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David Fincher adds project 479,309 to his slate... and this one could be genius...

AAAAAA by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Mar 14th, 2008 12:40:51 AM
AAAAAAH. I guess
It was no good by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Mar 14th, 2008 12:41:47 AM
But it had John Goodman's voice, didn't it? That's got to count for something.
And by John Goodman by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Mar 14th, 2008 12:42:50 AM
I, of course, mean John Candy. I need sleep.
No Harry Canyon, No Fun by gridbug	Mar 14th, 2008 12:46:44 AM
But first I hadda ditch a couple'a assholes...
Good Times by LoLWut	Mar 14th, 2008 12:50:23 AM
Fuck you haters, great drinking/smoking movie from times of yor!
Cool news... by hamslime	Mar 14th, 2008 12:55:01 AM
...now about that fabled Benjamin Button movie. He IS still making that right, or did I just dream that up?
Button is in the can by s0nicdeathmonkey	Mar 14th, 2008 12:57:05 AM
filmed back to back with Zodiac.
479,309 by kafka07	Mar 14th, 2008 12:57:14 AM
interesting development. keep us updated.
Benjamin Button by Beldo84	Mar 14th, 2008 12:59:33 AM
Pretty sure they've already filmed it and it's in post right now. Pretty sure it's going to be released around Christmas. Yes you read that right, a Fincher Christmas movie.
Um yes... by Tourist	Mar 14th, 2008 01:13:17 AM
...If this is going ahead, live action or animated, I'm fucking interested. Eastmans tenure as owner of Heavy Metal has seen it decline to pretty much a non entity, which is a shame, but its still fun. Perfect geek material. Plus he has to make up for the embarassment that was Heavy Metal 2.
Sorry by hamslime	Mar 14th, 2008 01:13:57 AM
I was being a smart-ass. I did hear that the Benjamin Button trailer would play before the Indiana Jones movie. I just figured that would be more relevant than a project Fincher may or may not do. Fincher doing a Heavy Metal segment would be cool though, but the guy could film grass grow, and I would watch it.
COULD BE GENIUS? by leobloom	Mar 14th, 2008 01:16:55 AM
Um, by your standard, Prince Caspian "COULD BE GENIUS", Rambo 5 "COULD BE GENIUS", Cloverfield 2 "COULD BE GENIUS"----wait strike that last one.
Heavy Metal was okay, but... by Breotan	Mar 14th, 2008 01:17:15 AM
Heavy Metal 2000 or whatever it was blew projectile monkey diahrea.
Truly AWESOME by ebolamonkey	Mar 14th, 2008 01:22:00 AM
Heavy Metal was a truly seminal film. Very interesting if this new film will be inspirational or derivative of the original. I haven't looked at a Heavy Metal magazine in a couple decades, but I can't imagine that it has much influence on today's culture. Hell, the 70's mags influenced Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. The new stuff will have to be pretty fucking cool to have any real impact. Hoping it's badass, but doubtful it can pull it off.
Is Kurt Russell laughing by Motoko Kusanagi	Mar 14th, 2008 01:24:20 AM
just wonderin'
HEavy Metal FAKK by superduper3000	Mar 14th, 2008 01:28:09 AM
Or whatever the hell it was called, sucked BALLS. It wasn't a stain on the original, which may not have been as great as we remember, still kicked all sorts of unholy ass. The zombie scene alone is classic...please don't suck!! http://tinyurl.com/2pxs7p
Fincher has more projects than Del Toro... by MaxTheSilent	Mar 14th, 2008 01:49:37 AM
And even LESS inclination to actually make them. Perhaps he needs therapy for his OCD and will actually make some of these films. He needs to adopt Ridley Scott's maxim of 'Just fucking do it."
