Viacom being pressured to sell Paramount

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by TrickOrTreater

Please. Like it would possibly be any worse than what we're getting/have gotten with BayTurtles.



And...Marvel Studios is capable of that? Or did you not see Winter Soldier?

Not that this will ever happen, but Marvel would do LEAPS AND BOUNDS better at adapting TMNT than Platinum Dunes could ever dream.

You know how I know? I saw the first movie.

Never mind the fact that all the Marvel Studios movies are leaps and bounds better than BayTurtles. Yeah I'm including Iron Man 2 in there.

You win.

WB would **** it up, somehow. Marvel might have a few too many yucks and ha-ha's, but compared to, you know, what PD's doing now... well...

And think of the merch. Disney has the money and the will to rip the rights away from Playmates. Big bonus. Really big bonus.

[Zak The Neutrino]

Originally Posted by Bry

Daredevil and Jessica Jones say hi.

Even if Marvel movies lean heavy on "fun", they also have plenty of emotional weight to them. And they're competent productions, which is a hell of a lot more than I can say for Platinum Dunes. I'd take Marvel over what we've got now in a heartbeat.

Also IMO they respect the characters and don't make stupid changes that essentially spits on the franchise.

[ProactiveMan]

Be careful what you wish for. If Disney owned TMNT right now, there probably wouldn’t be a movie coming out this year. They don’t have infinite resources, so between the MCU, Star Wars, their animated stuff, and their live-actionified animated stuff, I don’t know that they can afford to make Turtles movies. They sh*t-canned a few properties already for that very reason.

[Xav]

I'll take no movie over the movie we are getting this year. BTW Viacom isn't selling Paramount they are just seeking a minority investor in it.

[snake]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

Be careful what you wish for. If Disney owned TMNT right now, there probably wouldn’t be a movie coming out this year. They don’t have infinite resources, so between the MCU, Star Wars, their animated stuff, and their live-actionified animated stuff, I don’t know that they can afford to make Turtles movies. They sh*t-canned a few properties already for that very reason.

Like what? I can't remember anything off the top of my head.

[NinjaPug]

The only movie I can think of that Disney has scrapped was a 3rd Tron movie.

[Bry]

Yeah, I would gladly wait a few more years for a good movie. I'd wait as long as it takes. Quality over quantity. Pumping out terrible movies every two years only stands to hurt the long-term strength of the property. If you pump out crap at breakneck speed, the fad dies out and the overall lousy quality makes the entire property look bad. We've seen this play out before.

[Commenter 42]

Disney wouldn't hesitate to make a TMNT film. Given The popularity of TMNT in the zeitgeist, they'd likely do for TMNT what they did for Star Wars, (which is to say, set things right after the garbage prequels).

TMNT should end up at Marvel, under Disney. Imagine TMNT looking as good and realistic as Rocket in GOTG?

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by NinjaPug

The only movie I can think of that Disney has scrapped was a 3rd Tron movie.

Thank God cause the 2nd one suck balls.

[Powder]

The turtles being in Disney's hands would surely make for decent or even great films, but I'm not so sure about other stuff. Nick & IDW do great stuff, I very much doubt that Disney would best them. Marvel's doing a LOT of pandering these days, something I'd rather not see the turtles fall victim to further.

[NinjaPug]

TMNT doesn't need Disney. It just needs to be away from Platinum Dunes.

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by Powder

The turtles being in Disney's hands would surely make for decent or even great films, but I'm not so sure about other stuff. Nick & IDW do great stuff, I very much doubt that Disney would best them. Marvel's doing a LOT of pandering these days, something I'd rather not see the turtles fall victim to further.

I could see Disney hiring Nick's creatives as well, or simply acquiring them in the deal. It's often how these things go.

It could be amazing - all that creativity, with serious money to put into the show. Disney's changed since their dictatorial regime in the 80's and 90's, I doubt they'd attempt to fix what was working.

According to the article though, Nick isn't for sale...or wouldn't be, so it's likely a non-issue to begin with. If the Turtles went with Paramount, it would only be the license for theatrical films.

[d_osborn]

Honestly, I wouldn't even want a film series to kick it off.

