By: MrDisgusting

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Crazy, crazy news this evening as Paramount Pictures has announced that they'll will make an animated film inspired by the '70s sci-fi fantasy magazine HEAVY METAL, with director David Fincher spearheading the project. This is one of the most left field announcements I've ever heard, but it sounds pretty awesome! Read on for the skinny.

"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 mag introduced the works of American artists and writers such as Robert Silverberg, Harlan Ellison and H.R. Giger.

The film will consist of eight or nine individual animated segments, each of which will be directed by a different helmer.

Fincher will direct one of the segments; Kevin Eastman, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" co-creator who is now owner and publisher of Heavy Metal, will direct another. So will Tim Miller, whose Blur Studios will handle the animation for what is being conceived as an R-rated, adult-themed feature.

Fincher, Eastman and Miller will produce the film. The studio will lock in the other directors shortly. The mag previously spawned a 1981 animated feature and 2000 sequel.

Fincher, who directed "Zodiac" for Par, recently wrapped the Brad Pitt-Cate Blanchett starrer "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which Par releases Dec. 19. Fincher recently became attached to direct Paramount's adaptation of the Charles Burns graphic novel "Black Hole" and is also developing "Torso" and "The Killer" for the studio.

Miller is writing, directing and producing a feature-length version of "Rockfish." Blur has also been responsible for animating such videogames as "Transformers: The Game," based on the hit pic from DreamWorks and Paramount.

Source: Variety

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	Wharmon 12:53am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Didn't this happen already? Like, way back when you could still find a drive-in in Sacramento?
	CJ_01976 1:30am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Paramount sucks, they will no doubt blow this one very badly.
	Kaname Tousen 3:09am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Holy crap another one? this could be awesome as long as they have boobs sex and violence
	DravenX23 3:41am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT I have the other 2 Heavy Metal films on DVD. the 2nd one wasn't so good.
	Devourthesun 4:09am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Sooooo....are they Remaking the original Heavy Metal or is this technically Heavy Metal 3?
	Sitalique 6:59am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Let's hope they do a better job than the last one. And I hope it's not just another remake.
	Enoon Erehwon 7:02am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Thank God no one's doing anything original anymore...
	Death Bed 9:56am, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT This one is going to have 8 segments. Didn't the first one only have like 4 or 5? So it's silly for some of you to say that it's going to be an entirely a remake. And yeah, this is pretty much Heavy Metal 3.
	crossbones 4:13pm, March 14, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT YES! I've waited forever for another Heavy Metal movie. I don't even mind the TMNTs appearing in the 3rd one as long as it's bloody and violent. Bring it on!
	deusdiabolus 2:31am, March 15, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Let's not forget the other extremely important question...WHO'S GOING TO BE ON THE SOUNDTRACK?
	TheDeadMayTasteBad 11:02pm, March 16, 2008 PROFILE - MESSAGE - REPORT Hey, as long as my favorite fimmaker (Fincher, duh!) is on board, so am I!

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