Turtles Forever - The Direct to DVD 25th Anniversary Special
 

Anyone heard anything? Anyone, Bueller, Bueller? I mean seriously, it's May the actual factual 25th anniversary of the comic books and...not word one about this. Is there even still a DTV project?

its going to premiere at the san diego comic con so it might be out by the end of the summer.:)

So there's been nothing said at all and the whole shooting match will premiere at San Diego Comic Con...nice...:roll:

aw man... so much for my hopes of teaser-ing.... :(

well i emailed ninjaturtles.com and all dan could say was that it is part of the 2003 animated universe and the premiere is at san diego comic con.

all i wanna know is will it be a series finale or a stand alone movie:evil:

O yeah dan also said that it MIGHT be shown on 4kids tv before the dvd comes out:D

My guess: TMNT Multiverse, as hinted in the newest issue of Tales of the TMNT.

This could be the last time we see the 2k3 universe, as well as the last Turtle animation 4kids will work on.

It brings tears to my eyes thinking about it.

Unless they show it all at once, I'd rather the DVD come out before they air it. Hate when they air something meant to be one thing as parts.


Btw, isn't this the wrong section?

Will the DVD be on sale in the U.K

san diego this year will be on fire for TURTLES

sorry if i look stupid but what are we talking about here? a new dvd release? fill me innn

I just wished they would release a teaser picture or show a screenshot or something so we can know what art and animation style that will be used. DC, Marvel, GI Joe, even those Hellboy DTV movies always give something weather it be a clip or a picture either a screenshot or production art.

I'm just praying it doesn't look like Fast Forward or Back to the Sewer.:sick:

I agree, they should just give us something other than hearsay to talk about already.

^screen shots would be a very wise release to tantalize us.

thanks for prodding this topic J, have been wondering myself...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DTV details. (DTV = Direct to DVD)
Peter Laird has released a bit of information on the upcoming TMNT DTV Movie on his blog:

"Given some of the unfounded rumors that have popped up in various places on the Web about the upcoming "animated movie" from 4Kids that Lloyd Goldfine made mention of in a recent interview, I feel compelled to clarify this one important point -- this "movie" is NOT just three more episodes added to the end of this current "Back to the Sewer" season. It is a completely separate project, intended from its conception as part of the 25th anniversary celebration. The reason it is being produced in three episode-length pieces is that doing so gives us more flexibility in how we show it. But it is all one story -- you can think of the three pieces as the three chapters in a three-chapter story.

While I am still not going to give a lot away at this point, I can say that this project may make a lot of fans quite happy, as it finally brings together the old and the new. And without being specific, I can also say that this project will also show fans the Turtles as they have never before been seen in animation. -- PL"

credit to ign.com

Agreed. But, as a slight consolation, Laird has stated a good while ago that this was created with broadcasting in mind. So, I expect it'll be more like a 3-part ep than say Batman: Mask of the Phantasm split into however many pieces.
The original idea was that there was going to be a direct-to-video release in celebration for the 25th anniversary, but it was going to be a faithful, animated adaptation of E&L's TMNT Vol. 1 #1. That idea was heavily modified, perhaps because it would have hurt 4Kids' image as being kid-friendly. So, now there are rumors that it will be a crossover between the classic and 2K3 cartooniverses (or something very similar). While there's less speculation about this particular idea, I fully expect this to include the Shredder Wars briefly seen in the first episode of Back to the Sewer.

I believe tmnt4kids stated we'd see karai in it...
as to where the storyline could go from the end of btts...

Speaking of TMNT4Kids, where is he? He should sooo give us the skinny as it were.

The thing I'm probably most curious about this DTV is what kind of animation style it's going to have. I highly, highly doubt we'll get the BTTS look, and Laird said it's the Turtles in a way we haven't seen before, so I'm thinking we may get a whole new look here.

So it'll have "characters from the past clashing with characters from the present," and according to Goldfine it's the favorite part of the 2K3 universe that he's worked on (this may be just to build hype, but still).

The whole project is very exciting to think about, but it sure would be nice to be tossed another bone.

Well, more specifically, the plan is to air the three episodes on the CW4Kids, so the content has to fit those restrictions accordingly. Nothing harsher than what we saw in the first few seasons of the 2K3 series I'd imagine.

Didn't they say that the vol. 1, issue 1 adaptation was going to be CGI?

Yup. Using the movie models. If you're just trying to nit-pic me, you fail. CGI is animation too. http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/si...enerneener.gif

Considering that I didn't start my post out by quoting you or addressing you, no. What I was getting at was, I don't recall 4Kids having anything to do with the vol. 1, #1 adaption other than marketing. I'm not going to plow through a godzillion entries on Murph's blog, but I thought he said other teams (Imagi?) were working on it.

Oh... Well, do you have a spatula? I think the egg on my face is done. :embarass:

I have an orange one... but it wasn't orange when I bought it.... o.O

Sorry if that came off a little curt. It's re-he-he-heally early in the morning.

What I can say about the DTV:

• It should be out before the year end.
• The style of the TMNT in the DTV is not the BTTS style.
• The DTV will not deal with the Shredder Wars.
• The DTV will not be an adaptation of TMNT#1.
• The DTV is an original story.
• It is part of the TMNT 2K3 universe as Dan Berger said.
• Running time is TBD - though there will likely be an edit for broadcast the DVD will no doubt contain material not seen on-air. Whether or not the un-edited version will be on 4kids.tv is still TBD.
• There will be blog entries about the DTV around the time of release.

Intriguing!

So if its not gonna deal with the shredder wars then i guess that's gonna end up being an unresolved issue than huh? I do believe that it will still be good but are we ever gonna find out what happens with the Shredder wars?

Nope. And I hope they don't. I do hope the DTV has the rat king though.:D

I agree!

AND I can't wait! Thankies for the head's-up, TMNT4kids!!!:D:D:D

so its official i can now pretend fast forward and back to the sewer never happend


good riddence:lol:

Er, yeah, that's YOUR perogitive (sp?), but SOME of us (like l'il ol' ME, for instance) actually DID (and still do) LIKE FF and BttS, so to each their own, okay?

Whitewolf it's not even worth your time to agrivate yourself over these types of people anymore.
I roll my eyes and move on that's about all you can do.:)

i did like fast forward and back to the sewer i just think the show worked better ending with season 5 and hopefully this movie will make for an even better conclusion:)

Hmmmm, you have a good point there, Vaughn. Thankies, bro.

And call me "Wolfie". Everybody else does.;)

K Wolfie, Turtles has always been turtles no matter what version it is.

I don't follow your logic. What if the new special has Serling, Khan, or Viral, or someone like that in it? o.O

Hmm maybe after mirage publishes the forever war we can have a 2k3 shredder war miniseries

then ill change my mind and fast forward will count again:lol:

My head hurts....

its simple i really really like fast forward but back to the sewers never really had an ending so i think that hurts the 2003 tmnt alot givin all the build up the series had so if this movie wraps everything up (its already confirmed that its an original story so i doubt it)then ill love fast forward even more:D


but if it dosent i never want to see that thing again:lol: