Action-Adventure Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Live-Action Reboot

[blueharvest]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Hope it works. Really hope this doesn't kill Mutant Mayhem.

 

[AverageMan]

Shame that the Last Ronin movie is no longer happening.

 

[BatLobster]

Sigh. Legacy sequel to the original movies with animatronics or bust! Was really hoping Last Ronin was gonna go in that direction.

Apparently the rerelease of the original film was the most successful Fathom Events rerelease of this year. It just bothers me that not once has anyone even attempted to get close to that since 1990, and "Sonic-ify" doesn't sound like it.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

Multiple sources say Paramount wants to “Sonic-fy” the TMNT franchise. Sonic the Hedgehog is a three-movie (and counting) hit franchise for Paramount that is based on the popular Sega video game. The movies are live-action/hybrids and play very well to the all-ages, four-quadrant crowd and have become a $1 billion-plus franchise for the studio. And they happen to be produced by Moritz.

That doesn't even apply to Sonic exclusively, despite these coming from the same studio. You don't need to try and reinvent the wheel when it comes to the Ninja Turtles, which is not just tonally different from Sonic, but has had success both in animation and live-action. You don't need to do something drastically different. The blueprints exist in the 1990 film, the 2003 film, the multiple animated adaptations- don't try and turn the franchise into something that it's not and doesn't need to be.

 

[BatLobster]

That doesn't even apply to Sonic exclusively, despite these coming from the same studio. You don't need to try and reinvent the wheel when it comes to the Ninja Turtles, which is not just tonally different from Sonic, but has had success both in animation and live-action. You don't need to do something drastically different. The blueprints exist in the 1990 film, the 2003 film, the multiple animated adaptations- don't try and turn the franchise into something that it's not and doesn't need to be.

I don't have a ton of faith in Paramount making a lot of good moves these days, unfortunately...

I have nothing against the Sonic movies, I've heard good things but I haven't seen any of them. But yeah, this just reeks of trying to copy paste a successful formula that doesn't apply. If what they mean is animation/live action hybrid.

The thing that gets me about all of this is the original writer of the '90 film Bobby Herbeck has said that he's interested in doing a legacy sequel with animatronics, and has gotten Brian Henson and Steve Barron on board with the idea. It's a pipe dream, but man, I really wish they would roll the dice with that. The theatrical rerelease and buzz around the upcoming 4k release of the shows there's still a lot of fondness for the OG film and IMO any attempt to modernize the franchise is always going to be competing with that. It's always gonna feel like Hollywood trying to make a glossy version of what an indie film nailed 35 years ago.

 

[Drizzle]

Hope it works. Really hope this doesn't kill Mutant Mayhem.

It killed The Last Ronin though.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Really glad the Turtles are coming back to live action. Animated movies just don’t have the same impact for me.