Fincher only directs 1/10th of the film? by Zardoz	Mar 14th, 2008 02:13:04 AM
He's only got 10 minutes of the film? And Miller and Laid? Who have never directed anything? Well, who else? It might be interesting, I guess. The original certainly puts the "cult" in cult classic, though. (and the "sequel" sucked much ass!) Will it be 3D? Mo-cap? Cel?
the original was good if you were a teen by bacci40	Mar 14th, 2008 02:19:27 AM
which i was...with the pounding rock and the then decent animation, it was a fun ride...but the straight to vid one blew chunks
By the way...... by Han Cholo	Mar 14th, 2008 02:45:51 AM
Troy was pretty great!!
I LOVED "Heavy Metal". I hope it gets a theatrical release. by Mike_D	Mar 14th, 2008 02:48:43 AM
And I hope it lives up to the original and not the sequel.
I LOVED "Heavy Metal". I hope it gets a theatrical release. by Mike_D	Mar 14th, 2008 02:48:44 AM
And I hope it lives up to the original and not the sequel.
Cmon the original HM was groundbreaking because... by Han Cholo	Mar 14th, 2008 02:49:46 AM
It introduced gratuitous nudity and sex into mainstream animation. I think Fritz the Cat was actually the first to do it but Heavy Metal was what all the geeks wanted to see. I mean that chick in the end where she disrobes to swim in the lake. She even had white bush to match her hair.
It would be awesome if they introduced a Druuna segment by Han Cholo	Mar 14th, 2008 02:53:20 AM
I mean who wouldn't want to see that? That is the epitome of Heavy Metal: Naked chicks getting fucked by weird creatures in a sci fi environment.
ARE YOU PEOPLE FORGETTING HEAVY METAL 2000?? by DOGSOUP	Mar 14th, 2008 03:22:31 AM
FAKK 2, FAKK YOU!
Fincher rules by messi	Mar 14th, 2008 03:26:17 AM
can't wait
Fincher is awesome. by Crimson King	Mar 14th, 2008 03:35:45 AM
Dude, anything Fincher does is gonna be genius.
Live action would be awesome by DarthBakpao	Mar 14th, 2008 04:03:16 AM
cartoon = meh
Nice by photoboy	Mar 14th, 2008 04:06:42 AM
Could be very cool.
Thankfully it's not Bendis' TORSO... by Monkey_King	Mar 14th, 2008 04:24:32 AM
or Halitosis breath to the big screen. Fincher should make an Ed Gein film.
Guilty pleasure by Gelatinousman	Mar 14th, 2008 04:32:57 AM
I still watch it once in a while. The first time I rewatch it as an adult I was with a new girlfriend. Big mistake. 'Lets watch this Darling. Its great'. You should have seen the face of my girlfriend. I never watched it with anybody else since. Its such a movie for immature boys. Still, the Pentagon secretary is still one of my favorite cartoon babe.
BBB by CuervoJones	Mar 14th, 2008 05:09:53 AM
Boobs, Blowjobs and Blood. Animated movies need that. I´m tired of talking animals and cute humanized machines.
Druuna by CuervoJones	Mar 14th, 2008 06:03:32 AM
I´d buy that for a dollar!
Heavy Metal Film Was Appalling... by TroutMaskReplicant	Mar 14th, 2008 06:17:21 AM
The original Heavy Metal Film was mean spirited, juvenile an misogynistic...But it will be interesting to see some non Japanese animation willing to grab you by the balls...
Sex and Violence is all I need...... by travis-dane	Mar 14th, 2008 06:24:14 AM
Bring it on Fincher!
Awesome by random dude	Mar 14th, 2008 06:24:47 AM
As in Michael Bay awesome.
YAAAAWWWNNN by ricarleite	Mar 14th, 2008 07:02:42 AM
Okay...
Well Direct The Dirt by hallmitchell	Mar 14th, 2008 07:28:34 AM
If he loves Heavy Metal. P.S. That is the book on Motley Crue.
Fincher is pretty overrated... by DerLanghaarige	Mar 14th, 2008 07:33:45 AM
...but the Heavy Metal movies were pretty entertaining, so why not make a 3rd one?
