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My head goes crazy on what the next possible "live action" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie could be, but I also need to remind myself to keep my expectations and hype in check because generally what I would WANT to see in a TMNT movie isn't probably what Viacom has in mind. I don't understand why TMNT has to be thrown in as a "kiddie" style money maker when Marvel seems to be getting the formula right. You make a good action movie with depth and story that also can sell toys ... it doesn't seem to be that difficult, but the big issue is that Paramount and Viacom don't have a Marvel Studios type production company to help steer the ship.
I've read where some people feel those PD films tried to go in that style, but good lord almighty was it not. I get furious when I think about the 2014 film and because of OotS's disappointing numbers, I wonder if the next thing out of the gate is going to be animated? I hope not, but I can see that being their "safe" option. Like many have said, I also hope that it is it's own thing and doesn't reflect the designs of what the Bay Turtles and Rise are going for. I can't stand the radically different designs among the four of them, but I know that's what helps sell toys these days as opposed to all four Turtles looking very similar and it's up to character development and writing to help an audience learn the differences between all four. Quote:
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It did ... apparently Paramount wasn't too keen on the original John Fusco script anyway. How that hasn't leaked yet still shocks me.
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Paramount as a studio isn't in the position to take chances now. There was a recent change to the head of the studio and I'm sure he's currently looking through IPs they own and can exploit but the recent BO disaster means they won't see it as a viable IP to make money off of right now.
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Esp since they've bombed on some other films too in past few years, right? They might be wise to be skittish of their choices.
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While we can't get inside the minds of those in charge, I think it's fair to say they could have a more complex take-away from the PD films than just "TMNT films don't make money".
They will do at least a little market research. They will see how the first film opened to strong numbers before a fairly healthy drop off, and they will see that the sequel, "Out of the Shadows" essentially flopped right out the door. The question, to me, is which message will they take away. I think they will either decide that the vision of the first film soured it all from the beginning, allowing the audience to write-off any other TMNT films that even resembled it. Or they may conclude that the first film was on the right track, but the sequel took a bad swerve in it's attempt to pander to Fred Wolf fans and even younger audiences than the first. If were lucky, they'll think it through even deeper than that. Truly dissecting what worked (hey there were elements of the PD films that were exciting, in concept, if nothing else) and what did not work (I don't need to spell it out for you). Maybe they'll even take a page from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (The most successful Comic book movie franchise ever) and go back to the comics in an attempt to find the "souls" of the characters and what made us all fall in love with them in the first place. |
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With all the sweet, sweet CBM cinematic universe $$$$$ out there for the taking, Viacom HAS to be itching to get back in the game with the Turtles.
Transformers, X-Men, Avengers, Justice League, Kingsman, etc etc ... Get in the game, Turtles. And bring your damn A-game.
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Who is thinking up these ideas? Nickelodeon? Paramount? No, that's not the way this works. When they decide they want to make a new TMNT movie, they'll hire a studio like Platinum Dunes to put together a production, hire a crew, and start a story.
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03-28-2018, 08:34 PM | #29 |
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If Teen Titans Go! gets a new movie this July, why not TMNT?
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How do you know that? I don’t know for sure either but some people at Nick could be in charge of coming up with concepts whenever they decide to. What’s so odd about that? They own it.
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Though there will probably be a higher degree of quality control on whatever movie comes next from Nick/Viacom (vs., hire a studio and just let them do whatever because they've done other stuff that's made money). The obvious worry, unfortunately, is that it may be the wrong kind of quality control.
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I can still see people tasked with brainstorming ideas for future reference. Especially after the PD movies did poorly.
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If we do get one hopefully it won't be a Rise movie (cause that could happen), not trying to upset those hyped for Rise but as that will be the current series I'd prefer something else for a movie.
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They technically could do that. There just isn't any historical traction behind that with Nick. Could "TMNT: The Movie, Part 7" be the one to break the mold? Eh... it's possible, just not very likely.
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Why couldn’t Nick get the team at IDW to submit a script?
That seems to make a lot of sense to me. Don’t comics and movies both start with storyboards? Admittedly I know little about the movie and comics industry. However I thought Hollywood was going wild trying to adapt comics for the big screen. Oh and the small screen like walking dead, the runaways, etc. It wouldn’t even need to be previous IDW TMNT issues. Could be a new idea from team IDW. Just have them submit a script. It will be far better than outsourcing a TMNT movie to some random company. |
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Probably because they're not Hollywood screenwriters.
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You don't generally start your 150 million dollar-budgeted movie by hiring people who haven't ever worked on movies.
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If they make another TMNT film soon I expect a couple of years after the new show comes out. Like with Nick I don't expect the next movie to follow the new cartoon series. It will be it's own thing.
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