Def Leppard to develop a cartoon series

The British metal band Def Leppard is getting animated. According to the band’s Web site, defleppard.com, the band has entered into a deal with Primary Wave, a music publishing company, to develop a cartoon series starring these famously long-haired head bangers, to be produced in the United States, along with video games and mobile phone applications. Lawrence Mestel, the chief executive of Primary Wave, said that the show was in the early stages of development, but that it would “depict the five members of the group in a fictional, adventurous setting.” It has not yet been offered to any networks, the site said. With its latest album, “Songs From the Sparkle Lounge,” which came out in May 2008, the group reached its highest spot on the billboard charts since the 1980s and ’90s, when songs like “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Love Bites” brought it to the top. In October “personal matters” led to the cancellation of the final leg of Def Leppard’s North American tour.