Turtle Power to Bring Live-Action TMNT Movie in 2011

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 23, 2009 Share

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Today is the 25th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which were created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman as comic book character but have since grown into a worldwide phenomenon spanning comics, toys, cartoons and feature films. Not the least of which is the 1990 Steve Barron directed film that is among the 15 films that I would take to a deserted island with me. And in honor of today, the folks at The Mirage Group have announced that they have begun development on a new live-action TMNT film that has a target release date of 2011.

The film will be produced by Scott Mednick, a former executive at Legendary Pictures and co-producer on films such as 300 and Where the Wild Things Are, and will focus on the origin story of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael. In speaking with Variety, Mednick said that the film will be derived mostly from the first dozen comic books written by Laird and Eastman back in the mid-1980s, as it is “the best source material one could hope for.” He also added that the film may employ face replacement technology to allow the turtles to be more expressive.

If you ask me, there is no such thing as too much TMNT. Therefore I fully support this remake despite any natural inclination to shun another Hollywood attempt at refashioning a prized franchise from my childhood. The advances in technology that we’ve seen — both practical and digital — since 1990 could help deliver a really neat experience for fans and it can’t hurt to bring the Ninja Turtles to a new generation. The CG-animated TMNT film from 2007 that Kevin Munroe was awesome and I’ve got a feeling that with the right director and proper vision, another live-action TMNT will be yet another pleasant experience. Now if only they could get Vanilla Ice to make a comeback and deliver his “Ninja Rap” for the soundtrack.

Are you as excited as I am for a TMNT live-action rebirth?

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  • titoortiz
    fuk yea
  • littlemovieman
    TURTLE POWER!!!!
  • andries price
    i will see tmnt movie on 2011 the stars on tmnt reboot is chris pine as leonardo brad pitt as rapheal robbie amell as donatello nick palatas michealengo kate melton as venus jet li as the shredder this will be a best ninja turtle movie ever so i like teenage mutant ninja turtles i was a ninja turtle fan so i will see tmnt movie in theatres 2011 see ya.
  • I think if they can make one that is better than #3 then we'll have a good awesome flick. I know I'll see it. I saw TMNT and loved it.
  • Mladen
    I still adore the first turtles flick. As a kid I even loved the second one, though even then I knew the 3rd one was a turd.

    But the newest CGI film was truly entertaining and really got the characters and gave us something new. I have faith that they can pull it off with puppets, and hopefully if "where the wild things are" succeeds, they may be confident enough to keep it all as physical effects rather than some wierd hybrid.
  • Chille
    As long as it has Vanilla Ice I'm up for it.
  • i'm so turned on right now.
  • Don't give her a "thumbs up" for that statement! Everything turns her on!
  • nomar
    go ninja go ninja go!
  • Richard C
    OMG YE IM SOO FOR THE LIVE ACTION AS A FAN OF THE LAST THREE LIVE ACTION TMNT MOVIES IV BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE...but was not a fan of the CGI one it was totally not kool to hype people up bout that one.
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