Saturday
06Jun2009
James Cameron Joins New 'Heavy Metal' Anthology
Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 2:05PM
Film School Rejects talked to Kevin Eastman, whose name you no doubt know if you're a
fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He's one of the co-creators of that franchise, and he's also
heavily involved with the new Heavy Metal movie. And so are some of the biggest directors in
Hollywood, as it turns out.
Reader Comments (5)
What about Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, or George Lucas? And I'm sorry, but I have to say it: While a new SF anthology with rock music sounds like a lot of fun, the original Heavy Metal is a steaming pile of crap.
Perhaps I phrased it poorly: I can only think of two who might be interested. I highly doubt any of those three guys would do it.
While I detest, deplore and despise the current spate of comic book movies, Heavy Metal sounds like something I would actually pay money to see. Especially if made by those people.
One factor that is more important than the producers, is however the rating chosen. It would have to be an R to do justice to the material.
Presumably the studio will want a PG-13 to target the full Dark Knight audience?
That's a good question. The first one went for the R, and the material in the comic, at least years and years ago, was also more mature. I'd like to see them go for the R, as well, and in general I think there need to be more big budget R-rated 'toons.
I agree that this sounds pretty cool, what with those directors rumored and all, but I fear the music these directors have to choose from. The original had such an awesome soundtrack. I don't think the music these days is up to snuff for something like this. And yes, I realize how old that makes me sound.