There's pretty much a zero percent chance of this happening, but a Netflix series set in the MCU NYC street-level stuff would be awesome. The new Daredevil trailer brings out The Hand ninja pretty hard, which is pretty much what directly inspired TMNT. Go with that tone and run with it. Have the turtles be the only sci-fi element in place for a season, then run all cosmic with it. Sort of a cross between Daredevil and Guardians.

Didn't Disney AND Marvel try to acquire TMNT very early on? I know Eastman was wanting a Daredevil crossover pretty bad in the 80s.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

According to the article though, Nick isn't for sale...or wouldn't be, so it's likely a non-issue to begin with. If the Turtles went with Paramount, it would only be the license for theatrical films.

Oh I know, I'm just talking big picture hypothetical were the property to go to them.

[slingtheory]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

It could be amazing - all that creativity, with serious money to put into the show. Disney's changed since their dictatorial regime in the 80's and 90's, I doubt they'd attempt to fix what was working.

two words. Ultimate Spiderman.. Don't get me wrong I'm sure disney and marvel would kill it on the movie side of things but It could go either way with any animated series they'd make. Plus I'd really hate to see idw lose the rights to marvel.

[Commenter 42]

There's no question Disney does some stuff terribly - specifically their animated television stuff; Can't agree more. I agree with d_osborne, TMNT needs a Hard edged serious take - a bloody GOT/Daredevil/BB series. Vince Gilligan would get it, I think...he gets violence, morally grey characters, and how to tell small stories in compelling ways. I think he'd bring the Mirage out of TMNT in a way non-fans would respond to.

It would be epic.

Side note; BCS is mothers milk; Haven't been this thrilled by a storeyteller since David Milch.

[Foombamaroom]

The only thing concerning about a live-action would be the CGI. I mean, yeah, you could bring back the rubber suits with a mix of CGI, but that seems expensive. But if a Netflix series were to happen, I'd be SOOOOoOOOOoOooOoOOooOOOO happy.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by snake

Like what? I can't remember anything off the top of my head.

I was thinking of Tron 3. I thought there was another one, but I can't remember what it is... so maybe I was exaggerating.

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Disney wouldn't hesitate to make a TMNT film. Given The popularity of TMNT in the zeitgeist, they'd likely do for TMNT what they did for Star Wars, (which is to say, set things right after the garbage prequels).

They probably would do what they have done with Star Wars... Play it as safe as possible. So you can forget that gritty, Mirage inspired movie y'all are dreaming of, because it's Fred Wolf all the way in Disney Turtles land.

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Thank God cause the 2nd one suck balls.

Sez u!

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

They probably would do what they have done with Star Wars... Play it as safe as possible. So you can forget that gritty, Mirage inspired movie y'all are dreaming of, because it's Fred Wolf all the way in Disney Turtles land.

Why would you assume that? Daredevil is, cutesy?

They would give the fans what the fans want, because they have figured out, giving people what they want equals money.

They want that money.

Star Wars wasn't "safe" it was Ep 4 all over again, scrambled up, in a very thoughtful way. It revitalized the franchise, while doing things the fans had been begging for - less CG, strong female characters, a bit of self effacing humor, epic fights...

It's the best sequel to that trilogy you could have asked for, considering how many people they had to please.

If they did the same with TMNT, We'd probably get something very close to The Steve Barron film.

I'll take that over PDMT any day.

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Why would you assume that? Daredevil is, cutesy?

They would give the fans what the fans want, because they have figured out, giving people what they want equals money.

They want that money.

Star Wars wasn't "safe" it was Ep 4 all over again, scrambled up, in a very thoughtful way. It revitalized the franchise, while doing things the fans had been begging for - less CG, strong female characters, a bit of self effacing humor, epic fights...

It's the best sequel to that trilogy you could have asked for, considering how many people they had to please.

Daredevil wasn't anywhere near as ingrained into pop culture as TMNT, and as much as some don't want to hear it, the OT and the Nick show are what 9 out of 10 people think of when you mention the Turtles. So playing it safe doesn’t mean a softer tone, it means whatever tone the gen pop is expecting.

Also, if hitting every story beat from A New Hope isn’t playing it safe, then I don’t know what is. It’s not a bad thing in that case, because the result was what most people wanted to see. Unfortunately in the case of TMNT, fans of the comics are not ‘most people’.