The upcoming Heavy Metal anthology movie sure is becoming heavy, as word on the street is that James Cameron has come onboard as co-executive producer and direct a segment.
This comes from producer Kevin Eastman who revealed that David Fincher is also onboard. He noted that Fincher and Cameron will each direct individual segments, along with Zack Snyder and Gore Verbinski. Additionally, he revealed that Mark Osborne and Jack Black from Tenacious D are going to do a comedy segment for the film.
And that’s not all either: three more directors have also agreed, but they are yet to be signed.
The ‘80s magazine and movie featured a collection of various stories blending fantasy and science fiction with erotica and violence.
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TMNT co-creator and Heavy Metal publisher, Kevin Eastman, has revealed that the film incarnation of the publication has found a new home: Sony Pictures. We reported in July that Paramount had dropped the project.
"We developed it for Paramount in January… And it was time for them to make a decision and they were at odds with Fincher over another project, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button… they wanted him to reduce the running time," he explained, adding that the studio would not go forward with any of Fincher’s other projects if he didn’t comply with them. "And David said, Fine, f**k you, I’m going to set up Heavy Metal somewhere else,’ so we jumped over to Sony and set it up there."
Eastman expects production to begin this Fall, noting that Guillermo del Toro and Zack Snyder have expressed interest in helming segments.
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David Fincher’s Heavy Metal project has lost its home at Paramount due to the fact that the studio’s production executives don’t have balls. Apparently, the project, which is based on violent and erotic works, was deemed too risque for mainstream audiences, according to EW’s Hollywood Insider.
Tim Miller, whose studio is handling the animation, and Fincher are currently shopping the film to other studios. The animated movie would consist of eight to ten shorts, with Steve Niles, Joe Haldeman and Neal Asher confirmed to direct segments.
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