The next movie should be a soft reboot
 

We've had enough reboots now that we don't need the origin story yet again.

The next movie should start with the turtles origin already established and taking on some baddie. If they really need it in the movie they could explain it briefly with voice over during the opening credits.

I agree with this idea, let's not regurgitate the plot of the 1990 film again. I know many one here hate this idea, but give us something new! NO MORE HOLLYWOOD REBOOTS! Keep the origin to a flashback sequence at the beginning. Want a good TMNT origin movie? Stick to the 1990 film!

I agree. The 2007 film did that already, though, with the Turtles' backstory explained briefly at the start and a new enemy instead of Shredder. Too bad it never received a sequel.

And the 2007 film might possibly be my favorite TMNT movie ever made. So a soft reboot definitely could work.

The 2007 film is my favourite tmnt film as well, though I might be bias, as a few of my favourite actors are in it.

It was because it had the unfortunate problem of not being very good.

It was an average movie alright. The plot was boring/confusing and the villains weren't interesting enough, but I thought the Mirage characters were protrayed well.

The 2007 film was all right for what it was. As for right now, give us a good TMNT film with the Rat king as the main villain, leading an army of humanoid rat-zombies the turtles can hack and slash to bits with their weapons. A good horror-slasher style film with ninjas killing zombie-like monsters that eat people.

There could be a good standalone TMNT movie involving both Baxter and Rat King, with mousers and armies of rats. It kind of writes itself, really.

Hard reboot.

You know, I kind of want this. TMNT started out as a parody of what was popular in comics at the time, soooo... for the fun of it, why not have one of their movies parody what's popular in film and tv now?? :D

They've already got the ninja and superhero thing covered, just add the zombies, maybe some dragons and whatever is is big right now, and we're good to go. lol

People continuing to say that doesn't make it true. Both Kevin and Peter have both stated individually that, while it contained elements that could be construed as parodic or homage to this or that, it was never intended to be "a parody" by either party.

Sounds good. I'm a fan of slasher films, so a film like that would interest me.

Meh, I still like the idea of a swarm of zombie rats, under an IDW noisferatu-like rat king's control, with the turtles hacking their way through hordes of turtle-sized rat monsters, and leaving a trail of severed limbs and zombie rat corpses.

Exactly! If it was a parody, then Batman is a parody of the Shadow.

I dunno... we could still have that in a movie with Baxter, Rat King, and the Adversary. It would make a hell of a movie, dipping into both the mystical, the spiritual and the technological... and good 'ole hack'n slash.

I will admit, both ideas sound equally entertaining.

Right, but according to Laird, the 2007 film was a sequel to TMNT 3.

The problem with skipping their origin story is how it relates to Splinter and Shredder, and what their personal vendetta stems from. If you skip their origin, you skip that, and you lose a ton of emotional weight because of it.

Why? Nearly everyone going to this film already knowing the origin, retelling the origin story will only turn audiences away. People don't want more reboots, and while hardcores may be happy with a properly done origin, it is doubtful the public would go and see it.