Ninja Turtles back in (...live) action

[willtupper]

Now I've got to work up the nerve to ask Mr. Laird to consider maybe, possibly, pretty, pretty, pretty please... consider filming the movie here in Michigan.

Downtown Detroit looks close enough to parts of NYC, and now (he said proudly!) Michigan has the best tax breaks in the country for movie / TV productions that come to film here.

Earlier this month, I did a day of work as an extra on this new Hillary Swank movie (comes out later this year - watch for me in it, in the bar, in a scene near the end ), Betty Ann Waters. And yesterday I did extra work in my car (i.e. I drove my car around ANOTHER bar, providing background for the show) on this new HBO sex-comedy, Hung.

It is good fun. And I love movies. And there's a TON coming to Michigan in the next year or two.

AND I WANT TO BE IN THE NEXT TURTLE MOVIE, PLEASE! THANK YOU.

[NightwatchersOnlygirl]

What it's going to be live action so what about Nightwatcher?

Is it going be a bit like the first TMNT movie was made back in 1990

[sdp]

I'm also ok with it being a re-boot. I mean even if the original movie was pretty accurate it still had a lot of influences from the cartoon. Not to mention it can be very different. Batman 89/Begins were definitely different.


Also it'd indeed be over 20 years since the first movie came out.

[ZariusTwo]

Rebooting the franchise is a good option at this stage, it springboards the legacy of the franchise into new directions as opposed to keeping a flatlining current franchise alive and ought to help sustain momentum for possibly a new series and even keep the comic lines active.

[tOkKa]

[Buffy]

It's nice to hear that there will be a new movie coming out, sweet!

[junkboy]

Nothing is clear at the moment so possibly thread will look like other movie related threads ( it should be origins, it should be re-boot, it should be a new story...etc )
Just my thoughts but i think a good origin story reflecting the Mirage Comics side will be the only way to change ppl's look upon TMNT ( and attract possible unaware fans )
I do not wanna be very hopeful but no matter what it is great news.

[Nelson]

I'd like this movie to have a new story.

It's a little hard to see that in the 25 years of TMNT the only stories considered good are the ones made in the first couple of years.

Anyway this is very interesting news.

[Monte Williams]

Unless their origin can be handled with as much elegance and excitement as Batman's was in Begins, the idea of adapting the first dozen or so issues of the comic already has me yawning.

This has the potential to move the franchise forward, but it looks at first glance to be taking it backward.

[Mindy]

Pretty awesome news and definitely wasn't expecting it.

The origin story done again? Not too crazy about it but then, that's what all the superhero/comic book movies are doing these days. Maybe this new movie will throw a different curve at it.

I'm so happy for the Turtles!

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Rebooting the franchise is a good option at this stage, it springboards the legacy of the franchise into new directions as opposed to keeping a flatlining current franchise alive and ought to help sustain momentum for possibly a new series and even keep the comic lines active.

It also lets them go in a new direction so the possibility of PG-13 is alot higher. I've never heard of a movie series going up in rating.

[Buslady]

yeah they announced it on ch5 news just now.
i'll believe it when i see it

its hard to keep a positive attitude for a property treated poorly.

[johnnyblaze]

I'm looking forward to seeing a new mutation sequence I don't know, I always liked seeing scenes like that, the turtles, before they were teenagers. The post mutation designs on the baby turtles from the first film were great. They had three fingers, but they were webbed, their eyes were still reptile eyes and hadn't changed yet, their skin still looked rough, etc, etc...

[junkboy]

Let's face it. The first live action movie was fan friendly. It was a really nice mix of comic TMNT plus non-comic more popular TMNT. When i was young, i thought that i liked movie 2 ( then later i realized i hated it ). As for movie 3, i hated it since it first hit theaters.
CGI movie was nice, but it is not the TMNT hardcore Mirage fans want to see either.
If they will not do a bold and darker origins story as they did for Bat, ( since that has the possibility to open new horizons for TMNT , i am more than OK for it )
But if they will bring nothing new with the origins story, i agree that it will be a bit boring to see all that again.
But as i read the news article i sense they want to make a fresh start with TMNT which seems good.

As i watched comic to big screen adaptations which is considered good such as Sin City , 300 and Watchmen, when i left the theater i always thought that the director did not add much elements to the movie from his own point of view. In my opinion those movies were good enough but the best thing that the director did was just using the comic material under their hands most efficiently ( maybe even copying one to one ... except Watchmen with a bit different ending, lots of missing parts and a nice soundtrack choice )
But in this stage, i will be more than happy if a director just copies the comic book to the screen without contributing anything from himself. That will be enough for me. Because i am sick of telling ppl "you do not know the real TMNT, you should read the comics to see it ( at least canon issues)"
We have a lazy world used to watch or play stuff more than reading a book or even a comic , so at this stage just "copying" the start of comic will be a good way to show non-comic fans or non-TMNT fans the real thing.

Full red bandanas , some depression , turtles not seeming to enjoy their current mutated states much cause of the burden, an Oroku Nagi funeral under a grim sky, putting in Baxter , or Leatherhead or Rat King
as a side character, etc...

Also i guess the origin told by Splinter and seeing the flashback scenes during the story is something we saw a lot.
The movie (story) starting actually in Japan would be better in my opinion.

[Cowabunga Kiefer]

^ I agree, it would be pretty awesome to have a "reality" version of the Turtles' lives, and perhaps actually killing some foot soldiers! Unfortunately, the public only knows them as pizza-loving ninjas who are always happy, and go around beating up bad guys in the most bizarre situations. It's gonna have to take some awesome advertising to get the public motivated enough to watch, "The Original" TMNT...and I mean REALLY GOOD ADVERTISING!!!

[Revan]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Rebooting the franchise is a good option at this stage, it springboards the legacy of the franchise into new directions as opposed to keeping a flatlining current franchise alive and ought to help sustain momentum for possibly a new series and even keep the comic lines active.

Good point. *Fingers crossed*

I think PG-13 should definately by explored. Fans of the OT are likely far enough removed from the turtles at this point and won't long for a silly slapstick movie. A reboot is a great opportunity to get down to the gritty badassness that is tmnt.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I've never heard of a movie series going up in rating.

Indiana Jones? Harry Potter?

Anyway, I'm in the same boat that's disappointed with another origin rehash. Still, hopefully it's done well.

[johnnyblaze]

I hope Hun shows up lol

[Jester]

The Cure]Indiana Jones? Harry Potter?

Anyway, I'm in the same boat that's disappointed with another origin rehash. Still, hopefully it's done well.

Indeed, though the Indy rating hike was due to Temple of Doom making parents call for a middle ground between PG and R. Star Wars is another example, with Episode 1-2 being PG and Episode 3 being PG-13. It's all a matter of content.

As for TMNT, I seriously wonder if the 4th (CG) film was an attempt to go G and it slipped, because I've watched some G rated movies that are about on par with TMNT in it's level of violence. I hope Pete and the others will see how well the new Batman series, Spider-man, X-men and other mainstream comic hero movies are going PG-13.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by willtupper

Now I've got to work up the nerve to ask Mr. Laird to consider maybe, possibly, pretty, pretty, pretty please... consider filming the movie here in Michigan.

Will, you know better than that. Laird has no more say in the studio's shooting locations than he does about casting... all he can do is give a wishlist they will take with a grain of salt.