkamp is doing his part. The District 9 filmmaker is working on a new Starship Troopers movie for Sony's Columbia Pictures division, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. The film will be a new adaptation of Robert A.

Blomkamp will also produce the film alongside his wife and frequent collaborator, Terri Tatchell, who worked with him on Chappie. Blomkamp has a longstanding relationship with Sony, having directed the sci-fi hits District 9,