By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Warner Bros, MTV
TMNT
Now this is interesting. After Kevin Eastman announced that a live-action TMNT was likely, he was quickly asked to remove his post and, coming in to clarify, another co-creator claims that Eastman doesn't know what he's talking about.
So there is no live-action TMNT coming? Well, yeah, there is. Whaaaa?
TMNT Live-Action
MTV caught up with Peter Laird and got the TMNT co-creator to clarify what exactly is going on with the franchise.
MTV: Peter, there was a lot of buzz recently when Kevin Eastman posted on his website that there have been trips out to Northampton to talk with you, as well as [original "TMNT" director"] Steve Barron, about a potential live-action “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film. How serious are these talks?
Peter Laird: I have to say that I don’t know why Kevin was talking about something with which he has no involvement. The blurb he put on his website was very inaccurate. He has not been involved with any meetings in Northampton, nor any others related to a new “TMNT” movie, as far as I know. That being said, I can confirm that we have had several meetings with very interested people, and I think we are pretty close to making a deal. As owner of the TMNT property, I want to be the first to announce it at a time of my choosing (hopefully soon).
When Peter gets over being frumpy he does confirm that we shouldn't expect the return of the big turtle mascots for this live-action installment.
MTV: Why another live-action TMNT film, and why now?
PL: 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).
CG turtles in a live-action environment? Sounds awesome.
Add to Heffee!
