Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment announced that it would release Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation on June 1. The film is a direct-to-video and DVD sequel to the 1997 Paul Verhoeven SF film Starship Troopers.

Starship Troopers 2 marks the directorial debut of Phil Tippett, visual effects supervisor on the first film, and it was written by Edward Neumeier, who scripted the original adventure based on the Robert A. Heinlein story. In the new film, Capt. Dax (Richard Burgi) leads a small group of Troopers against parasitic Bugs that can control humans.

According to Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, the Starship Troopers 2 DVD will include such bonus material as audio commentary from Tippett, Neumeier and producer Jon Davison, a behind-the-scenes featurette about the visual effects, and production stills. Burgi is best known for his role as Detective James Ellison on the SF series The Sentinel.
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