Adaptations
Several adaptations have been made of the original Metropolis, including at least two musical theatre adaptations (see Metropolis).
The 2001 animated film Metropolis, is based on an original manga by Osamu Tezuka, which is loosely based on the film, though Tezuka claims he had not seen the film at the time.(see Metropolis).
In December 2007, producer Thomas Schühly (Alexander, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) gained the remake rights to Metropolis.
Some scenes from the film were featured in the music video for Queen's "Radio Ga Ga".
Whitney Houston's music video "Queen of the Night" includes clips from the film as well as Houston wearing a shiny metallic ensemble resembling Maschinenmensch.
Madonna's music video for "Express Yourself" pays homage to the film.
Janelle Monáe based both her concept albums on the original film including her EP, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) released mid-2007 and The ArchAndroid released in 2009. The latter also included an homage to Metropolis on the album cover, with the film version of the Tower of Babel amongst the remainder of the city. The albums follow the adventures of Monáe's alter-ego and robot, Cindi Mayweather, as an messianic figure to the android community of Metropolis.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has also paid homage to the film in two of her concert tours, KylieFever2002 and KylieX2008.
A short clip from the film was shown in the music video for System of a Down's "Sugar".
The Post-Metal band Cult of Luna is set to release an album, Vertikal, based thematically on the film.
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