Another movie from Platinum Dunes in the works - new writer hired

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by Whatswiththeheadbands?

Also, I'm sick of the general public thinking 'You have to have Shredder, he's the main TMNT Villain, and it wouldn't work without him'

Since the 80s show, that has kinda been the case, but it doesn't have to be.

Shredder is without question the most famous. Out of the Shadows gave us what the second, third, fourth and fifth well known villains all in one movie and that wasn't enough to get asses on seats. We're going to have to win the public over with a Shredder movie first and when you have their faith then take chances on deeper cuts.

There's also the unfortunate fact that many of the better known turtles rogues are conceptually poor final boss villains.

Like if you had a villainous version of Leatherhead as you're main antagonist what would his evil masterplan that the turtles would have to stop be?

What would a third act blowout in a movie that had the Rat King as the main villain? The turtles fighting rats? Even mutant rats wouldn't make me that enthusiastic.

Baxster Stockman and the Triceratons have some potential but I think the former would be better served as a secondary villain providing tech to whoever the main villain is and I think the Triceratons would be best done like their original story were the turtles are teleported away to fight in the Triceraton arena and they have to escape and get back to earth to stop whoever the real villain is.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

TMNT doesn't even need a "main villain." Ignore those morons.

A lot of times comic heroes tend to be defined by their villains. When you crack open say a Batman comic knowing it's a Joker story you know you're likely in a for a particular kind of story as opposed to be a Penguin one.

A common theme in Mirage TMNT is when they don't have a primary antagonist to fight or mission they seem lost. That's an interesting story in itself but I mostly prefer them to have some purpose.

Most Mirage villains tend to be random one-offs which are fine but there's something to be said recurring villains and of the ones that have lasted...well they aren't really villains. Karai, Leatherhead even Rat King are all quasi allies even the Mirage Triceratons apparently help little ill will for humiliating their leader and revered warriors.

That's why I didn't mind the possibility of some of the 4kids villains like Hun and Bishop migrating to Mirage. They conceptually fit in their world and villains you can build arcs around beyond a random person or thing to fight.