David Fincher is still shopping his animated Heavy Metal anthology. Two years ago he had the project set up with Paramount but the studio dropped it.
This from Deadline......
Fincher's shopping a version I would call vastly more appealing. I'm told that Fincher has Avatar director James Cameron ready to direct a segment, as well as 300 director Zack Snyder. Fincher is directing one himself. And, oh yeah, the whole thing will be 3-D animation.
Heavy Metal is inspired by the `70s science fiction fantasy magazine., which previously was the basis for a 1981 film and a 2000 sequel. This version will consist of eight or nine individual animated segments, each by a different director, all of them infused with the spirit of the erotic and violent storylines that defined the magazine.
I loved the original. This one sounds like it could easily top that one if and when it gets made.