At Heavy Metal’s Forging the Future SDCC ’22 panel, the ‘Metalverse’ was introduced. The Metalverse might be a slate of live-action and animated productions for movie and television, spearheaded by its Heavy Metal Studios division and drawing off the corporate’s 45 years of gathered IP.
While higher recognized for the landmark Heavy Metal Magazine, which this yr celebrates its 45th yr of existence, the corporate additionally launched an animated anthology film in 1981 primarily based on the journal’s present comedian properties at the moment. They hope that they’ll do the identical once more.
Heavy Metal President and Head of Studio Tommy Coriale stated,
“Just as Heavy Metal Magazine changed the way the world looked at comic books, and how the ‘81 animated film Heavy Metal changed animation forever, Heavy Metal Studios is about to take the reins on live action content and push it far past its current stagnation and into new heights. Things will never be the same again, again.”
A sizzle reel of take a look at footage was proven which, in accordance with Heavy Metal,
“features new live action test footage of Taarna, the fierce heroine originating from the 1981 Heavy Metal film, arming herself and fighting in battle, replicating the famed pose from the movie poster astride her pterodactyl Avis. The video also includes inspirational clips that bring to life a whole slate of adaptations from Heavy Metal’s vast IP library, including Taarna (by Stephanie Phillips and more), Cold Dead War (by George C. Romero and more), Dark Wing (by CEO Matthew Medney), Arena Mode (by Blake Northcott), The Adventures of Adrienne James (by Matthew Medney and Bruce Edwards), Sun Eater (by Dylan Sprouse and Joe Harris) The Rise (by George C. Romero), and Savage Circus (by Brendan Columbus).”
The panel additionally confirmed off a sneak peak of in-development animated TV sequence Moon Lake, primarily based on Dan Fogler’s anthology sequence of the identical title.
According to Heavy Metal,
“The horror comedy television series, currently in development and seeking distribution, is being co-produced by Heavy Metal, Fogler, Emmy and Peabody-winning Executive Producer Daniel Powell, and Emmy Award-winning animation studio Bardel Entertainment, the studio behind hit shows like Rick and Morty and Teen Titans Go!. Moon Lake is a thirty-minute animated TV show hosted by the Man in the Moon, a farcical character reminiscent of iconic TV anthology hosts of the past who has been held captive by “moon-men” since childhood. He prevents these aliens from attacking Earth by maintaining them endlessly entertained with surprising tales of ugly horror and hilarity.”
Also introduced on the Forging the Future Panel:
- Heavy Metal CEO Matthew Medney introduced Metal+. According to the PR, it’s,”a brand-new Web3 and blockchain-based publishing arm of the corporate, which is able to permit followers to digitally buy and personal present and previous problems with Heavy Metal Magazine and Heavy Metal’s comics.”In partnership with Everscapes.io, Metal+ will supply each first-time customers and present crypto natives the power to have the ability to acquire, commerce, and share comics and journal points, offering a digital answer for comedian asset worth. Partnering with Stripe funds, Metal+ will settle for bank card purchases together with crypto spends. Metal + might be primarily based on the Elysium Blockchain, powered by the Myth Token , which is 100% inexperienced and carbon impartial.”
- Heavy Metal is month-to-month once more (for the primary time in 35 years) and debuting new sequence. It teased,
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- The Axe horror-comedy sequence by Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy) and actor-comedian Brian Posehn
- Wiremonkeys cyberpunk sequence by Dan Schaffer
- Ramgod a futuristic Fast & Furious-inspired sequence, and horror sequence A Darker God by Morgan Rosenblum and Øwen Rosenblum’s
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- Heavy Metal additionally introduced that will probably be publishing a thirtieth anniversary guide about UK publication Tripwire
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