James Cameron to Directing a Portion of Heavy Metal
"I've got breaking news that Fincher and James Cameron are going to be Co-Executive Producers on the film. Fincher will direct one. Cameron will direct one. Zack Snyder is going to direct one and Gore Verbinski is going to. Mark Osborne and Jack Black from Tenacious D are going to do a comedy segment for the film. Three other directors have agreed but we haven't signed them, but they're equally as jaw-dropping. So we're on cloud nine to be working with such an amazing amount of talent."
Paramount Pictures will make an all-new animated film inspired by the sci-fi fantasy magazine Heavy Metal, with director David Fincher spearheading the project.
Heavy Metal will be stamped by the erotic and violent storylines and images that remain the trademark of a magazine that debuted in the U.S. in 1977. The film will consist of eight or nine individual animated segments, each of which will be directed by a different director - for what is being conceived as an R-rated, adult-themed feature.
The magazine previously spawned a 1981 animated feature and 2000 sequel.
Heavy Metal comes to theaters in 2013.
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monkey03
Literally, this is a pretty heavy line-up!
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Err
good deal.
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ed_wood
Very cool news. How can it go wrong with a creative team like that?
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P.A.C.K. '75
Oh yeah - this'll be terrific - what a line up!
3 years agoby @apinneyFlag
-comrade-
KOOL!
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Fincher, Snyder, Verbenski, and Cameron!!!!
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splatterfilms
Awesome news.
3 years agoby @splatterfilmsFlag
Phil Mata
Right on! I love Heavy Metal. This'll be a great treat :]
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