Could ‘Total Recall’s’ Failure Kill the New ‘Starship Troopers’ Reboot?

Another day, another remake. Late last year it was reported that Starship Troopers was possibly getting a reboot/remake, thanks to (most likely) the buzz from the recent animated sequel and a general interest in Paul Verhoeven’s classic sci-fi work. At the time, Len Wiseman’s Total Recall remake was tracking well, it had a lot of good early buzz, but in the end it fared poorly at the box office. The film only earned a measly $58 million this summer and now word from the man himself, Mr. Verhoeven, is that this might’ve killed off the Starship Troopers remake, too. Good riddance? Or aw shucks? At least Paul Verhoeven is speaking out. The update and quote comes directly from Paul Verhoeven, the mastermind behind some of the best sci-fi films from the 80’s/90’s like RoboCop, Starship Troopers and Total Recall. The Playlist interviewed him recently and spoke briefly about the remakes/reboots of …