R Rated TMNT: The Last Ronin Live Action Movie

[Pennywise]

 

[J.Drangal]

Just bought the book a few weeks ago, but haven't read it yet. I'm not very familiar with TMNT apart from very distant memories of watching the cartoon during the 90s, but I always like the universe and the concept and the influences of that particular story appeal to me... a lot!

 

[Pennywise]

I haven’t read the story either, but I’ve always wanted to see a movie closer in tone to the Mirage comics.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

Live-action does pique my interest, though admittedly it's my nostalgia bias for the 1990 film.

 

[Stringer]

First live action TMNT movie in ages and it's

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all the brothers getting violently killed?

That is pretty dark.

 

[LoganPool]

As a child of the 80's, and a big fan of the OG comics, I've been dreaming of a live-action R-rated movie for YEARS! And I like The Last Ronin story line, so I'm so hyped for this!

 

[Pennywise]

I still wonder if that video game on Last Ronin is still happening?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Oh man still haven’t read the book yet but this could be amazing.

 

[Lily Adler]

Ah yes the one Zack Snyder is directing.

 

[BobJM]

Lol Rated R? I get taking the material seriously, but this seems wild. We’re still talking Ninja Turtles here, right?

No reason this can’t be PG-13.

 

[Pennywise]

Ah yes the one Zack Snyder is directing.

Don’t tempt fate, otherwise I ain’t watching!

 

[Pennywise]

Lol Rated R? I get taking the material seriously, but this seems wild. We’re still talking Ninja Turtles here, right?

No reason this can’t be PG-13.

Yeah, even the most brutal stuff in the Mirage Comics was hard PG-13.

 

[Da-Scribe]

I have this feeling they’ll backtrack on the R-rating and that announcing it is as such was to generate some buzz.

 

[LoganPool]

Make this a legacy sequel to the 1990 movie, and bring back Elias Koteas and Judith Hoag as old Casey and old April!

 

[The Big G]

Old Man Mikey

 

[theastsunnn]

Thought they were making the game adaptation. Movie and game?

 

[Arnold Rimmer]

Thought they were making the game adaptation. Movie and game?

Two separate adaptations.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[BatLobster]

I'm intrigued by this, but what would get me legit excited is if they connected this to the original movie. There was buzz a while back that the original writer Bobby Herbeck, Steve Baron and Brian Henson were all on board with the idea of doing a new live-action movie using the animatronics.

Original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Producer Wants to Do a Halloween Style Reboot

Writer Bobby Herbeck Wants to revisit the 1990 version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

movieweb.com

I feel like that's the element that would really put this over the top for the older audience they're going after here. We've gone the mocap route. We've gone the fully animated route. If you're going to go back to live action and go for something grittier, it just makes sense IMO to bring it back more into the practical realm.

 

[Pennywise]

Thought they were making the game adaptation. Movie and game?

I’m not really sure the game is happening still as the company laid off 50% of the staff.

TMNT: The Last Ronin Game Developer Lays Off 50% of Studio

Black Forest Games has laid off roughly 50 developers.

comicbook.com

 

[Primal Slayer]

From the man who drove DCEU into the ground.

Funny how things work out

 

[Scarlet Spider]

For anyone who hasn't read it, The Last Ronin is a phenomenal story. It's basically their TDKR. Their final story. It's very emotional and an extremely satisfying conclusion to their mythos.

I'm still shocked that their going to make this but the success of the graphic novel has been so tremendous, they would be foolish not capatilize.

 

[Pennywise]

Wonder who should direct the film?

 

[Drizzle]

TMNT: The Last Ronin Live Action Movie

forums.superherohype.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Wonder who should direct the film?

Tarsem Singh.