According to The Hollywood Reporter, Neill Blomkamp ("District 9") has been tapped to write and direct a new version of "Starship Troopers," last adapted in 1997 by sci-fi satirist Paul Verhoeven. Blomkamp will also produce the film alongside his wife and longtime collaborator Terri Tatchell.

Columbia Pictures has tapped District 9 director Neill Blomkamp to write and direct a new Starship Troopers film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, giving the franchise its first live-action entry since 2008’s Starship Troopers 3: Marauder.

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,