The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting another movie, this time a “live-action origin story.” Okay.
The Mirage Group, which owns the property, is moving forward with a live-action film focusing on the origins of the iconic crime fighters. News coincides with the Turtles’ 25th anniversary celebration, which kicks off Thursday in New York as the first “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film unspools at the Tribeca Film Festival.
[Co-creator Peter] Laird said the film will remain true to the spirit of the original comicbooks. He added that the pic may employ face replacement technology, which would allow the turtles to be much more expressive. [Variety]
Okay, so I was a kid when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out. Is it weird that I’m not the least bit nostalgic about them? We already know the origin story: A giant rat taught them karate, what’s left to explain? I’ve never stayed awake at night wondering if we’d ever find out why Michaelangelo loves pizza. If you want people to get wistful about something, you have to stop skullf*cking the money out of it for three seconds
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I think it’s essential that kids find out that Krang was just my nutsack.
The origin of their names will be a 2 hour scene of Splinter and the Turtles discussing Art & Philosophy.
I never understood the appeal of TMNT. Turtles are easily the least likely animal to kick anything’s ass, and if 1950′s Japanese disaster movies taught me anything, if it can be defined as a ‘mutant’ its a very bad thing.
I had a mutant ninja turtle head poking out this morning. I barely got my pants down before it karate chopped its way out.
After reading that synopsis, this movie makes me want to get my rape on…
If you think about it, 3 Ninjas is pretty much TMNT minus 1 dude, and not as ugly. I’m guessing the “kid” and “ninja” aspects were the MMA/Rec center combo of the late 80′s/early 90′s.
The Ninja Turtles’ origin story is just like any other Japenese film. It starts with a lot of ooze and ends with ninjitsu.
I’ll bet you my entire Masters of the Universe collection that there’s a skydiving scene in this movie. Fuckin’ bullshit.
Less expressive faces:
Leonardo – purposeful stare
Michelangelo – whimsical eyebrow raise
Raphael – MMA-loving emo snarl
Donatello – Downs syndrome patient
More expressive faces:
See above.
I prefer my heroes on a half shell with a good helping of mignonette sauce.
*twirls moustache*
I don’t think Donk likes your hands that close to his face, Michelle. Or maybe he does.
Brett Ratner has been trying to remake 3 ninjas for years but the people who run YMCA won’t listen to reason.
His wife got mad when I stroked his beard.
booooooooooosh
Leave my moustache alone!
The ninja turtles can only fight crime after sitting in the sun for 6 hours.
Kinda like David Caruso
To celebrate this awesome news, I’ve decided to name my uncircumcised penis Donatello.
I FUCKING LOVE BEING A TURTLE!
I like the scene where they all go through puberty. No giant shoe is safe.
There’s at least one child out there dressed like a zombie who’s really excited about this.
Like that shoe, my childhood will be raped by these turtles.
In all seriousness, this better have turtle fucking.
. . . But, they explained their origins already in the first one. It took all of 2 minutes. It was also talked about every other show on the cartoon. I refuse to see this, unless Vanilla Ice is somehow involved.
it might be pretty sweet if it had krang,bebop,rocksteady,body,modules and technodrome