Kevin Eastman hints at a live action netflix adult themed turtles show in future.
 

https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/07...kevin-eastman/

"...I feel like that's the direction I think we can go and there'll be enough of and audience to support both. Because we do see a lot of that fans asking when can we get that edgy, you know, Netflix Daredevilish sort of intensity of the Turtles - at the same time, you can balance that with such a wonderful cartoon series like, Rise of the Turtles, the new series, back to that spot where we're sacred to a much younger audience. So I think that's hopefully in the future I'd love to see that, really."

Sounds more like wishful thinking than anything.

Is this gonna have action scenes like The Raid?

It’s a stretch calling that a tease even.

Do we really need 4 of these threads?

This is the second thread I’ve seen, personally, but yeah, I think people need to look and see if a given subject has already been started.

Regardless, good to know Kevin is on board with this idea.

Kevin is literally on board with every idea :lol: love his enthusiasm

He and Peter needed to meet in the middle, some are great while others just get your franchise's name out there is bad business in the long run.

Yeah. I’m deleting mine lol.

Does anyone know how to delete threads I made that are duplicates of this? One was an accident, the other was a duplicate of another one of these.

a live action turtle show on the level of Daredevil... I mean that would be even better than a movie in most cases, but it sounds too good to be true. I have no doubt they could be shopping around something like that, but for it to get greenlit seems like a pipedream.

Did everyone here see the Collider Youtube channel's sit down with Kevin Eastman from last month? I just stumbled upon it last night but had no idea it existed. Sorry, I can't link it at the moment, but a quick youtube search should find it.

I found it pretty interesting. He seems to be opening up to the fact that he tried to give Platinum Dunes his advice, and they basically showed him the door. He seemed hesitant to reveal anything but pleasantries before, when it came to that situation, but it appears more info is now available. I'm paraphrasing, but he essentially says that while PD was sure hardcore fans would show up, and they need only focus on bringing in new fans, Kevin was arguing that you don't want to piss off the original TMNT fans, and that original TMNT fans need to be won over first. Kevin says at that point they stopped taking his advice and the turtles became 6 ft tall bulletproof monsters.

I have to wonder what his status with them now is. He mentions that they do sometimes fill him in on what is going on. Maybe they will take his opinion to heart this time around, who knows. It feels a bit cathartic just knowing they shunned Kevins advice regarding hardcore fans, and it blew up all over their face.

Oh, don't get my hopes up... *passes out* lol But it's good that the idea of anything along those lines is starting to be HEARD and supported by those who actually have a voice that the decision makers might actually hear.

Even if a Netflix series doesn't happen, at least it's more voice toward more serious takes on them rather than only allowing Nick to go "younger" and younger and stubbornly cling to the idea that they're "just a kids thing"...


That's a shame, considering the larger majority of new fans will be kids, many of whom may have parents who ARE the old fans and may well be the one taking them to see it in the first place. PD is not run by very rational people, is it.

I'm all for this. But doesn't Nickelodeon have final say on whether to allow a mature themed TMNT show? They are the sole owners of this property.

That's the same interview where he when the interview talks about pizza being the 'heart' of the turtle and asks how Kevin came up with it he just rolls with it as if the pizza was a thing in the Mirage comics.

If I remember correctly he said he'd prefer a new movie to be a combination of the 1990 movie and the '03 series which I'm not sure he's ever seen but probably knows has a following via Tom Waltz being a fan of that version.

Kevin does have a tendency of just saying things he knows people want to hear and I wonder if ragging a little on the Platinum Dunes movies and making out he pushed aside early on after maintaining that he was consulted all the way and loved what they were doing while those movies were new is just the latest thing he knows fans want to hear.

I'm not ragging on the guy for it. It makes him a great spokesman for the brand but I'd take anything he says with a pinch of salt including the possibility of a dark live action series. Putting aside issues of whether Nickelodeon would allow darker material there's no way cgi turtles would work on a TV budget and I'm no expert on animatronics and puppetry but even coming up with something somewhat convincing with rubber suits also strikes me as a stretch on a TV budget. I could see a one off special at a push but a whole series seems far fetched to me.

They literally greenlit the Batman crossover movie which has people getting their heads chopped off.

That's only PG-13. On Netflix they can push it to R rated territory.

No one liked the current live action films though, what chances do they have with a live action series?

A ninja star through a foot soldier's skull, a security guard's head chopped off while his headless body falls, and Shredder's blades through a man's back and protruding through a blood soaked chest! :o

No, but Kevin will probably say it will. He always says that. And District 13, etc., etc., etc..

Yes, but seemingly in the light of the failure of the last PD movies, they're open to letting other big companies wanting to license the TMNT getting some leeway. Like when WB came in and "rented" the TMNT for their Batman crossover movie which was slightly edgier than Nick has ever allowed in anything else.

If someone is ever willing to put the money into making one, I hope pretty good. They'd be pretty shortsighted to assume being live action was the problem with those last films.

Is Batman vs TMNT a step in the right direction? I know blood and violence isn't everything but this was the first time we've seen animated turtles not be afraid to draw some blood.

Imagine how many people i will kill! And in a brual way too! Such a show will be the perfect way to show to evryone why THEY CALL ME THE SHREDDER!

I think so. To echo my previous thoughts, I didn't enjoy the film very much, but I appreciate the acknowledgement that the franchise can go a little darker.

Imagine that the Turtle are older and Shredder doesn't exist now because he was killed back when they were just teens and they've moved on to more formidable enemies as adults.

https://youtu.be/-scouLUB_mU

Was this already posted? It's a gathering of evidence pointing to the possibility of a live-action series. I don't want to get hopes up, but it's potentially huge news. Apparently, in an interview with the writer of the 1990 film, Bob Herbeck. He states they are attempting to collaborate with Nickelodeon in order to get something live action going, inspired by the original film design.

Here is the full interview with Bobby Herbeck:

https://youtu.be/eDJ9cMpnyHk

*sigh* Even if it's true and it's happening... I don't have any hopes, really. I want to see something first, know where their head is at first.

But but but Andrew, it'll be a true turtles movie! With pizza! And Cowabunga! Bebop and Rocksteady! And the van that shoots the sewer lid things? It'll be lit yo!!

You and I can be hired as plants, let's hype it up!!

Yeah, it’s logical to feel that way, with how many times we’ve been burned. I guess I’m just excited by the possibility it could be good.

Well I guess fans will finally get their gritty, violent TMNT they always wanted since Mirage. :ohwell: