The upcoming reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise which has mixed reactions from fans and critics alike, but never fear movie fans, according to co-creator Kevin Eastman there is no need to worry. The man himself has gone on record to say:
"This will be a great TMNT film," "Much like many thirty year old concepts, the TMNT's have been re-invented a number of times, some were stronger than others, but if you look at what Viacom/Nickelodeon has done/allowed to happen with the new TMNT animated TV series, and the new IDW comic series, each has a slightly new and refreshed take on the 'core concept,' the new film with be the same, a film 'well placed' in the TMNT lore the fans will enjoy. If we learned nothing else from one of my favourite Comic Book Based Films, 'The Avengers,' that there's a lot to be said about never forgetting that core concept and core fan-base."
He also elaborated on the influences for the venture:
“From what I’ve seen of the script, it’s fantastic. Michael Bay has made some great and intense movies. We’re talking about being inspired by movies like ‘The Avengers’ for scope and roots origin and ‘The Raid: Redemption’ for fight scenes and ‘Rise for the Apes’ as far as computer-quality style.”
Eastman himself will also be collaborating on the project and is very excited about the project. He had this to say regarding his role:
"General creative consultant for the most part, which is cool as I get to wear a number of hats. From kicking the tires on a few plot threads with the awesome writers, Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, here and there, to banging out cool character doodles for director Liebesman, they bring me in regularly to show off the latest landscape, and to get my thoughts, and so far, I'm 1000% on board! I know it will be an awesome film, and the start of a killer new franchise for Viacom."
Interesting to see how this is going to develop, with some heavy hitters on board it will definitely be one to keep an eye on , hopefully..
Via Comingsoon.net
