Batman To Team Up With The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
DC Comics and IDW have announced a new Batman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover comic book miniseries which will see the Turtles in Gotham City.
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Concept Art From Unproduced Fourth Live-Action 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Movie
Everyone knows the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were named after famous artists. But did you know the fifth one was named after a comic book legend? You're probably thinking, "I didn't even know there was a fifth Turtle" and that's because there wasn't. He was merely conceptualized by Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman in the mid 1990s…
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Now Kevin Eastman Is Comparing Michael Bay's 'Ninja Turtles' To 'The Avengers'
We won't actually see the Michael Bay-produced Ninja Turtles until 2014 or so, but in the meantime Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman is keeping the hype machine rolling by naming all sorts of other movies that Ninja Turtles will be like. Among the titles he's previously name-checked are The Raid: Redemption, Fist of Legend,…
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The 'Ninja Turtles' May Fight Like Characters In 'The Raid'
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and that suggests that some people working on the new TMNT film really, really like Gareth Evans' film The Raid. The Indonesian martial-arts action picture is built on fight scenes that draw on pencak silat, the collective martial arts style of Indonesia. Choreographed by Iko Uwais and…
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Script Issues Delay Michael Bay-Produced 'Ninja Turtles' Until 2014, At Least
And you thought the title was an issue. Months after controversy surrounded the Platinum Dunes remake of Ninja Turtles, sans the Teenage Mutant, Paramount has just put the film on hold, delaying its December 2013 release day until at least May 2014. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the issue is, what else? The script. Does…
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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Reboot: Jonathan Liebesman Explains Bay's "Alien Race" Comments And More, TMNT Co-Creator Peter Laird Clarifies Pro-Bay Stance
Controversy errupted when Michael Bay made a small comment about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action reboot he is producing. Bay mentioned that the Turtles in his movie are "from an alien race" which is a big change from the mythology we've come to know from the comics, cartoons, and movies released thus far. Bay…
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Other 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Co-Creator Says Michael Bay's Take Is "Awesome"
At the start of this week, Michael Bay pissed off Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lovers everywhere by revealing that the new Turtles film, which he's producing, will see the central characters reimagined as aliens rather than mutants. Predictably, a firestorm ensued, and even more predictably, Bay responded to the the outrage by stating that "fans…
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David Fincher's 'Heavy Metal' Is Dead, Now Robert Rodriguez Has The Rights
For some time I've hoped that David Fincher would really find a way to make a new version of Heavy Metal. The original animated anthology film based on or inspired by stories from Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal magazine was released in 1981 and didn't find a huge audience, but turned into a cult classic over time.…
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James Cameron Joins Heavy Metal
Last we heard, Kevin Eastman's new big screen Heavy Metal movie had a list of impressive directors a mile long: Zack Snyder, David Fincher, Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda), and Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy). Eastman has said that three more directors would also direct segments on the animated anthology film. Since that…
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Heavy Metal Returns To Paramount? Zack Snyder, David Fincher, Gore Verbinski To Direct!
Heavy Metal publisher Kevin Eastman has announced that the upcoming Heavy Metal animated film might end back up at Paramount. The movie studio's backstage disagreement with David Fincher over the length of Benjamin Button's running time supposedly resulted in Heavy Metal's departure. But it looks like everything has been patched up. Eastman has also announced…
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Zack Snyder, Guillermo Del Toro And Gore Verbinski To Direct Heavy Metal!?
Heavy Metal publisher Kevin Eastman says that Zack Snyder, Guillermo del Toro and Gore Verbinski have expressed interest in joining executive producer David Fincher to direct segments of the upcoming Heavy Metal animated film. The feature is scheduled to include eight or nine segments, and is being envisioned as an adult-themed R-rated film. Animator Tim…
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Live Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot!?
A couple months ago, mention of a live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature film was posted on the Playmate toys website, only to be quickly removed hours later. Fans wrote it off as a mistake, but as it turns out - it is true. Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of the Turtle franchise posted the…
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Confirmed: Paramount Feuds With David Fincher Over Benjamin Button
Last week, I screened 20 minutes of clips of scenes from David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In our first impression article, I expressed my concern and disappointment over the footage shown, partly because I felt some of the short scenes dragged. Note: I haven't seen the entire film - I want to…
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David Fincher To Produce And Co-Direct Animated Heavy Metal Film
Director David Fincher (Se7en, Zodiac) is set to co-direct, oversee and produce an animated feature film based on Heavy Metal Magazine, the adult fantasy and sci-fi publication founded in the '70s that's still in print today. The R-rated flick will consist of eight or nine individual animated tales, each to be helmed by a different…
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