Bring it ON babies! by fireclown	Mar 14th, 2008 07:34:38 AM
Love me some Heavy Metal, LOOOVES me some Fincher. I'm gonna see this movie higher than Gov Spitzers hooker bill.
They should try to get Chris Cunningham. by DerLanghaarige	Mar 14th, 2008 07:35:19 AM
Just saying.
Chris Cunningham by TroutMaskReplicant	Mar 14th, 2008 08:11:17 AM
Cunningham might do it too, if he was given free reign. The only problem with Cunningham is that it takes him ages to finish stuff...
Fincher Reads AICN Talkbacks! by bobinnova	Mar 14th, 2008 08:11:33 AM
Cause I just mentioned in the Talkback yesterday how cool a new Heavy Metal movie would be (a la Speed Racer)
I'd rather see Black Hole. by Knuckleduster	Mar 14th, 2008 08:14:37 AM
I like that he's dipping his toes into new genres. Benjamin Button is gonna surprize us all.
they better animate some Moebius! by pipergates	Mar 14th, 2008 08:23:56 AM
and use "Low" as a soundtrack
why just an R heavy metal? by alice 13	Mar 14th, 2008 08:30:37 AM
throw everything you got at us. i want zero limits.
Shouldn't this be "The Unnecessary Heavy Metal Film"? by chrth	Mar 14th, 2008 08:39:11 AM
isn't that how we categorize all remakes at AICN now?
ZOMG A REMAKE!! BRING IN THE GESTAPO!! by dr sauch	Mar 14th, 2008 09:11:12 AM
I loved Heavy Metal, but it was a little too 'free form'. I hope they bring more of a story to it.
Fuck yeah all Sepultura Soundtrack!!! Bang your heads by donwillymo	Mar 14th, 2008 09:17:33 AM

Heavy Rambo by donwillymo	Mar 14th, 2008 09:26:38 AM

Heavy Metal Sountrack by TroutMaskReplicant	Mar 14th, 2008 10:06:56 AM
I certainly hope they do a proper job of the music. The first one had pretty awful sound quality as I remember it, and the music often seemed not to synchronize with the visuals. Almost as if there was no music and some teenager was coincidentally playing proggy metal too loud next door...;-p
Maybe... by karmattack	Mar 14th, 2008 10:18:50 AM
...this new HM movie will be redemption of the series from the flaming ass-pile that was HM2000. As a developing graphic artist, the original had an enormous impact on me growing up. That can't be changed, but HM2000 certainly tried its hardest to ruin it. If HM2000 was a person, I'd piss on their shoes.
Only if they get John Candy back to do a monster line of coke.. by jrbarker	Mar 14th, 2008 10:23:53 AM
...will it be good.
Elmer Bernstein's Heavy Metal score finally on CD by Osmosis Jones	Mar 14th, 2008 10:31:43 AM
Film Score Monthly just released it. Awesome.
OH HELL YEAH!! by SkinJob69	Mar 14th, 2008 12:00:41 PM
Can't believ the original was 1981!
Look, man, if there's one thing I know, it's how to drive while by SkinJob69	Mar 14th, 2008 12:01:09 PM
You know your perception is completely fucked so you just let your hands work the controls as if you were straight.
how to drive while I'M STONED (that is) by SkinJob69	Mar 14th, 2008 12:01:54 PM

There was no way I was gonna walk around this place by SkinJob69	Mar 14th, 2008 12:06:00 PM
with my dork hanging out!
HMINO! HMINO! HMINO! Flames on....yada yada by Reel American Hero	Mar 14th, 2008 12:42:08 PM
Umm... and damn you Michael Bay for having a beer and cheeting on your wife with this year's Little Miss sexy tomboy beanpole and a man in suit. Too Heavy Metaly. Did I miss anything?
R? Meh. Gimme my NC-17 Heavy Metal. by Fred	Mar 14th, 2008 01:14:57 PM

Meh....that's one I forgot. by Reel American Hero	Mar 14th, 2008 01:27:01 PM

Horray!!! by Hugh G Rekshun	Mar 14th, 2008 02:53:49 PM
...for more animated pr0n! Let's go NC-17 rating!
