What the World Needs Now is a RanXerox Movie

The world's financial institutions are crumbling. Energy resources are dwindling. War and poverty plague many countries. Some say that the nations of Earth are in need of a massive change, perhaps even a revolution. The truth is that what the world needs right now is a RanXerox movie.

RanXerox (Ranx) is a comic book character created by Stefano Tamburini and Tanino Liberator. The Ranx character is a punky, post-apocalyptic android built from spare Xerox machine parts. All RanXerox stories were luxuriously illustrated with bizarre, violent and, to put it lightly, unchaste story lines. RanXerox first appeared in Cannibal magazine in 1978. After the disappearance of Cannibal, RanXerox was transitioned to Frigidaire magazine, where the comic strip appeared until 1985. Most English speakers first caught wind of RanXerox when Heavy Metal magazine began serializing translated strips in July 1983. There have been no new Ranx stories since the 1980s.

One would have thought that somebody like Alejandro Jodorowsky would have made a RanXerox movie. However, Chris Cunningham, who is best known for directing videos for Aphex Twin and Squarepusher, picked up the mantle early in this young century. Cunningham publicly stated that he was going to adapt Ranxerox 2 for Warp Films. The UK Film Council even provided some funds but after years of talking, the production collapsed.

So, the point of this post comes down to this: who will be so bold as to pick up the torch and make a RanXerox movie? Who should direct? Who should play RanXerox?