‘Heavy Metal’ Adds Cameron, Verbinksi, Snyder as Directors

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 6, 2009

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Later today you’ll have the chance to read our full interview with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, but I figured I’d whet your appetite by sharing the news that not only is the project on track with David Fincher behind the wheel, but that James Cameron, Zack Snyder and Gore Verbinski have all signed on to direct segments of Heavy Metal.

These are Eastman’s own words:

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.”

We’ve known for a bit that Verbinski and Snyder had been involved, but James Cameron’s involvement is news to me. A bit earlier is was reported that Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) would also be directing a segment, but teaming up with Jack Black again could definitely be awesome.

This is incredible. “An amazing amount of talent,” is probably the only way I’d know how to describe that group of directors. Scoring James Cameron not only as an Executive Producer, but also as a director for one of the segments is a major win. Although, considering the subject matter, I could see how Cameron’s love of science fiction solidified his involvement.

I think I’m on cloud nine right now, too.

What do you think?


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  • Awesome collection of talent... but the only one experienced with sex and nudity really is Snyder. Are Cameron and Verbinski even capable of making naughty science fiction?
  • Cameron has if you count the kinda creepy drawing scene in Titanic. WOOO pencil boob!
  • Considering this is a comic adapt, that seems fitting. Of course, if Winslet had had 34FFF's, it would have been more fitting.
  • If Winslet had 34FFF's, she'd still be naked in everything she did.
  • Rob Hunter, I have lost faith in you. Do you not remember the Linda Hamilton boob fondling scene in The Terminator when she and Michael Biehn "made" John Connor?

    Yes, tame by today's standard, but for 13-year-old me in pre-Internet 1984, this was as close to porno as I could get.
  • You had faith in me?

    And yes I remember the scene but as you said it was tame and brief (just like the Titanic scene)... Heavy Metal needs to be sexy and exaggerated if it wants to be authentic. I love Cameron's movies, but I think he's too much of a prude to film anything truly sexual.
  • there was also talk of an Aeon Flux segment in the new Heavy Metal from the original creator...the whole project sounds exciting hopefully they start on it before the year is out...
  • The_Kid
    Sweet cast of directors, I'm excited for this film!!!
  • Buck Futt
    Pretty awesome if it all pans out. Sounds like a proverbial one-way ticket to midnight.
  • manny
    Keep in mind that Zack only does r-rated movies, the other directors will practically be forced to include either gratuitous violence, nudity or sex. Hopefully all three.
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