Glen here...
...with a follow-up report from DINGLE BERRY.
Regular readers may remember DINGLE's last message to Coaxial, which pretty much blew the lid off of Sony's forthcoming CGI series adaptation of Starship Troopers. You can access vast quantities of series plot breakdown by clicking here, or you can read more about the plans of Starship Troopers' visual effects overlords (Foundation Imaging and Flat Earth) by clicking here!
DINGLE just wrote me again, this time with an update regarding the project's status, how the series is shaping up structurally, and some voice casting which has already been done for the show. Here's what Dingle Berry had to say:
Dingle Berry wrote:
Most of the main voice cast are made up of unknowns, but there are a couple notable names:
Kristy McNichol will be the voice of one the generals in charge of the Earth military forces.
Clancy Brown (the voice of Lex Luthor on the Superman animated series) will reprise his role as Sgt. Zim. I say reprise because Clancy also played Sgt. Zim in the Starship Troopers movie.
Bill Fabberbake (from Coach and the voice of Broadway from Gargoyles) will be playing one of the Mobile Infantry.
Now on to some series plot points:The series seems to be straying away from the movie and using the book as its story guide. But they are throwing in a lot of stuff that never appeared in either the book or movie.
I must make a correction from my previous post, in that Johnnie Rico and Carmen will be main characters in the series (I originally stated that Johnnie and Carmen would only be supporting characters).
The series will incorporate something like the "eggshell delivery system" from the book, but it isn't exactly like how it is described in the book.
A new type of power suit has been added to the series, the "Marauder II". I wouldn't really call it a power suit, it's more like a small tank designed for 1 man. It won't really appear until about 1/2 way into the series.
The final battle during the last week of the series will take place on Earth...
Glen again...
...special thanks to Dingle Berry for the updated and revised news. Your efforts are profoundly appreciated by many, and we're looking forward to more reports...
