Editing Heavy Metal (film) (section)

==Remake==
In March 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that [[Paramount Pictures]] was set to make another animated film with [[David Fincher]] "spearheading the project". [[Kevin Eastman]], who was at the time the owner and publisher of ''[[Heavy Metal (magazine)|Heavy Metal]]'', was to direct a segment, as would [[Tim Miller (director)|Tim Miller]], "whose [[Blur Studio]] will handle the animation for what is being conceived as an R-rated, adult-themed feature".<ref>{{cite web | title=Par, Fincher put pedal to 'Metal' Eastman, Miller to direct animated segments | author=Michael Fleming | url=https://variety.com/2008/digital/markets-festivals/par-fincher-put-pedal-to-metal-1117982413/ | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=March 13, 2008 | access-date= September 21, 2008}}</ref>

Entertainment website [[IGN]] announced, on July 14, 2008, "David Fincher's edgy new project has suffered a serious setback after it was dropped by Paramount, according to ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''."<ref>{{cite web | title = Fincher's Heavy Metal on Hold Paramount drops sci-fi/fantasy project. | author = Orlando Parfitt | url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/888/888803p1.html | website = [[IGN]] | date = July 14, 2008 | access-date = September 21, 2008}}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' quoted Tim Miller as saying "David really believes in the project. It's just a matter of time."<ref name="Nicole Sperling">{{cite magazine|title=David Fincher's 'Heavy Metal' remake a no-go at Paramount |author=Nicole Sperling |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/07/david-fincher.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030092943/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/07/david-fincher.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 30, 2008 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date= July 9, 2008 |access-date=September 21, 2008}}</ref>

In September 2008, Eastman was quoted as saying "Fincher is directing one, [[Guillermo del Toro]] wants to direct one, [[Zack Snyder]] wants to direct one, [[Gore Verbinski]] wants to direct one". It was reported that the film had been moved to [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony]] division [[Columbia Pictures]] (which had released the original) and had a budget of $50 million.<ref>{{cite web | title = Zack Snyder, Gore Verbinski, Guillermo del Toro Directing Heavy Metal Segments? | author = Alex Billington | url = http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/09/04/zack-snyder-gore-verbinski-guillermo-del-toro-directing-heavy-metal-segments/ | publisher = firstshowing.net | date = September 4, 2008 | access-date = September 21, 2008}}</ref>

In June 2009, Eastman said "I've got breaking news that Fincher and [[James Cameron]] are going to be co-executive producers on the film, Cameron will direct one.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Mike|title=Fincher Brings Mettle To Passion Project|url=https://deadline.com/2010/03/fincher-brings-mettle-to-passion-project-28177/|magazine=Deadline}}</ref> [[Mark Osborne (filmmaker)|Mark Osborne]] and [[Jack Black]] from [[Tenacious D]] were going to do a comedy segment for the film."<ref>{{cite web | title = James Cameron Forging a Piece of Heavy Metal | author = ComingSoon.net | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=56098 | publisher = comingsoon.net | date = June 6, 2009 | access-date = June 6, 2009 | archive-date = June 8, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090608165439/https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=56098 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Production is [[Development hell|stalled indefinitely]], as no film distributor or production company has shown interest in distributing or producing the remake since Paramount Pictures decided to forgo being the film's distributor,<ref>{{cite web | title = David Fincher Can't Get Funding for "Heavy Metal" | author = MTV News | url = http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=18775 | publisher = worstpreviews.com | date = August 25, 2010 | access-date = May 7, 2011 | archive-date = August 26, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100826060652/http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=18775 | url-status = dead }}</ref> who purportedly thought such a film was "too risqué for mainstream audiences".<ref name="Nicole Sperling"/>

In July 2011, filmmaker [[Robert Rodriguez]] announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] that he had purchased the film rights to ''Heavy Metal'' and planned to develop a new animated film at the new Quick Draw Studios.<ref>{{cite web | title = SDCC: Robert Rodriguez Takes Heavy Metal | author = ComingSoon.net | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=80106 | publisher = comingsoon.net | date = July 21, 2011 | access-date = November 26, 2011 | archive-date = March 14, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120314085106/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=80106 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On March 11, 2014, with the formation of his own television network, [[El Rey Network|El Rey]], Rodriguez considered switching gears and bringing it to TV.<ref>{{cite web | title = Robert Rodriguez May Bring 'Heavy Metal' to TV; Prepared to Make 'Sin City 3' | author = ScreenRant.com | url = https://screenrant.com/heavy-metal-tv-show-robert-rodriguez/ | publisher = screenrant.com | date = March 11, 2014 | access-date = July 19, 2014}}</ref>

On March 15, 2019, the reboot was released on [[Netflix]] as a reimagining titled ''[[Love, Death & Robots]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.ign.com/articles/2019/03/16/how-david-fincher-and-tim-millers-heavy-metal-reboot-became-netflixs-love-death-and-robots|title=How David Fincher and Tim Miller's Heavy Metal Reboot Became Netflix's Love, Death & Robots|last=Schwartz|first=Terri|date=February 16, 2019|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref>