Hypothetical: How would you handle the next reboot if we don't get a sequel?

[Warboss74]

Originally Posted by Davetello

I know, but it's a hypothetical thread. Shame that's the way it is though.

Don't get me wrong - as I said I'm not against the more kiddie stuff. I do enjoy FW and Nick (I know you really, really don't, but bear with me). It's just that I want to see as much variety as possible - hypothetically, we can have that tone of turtles yet also the more troubled, edgier iterations. We should be able to have anything, not choose. As was implied by others above, other franchises have wildly different iterations - young kids didn't start killing people just because they saw the Joker do it in The Dark Knight. I know that Batman is a far more popular franchise than the turtles, but that's not really the point.

As you say, it will never happen, but it's nice to dream.

I'm generally with Galactus on his opinion about what a feature film franchise should be. I'm all aboard with more Mirage style films, but I don't think you can ignore a large segment of the franchise in the product that's going to reach the largest audience. It's sad that in a PG-13 film the Turtles or bad guys never kill anyone in combat with the deadly weapons they use when characters drop dead throughout most major comic book movies. It's sad that the creative team feels pizza and Cowabunga are the single most important things about the characters.

Edit: Surprisingly I posted this in a different movie thread even though it addresses the question of the thread.

Originally Posted by Warboss74;

My dream film franchise would be an Ultimate styled telling like IDW is doing,but not exactly their Ultimate universe telling. I have had some thoughts about putting pen to paper and doing a long form telling of my definitive turtles story, but I'm going to be far too busy for the foreseeable future.

Film 1
Splinter knows the Shredder of the Foot Clan murdered his master Yoshi, but he doesn't know where to find him. That'll be the thread that allows the film to tie seemingly unrelated events together. The turtles would be younger and more inexperienced and that'll allow the film to end without a confrontation with the Shredder. The breakthrough in finding the Shredder would come in a telling of "The Passing" where the ninja that attempt to assassinate Hattori and his father are Foot ninja. With the help of Hattori, they find that the Purple Dragons are a street level outfit of the Foot, and they would be the best way to track down the Foot's HQ. Eventually, they're drawn into the climactic battle against members of the Purple Dragons including Bebop and Rocksteady as humans. Hun would be the direct contact to Shredder, so I don't think I would include him in the battle because of that. I could include Xever, although I'd never turn him into Fishface down the line. The end of the film has Splinter tells the turtles what they've been training for, but they still have much to do/learn before they can avenge master Yoshi. Post credit scene could be young intern April O'Neil be shown around Stockman Enterprises facility by Baxter, and she's finally shown the Mousers to end the scene.

A few other threads I'd carry over that aren't described here are Splinter before becoming Yoshi's pet and a mysterious man who happens to catch the turtles actions above ground.

Film 2
The turtles are tasked with gathering intel, and possibly frustrating any Foot/Purple Dragon activities along the way. On one these missions they run into April fleeing a Mouser attack. The turtles get dragged into that conflict. After Stockman and the Mousers are taken care of, Splinter finally deems the turtles ready to challenge the Shredder. The fight plays out like Mirage #1 except the turtles flee before confirming the Shredder is dead because a grenade going off would attract attention rather quickly. Would like to show some of the Foot hierarchy, and some more layers to the Shredder and the years after Yoshi's death. Have the Shredder command his empire through the likes of Tatsu, Khan, Bradford, Hun, Karai, and Pimiko whether or not they ever actually engage the turtles throughout the film. Tatsu, Khan, Bradford, and Hun would essentially be his generals in NYC while Karai, his adopted daughter, is working her way up the home branch of the Foot Clan to usurp it for the Shredder. Pimiko, his biological daughter, would still a teenager in training, but lay some of the groundwork for her rivalry with Karai. None of this needs to be focused on heavily to add the layers to the Shredder, and it lays the groundwork for a CAW film down the line. The post credit scene would be the mysterious man approaches a dying Shredder with a proposition. He'll save his life and grant him the power to exact revenge in exchange for the Foot's manpower and resources in hunting down his enemies.

Film 3
I'm not sure where I'd take the third film,but it's too soon to jump into Exile/Return to New York as some of things I'd like to followup or tie up need the Utroms. I know I'd like to introduce Casey Jones, and don't think I could do it with a Turtles in Space/Dimension X film. I could tie up the Splinter backstory with a Rat King film, but I don't know if that would fit quite yet either. I think Rat King would be a better fit for an Exile/Return to New York as the minor villain like Stockman and the Mousers.

Anways, that's what I've got right now, and I'd still need at least 3 more films to conclude the entire thing.