Kevin Eastmond, the co-creator of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES has been talking about the new film adaptation. Talking, but saying absolutely nothing.
Since it was announced that explosio- loving, up-skirt filming, one man-cack factory Michael Bay would be producing the latest big screen outing for the Leo, Mikey, Donny and Raph, opinion has been divided on whether this could be Turtle Power or a shit shower. The inclusion of Megan Fox as fearless reporter April O’Niel, the decision to make our ninjas into aliens instead of mutants and Jonathan ‘WRATH OF THE TITANS’ Liebesman filling the directors chair indicate the latter. Never the less, Eastmond, who co-created the heroes in a half shell with Peter Laird, had a lot of positive things to tell us all.
Incidentally, if you fancy a drinking game, take a swig every time he says the word ‘Turtle(s)’ and you’ll be so sozzled you won’t be able to say Super Shredder. Enjoy.
‘One of the things that’s awesome about the relationship I’ve had with Platinum Dunes and Michael Bay and Jonathan Liebesman and some of the producers, Scott Mednick and Galen Walker on the series, is that it’s probably amusing to a lot of people what the press puts out there and what they say people behind the scenes really want to do with the movie, but [Platinum Dunes’] main goal is actually to make the best possible “Turtles” movie with respect to the fans and the core as possible.
From everything that I’ve seen in the [“TMNT”] script and the development and everything they’ve asked my input on specifically, it’s gonna be an awesome, familiar, solid “Turtles” movie. It’ll have everything that fans are gonna want and then some.
Much like you look at what they’re doing at Nickelodeon with the new animated series, it’s all based solidly on the “Turtles” foundation, but they’ve hit the reset button. They’ve taken it back to the first episode, with the Turtles first time above ground after many years of training with Master Splinter. They’re making a “Turtles” origin that is firmly rooted in “Turtles” history, but a slight tweak here and a slight tweak there. It’s been enjoyable and the IDW series is much the same, in that it’s firmly rooted in “Turtles” history, but multiple “Turtles” universes.’
Did you do it? Mate, you must be off your face.
So there we go, he talked a lot, but said nothing, other than it’s a reboot and he thinks it’ll be good. But what do YOU think?
NINJA TURTLES, as it’s currently called, is to be directed by Jonathan Liebesman and is slated for 6th June 2014. Cowabunga?
Source: Comic Book Resources, Coming Soon
