It was rumoured last year, but it's now been confirmed that David Fincher is going to direct part of an animated version of sci-fi fantasy magazine Heavy Metal.
Not being born until the last breath of the '70s, we're not really familiar with the material. But, based on the Variety story and a little internet pootling, we know that Heavy Metal was specialised in stories that were particularly violent and 'erotic' (which in this instance is a politer term for 'lotsa boobies'). Sounds interesting.
Fincher will direct one segment of the nine-part anthology, with other directors including Kevin Eastman (owner of Heavy Metal) and Tim Miller. All three will produce the film.
Fincher is currently still at work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the long gestating Brad Pitt starrer about a man ageing backwards.