Heavy Metallic Leisure declares its METALVERSE slate of movie and television diversifications

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At Heavy Metallic’s Forging the Future SDCC ’22 panel, the ‘Metalverse’ was introduced. The Metalverse can be a slate of live-action and animated productions for movie and television, spearheaded by its Heavy Metallic Studios division and drawing off the corporate’s 45 years of gathered IP.

Whereas higher recognized for the landmark Heavy Metallic Journal, which this yr celebrates its 45^th yr of existence, the corporate additionally launched an animated anthology film in 1981 primarily based on the journal’s current comedian properties at the moment. They hope that they will do the identical once more.

Heavy Metallic President and Head of Studio Tommy Coriale stated,

“Simply as Heavy Metallic Journal modified the way in which the world checked out comedian books, and the way the ‘81 animated movie Heavy Metallic modified animation without end, Heavy Metallic Studios is about to take the reins on reside motion content material and push it far previous its present stagnation and into new heights. Issues won’t ever be the identical once more, once more.”

A sizzle reel of take a look at footage was proven which, based on Heavy Metallic,

“options new reside motion take a look at footage of Taarna, the fierce heroine originating from the 1981 Heavy Metallic movie, arming herself and combating in battle, replicating the famed pose from the film poster astride her pterodactyl Avis. The video additionally contains inspirational clips that carry to life a complete slate of diversifications from Heavy Metallic’s huge IP library, together with Taarna (by Stephanie Phillips and extra), Chilly Lifeless Conflict (by George C. Romero and extra), Darkish Wing (by CEO Matthew Medney), Enviornment Mode (by Blake Northcott), The Adventures of Adrienne James (by Matthew Medney and Bruce Edwards), Solar 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 collection Moon Lake, primarily based on Dan Fogler’s anthology collection of the identical identify.

Based on Heavy Metallic,

“The horror comedy tv collection, at the moment in improvement and in search of distribution, is being co-produced by Heavy Metallic, Fogler, Emmy and Peabody-winning Govt Producer Daniel Powell, and Emmy Award-winning animation studio Bardel Leisure, the studio behind hit exhibits like Rick and Morty and Teen Titans Go!. Moon Lake is a thirty-minute animated TV present hosted by the Man within the Moon, a farcical character harking back to iconic TV anthology hosts of the previous who has been held captive by “moon-men” since childhood. He prevents these aliens from attacking Earth by holding them endlessly entertained with stunning tales of grotesque horror and hilarity.”

Additionally introduced on the Forging the Future Panel:

Heavy Metallic CEO Matthew Medney introduced Metallic+. Based on the PR, it’s,”a brand-new Web3 and blockchain-based publishing arm of the corporate, which can enable followers to digitally buy and personal present and previous problems with Heavy Metallic Journal and Heavy Metallic’s comics.”In partnership with Everscapes.io, Metallic+ will supply each first-time customers and present crypto natives the power to have the ability to gather, commerce, and share comics and journal points, offering a digital answer for comedian asset worth. Partnering with Stripe funds, Metallic+ will settle for bank card purchases together with crypto spends. Metallic + can be primarily based on the Elysium Blockchain, powered by the Fantasy Token , which is 100% inexperienced and carbon impartial.”
Heavy Metallic is month-to-month once more (for the primary time in 35 years) and debuting new collection. It teased,
- - - - The Axe horror-comedy collection by Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy) and actor-comedian Brian Posehn
      - Wiremonkeys cyberpunk collection by Dan Schaffer
      - Ramgod a futuristic Quick & Livid-inspired collection, and horror collection A Darker God by Morgan Rosenblum and Øwen Rosenblum’s
Heavy Metallic additionally introduced that will probably be publishing a thirtieth anniversary e book about UK publication Tripwire