Transformers: The Movie 2? by GibsonUSA	Mar 14th, 2008 03:15:58 PM
Dare!!
Larry the Cable Guy in the John Candy role by bobinnova	Mar 14th, 2008 03:36:16 PM
Dakota Fanning as the girl/Queen
Tintin wannabees??? Still this sounds awesome! by Proman1984	Mar 14th, 2008 04:52:02 PM
I'll be looking forward to this one.
Hmmm by DonnieDorko	Mar 14th, 2008 05:47:05 PM
Something dark, gritty and visualistic from Fincher Von Tease? .. Sounds .. eh..
The Loc-Nar approves..... by SubliminalJones	Mar 14th, 2008 07:26:34 PM
Look into me and know despair.
I popped major bone by CerebralAssassin	Mar 14th, 2008 07:32:50 PM
During that Harry Canyon sex scene. That cartoon girl was smokin hot.
why not? by Harry Weinstein	Mar 14th, 2008 07:33:39 PM
The first one was incredibly uneven, with moments of brilliance and moments of pure shit on both the story and animation levels. The second one was very consistent - by which I mean that it sucked, consistently. This could easily be the best of the bunch if they can manage to shield it from studio interference. A mix of animation directors and styles seems wholly appropriate.
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ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz
Don't burden yourselves with the Locnar or any other contrivance by BrandLoyalist	Mar 14th, 2008 08:23:12 PM
Why struggle to find a device that ties 7 or more segments together... nothing wrong with making a straight-up anthology this time
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! by The Amazing G	Mar 14th, 2008 08:36:42 PM
YES! YES! PLEASE LET IT HAPPEN AND LET IT BE GOOD! there NEEDS to be a good third Heavy Metal film to make up for the terrible second one and for anyone that doesn't like the first then.....go eat a bag of dicks
Uh, didn't the last 2 bomb horribly? by skywalkerfamily	Mar 14th, 2008 08:45:03 PM
Uh yeah, these genius studios!
If they get John Candy in to do a line of coke... by Juggernaut125	Mar 14th, 2008 09:17:05 PM
I'll be the first in line with my dork hanging out. But hey! "There's no way I'm walking around this place with my dork hanging out!"
FFFFFFFFFFFFUuuuuuuuuuucccccckkk k YYYYEEEESSSSSSSSSSS by Pipple	Mar 14th, 2008 09:21:43 PM
nuff said
"I was givin' her the star an' stripes FORever.." by 23GreatWoundsAllGotInBattle	Mar 14th, 2008 09:58:35 PM
Heavy Metal was awesome when I was in eighth grade...then in twelfth grade I gained access to real life naked ladies. Don't know about this....
This is Fucking Awesome by bottombrick	Mar 15th, 2008 01:18:00 AM
The original Heavy Metal was excellent in every way: the music, the art, the tits, the violence, the humor and the stories, great on every front. Too bad metal is shit now, and I don't see a daring or creative animated film ekeing its way past any established director's ego or the modern studio machine
The Taxi Driver Story Was Kinda Cool by LaserPants	Mar 15th, 2008 02:23:08 AM
Kinda
BOC Veteran of the Psychic Wars FTW! by gridbug	Mar 15th, 2008 02:33:47 AM
You know it, I know it.
so what, was that robot circusized? by m_reporter	Mar 15th, 2008 04:35:10 AM
The heavy metal movies are just jerk off material for teen geeks. Well, for some post teen geeks also. HM 2000 is just horrid. Look, animated boobies!!!! The magazine is pretty good though, pulp-cult-future blood & guts fantasy with boobies.
You Can't Kill The Metal by Kragmose	Mar 15th, 2008 04:39:12 AM
So don't try it.
man the Heavy Metal hate on here is saddening by The Amazing G	Mar 15th, 2008 06:42:17 AM
remind me to disregard the TBers opinions on shit, oh wait I already do!
