Real Starship Trooper Casper Van Dien Reacts to Helldivers 2

Casper Van Dien, best known for his iconic role as Johnny Rico in the cult classic Starship Troopers, is jumping back into the world of futuristic military combat. In this video, the actor reacts to extended gameplay footage from Helldivers 2, the sequel to the popular top-down shooter.

As squads of elite soldiers battle alien bugs across hostile planets, Van Dien provides his signature enthusiastic commentary. He points out similarities to the over-the-top action of Starship Troopers, from the futuristic weapons and armored suits to the swarming insectoid enemies. Van Dien also shares behind-the-scenes stories from filming the original movie while analyzing the tactics and teamwork required to survive Helldivers 2's intense combat scenarios. Fans of Starship Troopers and the Helldivers franchise won't want to miss this nostalgic and insightful crossover!
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[oblivionduex]

Whoever came up with this idea needs a raise

[Haplog]

Man's been rocking the same hairstyle for 27 years. My bald ass is jealous.

[boundedsleet]

I like how he's being as loyal as he can to his own franchise while appreciating the great qualities of this game and not diminishing it's fans, cool dude in my mind.

[OrchardFilm]

Can we start a petition to get this guy into Helldivers 2 as a character??? The fans would absolutely lose their minds!

[JayTraversJT]

My god he has aged gloriously. That’s democracy right there.

[timothymcintire]

It is so refreshing to see an actor who is genuinely passionate, loyal, and able to express themselves about the IPs they worked with. He's not the only one, (Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman, Chris Prat, Henry Cavill, etc) but it is so rare to see anymore in Hollywood

[dkkanofkash]

The fact that Rico (yes, that's what I will always call him) is so passionate about his role in Starship Troopers is honestly so wholesome.

[Valfothr]

And what's even better is that there's an achievement that's called "Doing your part"

[josetrujillo]

That "Death from Above" story really made this video so much more than I thought it would be. I'm so glad they left it in. Good on them.

[Geminias]

It's so refreshing to see an actor just excited to reminisce about his previous role and nerding out. Starship Troopers could easily have been one of those movies that the actors try to pretend never happened.

[Finis.Terrae]

What is amazing he never called it a ''rip off'' he called it what it actually is a tribute.

Starship Troopers '97 is my favorite movie, and i've watched it countless times, but i remember back in 1999 (first time i heard about it) i rented it and i had 24 hours before i had to return it. Watched it 4 times during that period.

[Keram-iohv]

Dude´s absolute legend and I love how he went "You should read the book, it´s totally different from movie but great too"

[SaintDaisley]

I will never stop being so happy at how Casper Van Dien just totally went all-in on loving his role in Starship Troopers. The guy has never wearied of or become frustrated with being Johnny Rico his entire damn life. You feel like he could be having the worst day ever and yet if someone shouted RICO! or ROUGHNECKS! at him in the street he'd still HOOAH! right back.

[jrhandley]

My platoon sergeant used a line from Starship Troopers on my promotion from Corporal to Sergeant. "Congratulations! You're it until you're dead or till I find somebody better." Gave me chills just thinking about it today.

[WI_Wanderer]

12:12 hits hard, thanks for taking the time to take the picture.

[TheBawalumihidito]

Arrowhead should hire this guy to do voice lines for Helldivers 2. If they make it part of a Warbond, I would happily spend super credits on that.

[JohnDoe_]

Born in '75, read the book, watched the movie, and now I'm a helldiver. Come on you apes, join me, you want to live forever ?

[chuckmcguffin]

Im so glad Casper recommended the book. It was required reading for me in high school and what a huge difference from the movie. Thank you for putting this together ❤️

[lunarquickstrike]

play a drinking game when every time casper says "it's like starship troopers"

[UnknownUsername]

Klandathu was filmed outside my home town, in Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming. I can proudly report that its still bug free. Thanks, Casper!