Here again to remind you just how fucked up your childhood was!
So Peter Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles along with Kevin Eastman, kind of settled things down in a recent interview with MTV Splash Page. Earlier, SlashFilm had reported that Eastman was in the process of trying to get a new TMNT live-action film made, which would basically be a “reboot” or “remake” of the original live-action film. Of course, I posted about how insane the idea of men in rubber turtle suits would be.
In the interview with Splash Page, Laird quelled the rumors of rubber suits saying the following:
As it stands now, there is no intention of doing another live-action film like the first three, with actors and stuntmen in actual Turtle suits, contrary to what was said by Kevin. We have pretty much decided that the next “TMNT” movie should be what we’ve been calling a “hybrid” — that is to say, live-action humans and sets combined with very realistic CGI Turtles (and possibly some other CGI characters).
Alright, so no rubber suits. That’s a good thing right? Well, how damn realistic can you get with giant damn ninja turtles? I don’t care what kind of technology is used, this formula can only mean one thing: another shitty remake. The new TMNT CGI movie worked because it was completely CGI. It was a great movie for kids and the cartoon style fit perfectly. I don’t give a damn if they’re in rubber suits or cartoons interacting with real actors, this will be absolute shit. Sorry, Mr. Laird, the turtles’ best days are behind them. If you want to do anything, make a sequel for the TMNT film but please don’t torture the world with any form of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film.
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March 10, 2009 at 11:53 am
Larry
Bring on the rubber suits. For the late 80’s/early 90’s the suits were amazing. If someone put a little budget into a live action movie, the suits would be amazing. Too much CGI in today’s movies.