FAMOUS LAST WORDS
Even giant monsters have their flaws. Like the colossal Kaiju featured in the pages of issue 256, we had a weak moment (or two) that we must atone for now.
On page 27 it should state that Tomoyuki Tanaka was able to sell
his bosses on his story (Giant
Monster From 20,000 Miles Under the Sea) based on the American success of THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS. The article stated that it was due to the Japanese success, which would have been impossible because BEAST wasn’t released in Japan until Dec. of ’53 and GODZILLA in Nov. of ’54.
And, no, there are not two endings to KING KONG VS. GODZILLA where a different monster wins depending on the geography of the film screening (as stated in Forry’s article). But, that’s how Uncle Forry wrote it, and who are we to change it?
While a mystery
to us, he clearly had his reasons for doing it. Even if it was just to cause a little trouble, we’re not going to question his wisdom. Read the real reason for multiple endings in August Ragone’s GODZILLA article in issue 256.
A look at projects that could have been but may never be...
Heavy Metal 3D by Nick Ekum I
n early 2008 it was reported that David Fincher (ALIEN 3, SE7EN, ZODIAC) would be heading an animated, big budget
HEAVY METAL film at Paramount Pictures. HEAVY METAL has been a long time passion project for the director, “There’s no BLADE RUNNER without HEAVY METAL. There’s probably no ALIEN. It was such a fertile breeding ground,” said Fincher. The project would have eight or nine segments by different writers and directors. The initial announcement stated that David Fincher, Kevin Eastman (HEAVY METAL publisher and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES co-creator), and Tim Miller (head of Blur Animation Studios) would be directing segments. Genre giants Steve Niles (30 DAYS OF NIGHT), Joe Haldeman (THE FOREVER WAR), Marc Laidlaw (DAD’S NUKE and HALF-LIFE game), Neal Asher (GRIDLINKNED), and Jhonen Vasquez (INVADER ZIM creator) were brought on to write. In June 2009, Kevin Eastman announced, “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.” Rob Zombie (DEVIL’S REJECTS, HALLOWEEN) was also approached to direct a segment because of his previous experience combining his music with animation. It was also rumored that Guillermo Del Toro would be directing a segment, but was later denied by the director. Trouble began when Paramount dropped the $50 million
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project claiming that it was “too risqué for mainstream audiences.” In an industry where CGI animation is used almost exclusively for family films, Fincher was hoping that HEAVY METAL would push adult oriented CGI into the future. “The world will at some point be ready for something other than singing, furry [expletive] animals,” he told MTV. Not all hope is lost, HEAVY METAL is currently looking for a financier and distributor. Tim Miller, whose Blur Studio would be handling the animation, said Fincher and current HEAVY METAL publisher Kevin Eastman are now shopping the film to other studios. ‘’David really believes in the project. It’s just a matter of time.”
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