United Kingdom · Ars Technica
Rogue Trooper brings the Genetic Infantry to the silver screen
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For more than 49 years, a comic called 2000 AD has been responsible for giving science-fiction junkies a weekly infusion of “ thrill power.” Published in the UK, far from the action in Hollywood, its characters have crossed over from the page to the screen far less frequently than the superheroes belonging to Marvel and DC.
Key facts
- Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is a future war story set on the toxic hellscape that is Nu Earth
- Except for the Genetic Infantry, blue super soldiers engineered by the Southers to survive the poisonous atmosphere
- The GIs were betrayed by a rogue Souther general, and only Rogue (Aneurin Barnard, Dunkirk ) is still alive
- The film is a mix of hand animation and some motion capture
Summary
But Dredd is not the be-all and end-all of 2000 AD (real ones know he wasn’t even in the first issue), and later this year, director Duncan Jones ( Moon ) will translate another beloved character from the printed page: Rogue Trooper, the teaser for which was released earlier today. Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, Rogue Trooper is a future war story set on the toxic hellscape that is Nu Earth. The GIs were betrayed by a rogue Souther general, and only Rogue (Aneurin Barnard, Dunkirk ) is still alive. The film is a mix of hand animation and some motion capture.