 In 1988, about a year after the launch of the "Tank Girl" comic in the British magazine "Deadline", its publisher, Tom Astor, began looking for a studio interested in making a film adaptation.While several studios, including New Line Cinema, expressed interest, progress was slow.Rachel Talalay's stepdaughter gave her a "Tank Girl" comic to read while she was shooting her directorial debut film, "" (released in 1991).