Heavy Metal was 1980s internet porn by RogueWarrior65	Mar 15th, 2008 10:23:25 AM
This was what horny teenagers watched before internet porn and shocking concepts like "rainbowing" were all the rage. That having been said "The Game" was a great Fincher flick but with a Sixth Sense quality to it.
Where the hell is RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA??!!! by Drath	Mar 15th, 2008 10:46:48 AM
It can't be THAT fucking hard to make the movie!!! Make it before Morgan Freeman dies or retires like Sean Connery!!!! This isn't Fight Club, you can talk about it! Not that I know what Fight Club is or am talking about it.
m_reporter by bottombrick	Mar 15th, 2008 03:56:07 PM
"The magazine is pretty good though, pulp-cult-future blood & guts fantasy with boobies." So if someone does a great job animating it, it becomes jerk off material for teen nerds, but if it remains in the pulp form you get to jerk off to it all by yourself?
soundtracks by Staldo	Mar 15th, 2008 06:38:54 PM
I thought the first Heavy metal movie was excellent. Every time I watch it it makes me want to grow my hair out and drive a van with wizards and griffins painted on the side cross country. The soundtrack was what really made it however. The orchestral and the pop tracks. (how Devo got put into a movie called Heavy Metal, however, I'll never know) They should have left it as a series of vignettes however, as trying to tie everything together made NO SENSE AT ALL. HM 2000 was painful rubbish and felt more like a sequel to Starchaser than a sequel to Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal 3? they should get the Suicide Girls involved. The ones that are actually hot, that is. Both members of Tenacious D should be kept 300 yards from the making of this movie at all times
This is some news outta left field!!! by alienindisguise	Mar 15th, 2008 07:26:04 PM
Yeah I thought the 1st flick had a few decent moments but the 2nd one was a total turd. They need to not only focus on directors for this but some badass animators because that's what hurt the other 2.
by DarthCorleone	Mar 15th, 2008 08:58:21 PM
"Heavy Metal was awesome when I was in eighth grade...then in twelfth grade I gained access to real life naked ladies. Don't know about this...." I'm way past twelfth grade, and I still don't have access to real life naked ladies, so count me in.
The soundtrack will most likely be terrible... by Wolfman Nards	Mar 16th, 2008 02:41:23 AM
Filled with crap like God Smack, Hinder, Hell Yeah and other shitty Nu Metal bands.
Fuck bullshit music. Three projects Fincher should do... by StigMata	Mar 16th, 2008 02:18:08 PM
You know what would kill -and I mean empty casings kill? A Fincher film on the history of The Screamers. Check any of their footage on YouTube but especially the 1978 footage of "The Beat Goes On." Read the history of that fucking band...Or a biopic on the life of Charles Taylor (aka the new Idi Amin)...Or bring the graphic novel "The Invisibles" to The. Mother. Fucking. Screen. Fuck that, once my Red Camera ships I will fucking well do these films...I've been working at a HD camera rental house long enough..."LA DEE DA DA!!!...And the beat goes on..." Who the fuuuck is with me!!??
Yeah, the original kind of sucked but this... by ewokstew	Mar 16th, 2008 03:33:17 PM
one could kick major butt. I'm seeing it along the lines of the "Animatrix" but with an R rating. And plus with Fincher at the quality control helm...I'm very excited about this project as I was a huge (and seriously underage) fan of Heavy Metal back in the Moebius/Corben era. I had to hide them from my parents. Most kids had Playboys stashed under their beds..I hid the Heavy Metals..
Lobo by Teddy Artery	Mar 16th, 2008 11:30:48 PM
Sorry to say, Heavy Metal is just tired at this point. I'd much rather they went full bore on a Lobo adaptation, using the Bisley art for production design.
Animated cumshots by CuervoJones	Mar 17th, 2008 05:00:27 AM
Will Fincher dare?

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