A new live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may be in the works and this time, it could be the darker version that all of us fans of the original story have been waiting for.

Even better, we may get a deeper backstory on The Shredder and that’s from one of the co-creators himself, Kevin Eastman.

Yes, it is true. Although the CGI film did well enough to warrent a sequel, there has been much talk between Imagi and Warners to do a better “re-invention” (newest Hollywood buzzword) of the TMNT’s, in a live action film–like what was done with Batman. Back to basics, back to the origin and the intro of the Shredder, etc…there have been talks, trips to Northampton to talk to Mr Laird, and discussions with the original “first” TMNT film director Steve Barron to come back and do it right–but no official word yet…will keep you posted. Best, Kevin

I just hope that when people like Kevin here are using the Dark Knight as an example of what they are shooting for, they mean a good script, filming, actors and not just “a dark version”.

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