Jonathan Liebesman In Talks To Direct TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Jonathan Liebesman In Talks To Direct TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Apparently the Wrath Of The Titans director will be looking to bring the Heroes In A Half Shell back to the big screen for Paramount, with the infamous Michael Bay on board as producer..

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By MarkCassidy - Feb 14, 2012 08:02 PM EST
Source: Variety

Not too much info on this yet but Variety report that Battle LA and Wrath Of The Titans director Jonathan Liebesman is in negotiations with Paramount to helm their reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.



Word is plot details are under wraps but the movie would be a new re-imagining of the famous comic and cartoon series. Now there have been many interpretations of the Turtles since their original comic book inception back in the '80s, the most popular being the first cartoon series. Is this to be a take that won't have elements of any of them? Guess we will find out soon enough.

Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec wrote the script, with Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form producing for Platinum Dunes.







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AutobotCommander84
AutobotCommander84 - 2/14/2012, 9:20 PM
Not that I have a problem with Liebesman, but I would've expected for them to get a martial arts director.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/14/2012, 9:22 PM
I have a problem with him. I haven't seen Wrath Of The Titans but I have seen Battle LA..and even if Wrath is good, i've seen Battle LA.
95
95 - 2/14/2012, 9:33 PM
Like his movies, this guy's a bore.
misner89
misner89 - 2/14/2012, 9:34 PM
has long as its good and dark dont care
sweetre15
sweetre15 - 2/14/2012, 9:34 PM
Hopefully the script from the Mission Impossible reboot writers gives Liebesman something good to work on provided that he doesn't "Michael Bay" it up with random fight scenes and crude humor.
thewolfx
thewolfx - 2/14/2012, 9:34 PM
keep bay away from this



i dont need to see my turtles fighting robo spikes followed by multiple explosions
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 2/14/2012, 9:35 PM
Why can't Eastman and Laird write the script, have a well known martial artist do the fight scenes with Frank Oz,Ivan Reitman, or Kevin Smith directing (I know he said he's done), oh wait I forgot, cause Hollywood forgets about source material, carry on...
drewXdeficit
drewXdeficit - 2/14/2012, 9:36 PM
http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
ComixBookGuy
ComixBookGuy - 2/14/2012, 9:42 PM
Paramount looks eager to go into production with TMNT since they lost Marvel Studios to Disney. The Studio has G.I. Joe 2 opening this summer, Star Trek 2 for May 2013 and Transformers 4 slated for a June 2014 release.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 2/14/2012, 9:46 PM
Get Steve Barron back.
Boogie138
Boogie138 - 2/14/2012, 9:48 PM
that pic int the article is cooler than the news on whose working on this badboy
Bartman87
Bartman87 - 2/14/2012, 9:53 PM
I liked the last movie but want to see this one a little bit darker.
Julesimanerd
Julesimanerd - 2/14/2012, 10:03 PM
I agree, bring back Steve Barron. his film is one of the best CBM out there. the first TMNT movie will always be my favorite.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 2/14/2012, 10:08 PM
i'm just glad to see that it looks like things are moving forward on this
odie00
odie00 - 2/14/2012, 10:14 PM
@boogie- awesome name and avatar! the real ghostbusters are the sh*t

anyways yeah umm this guy directing the new tmnt movie did the battle for la one, that being said no. that movie was horrible and boring to the core. wraith of the titans looks better than the first movie but thats not saying much. did he do the first titans movie? cause if so thats strike 2. can we get some better directors? and micheal bay producing. oh great now we are going to see the turtles blowing up random things. all i know is they better make leo badass cause he was actually the lamest in the movies. except for the TMNT cg movie, he was a little better in that but still. hes the leader for a reason.
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 2/14/2012, 10:14 PM
As long as Michael Bay isn't a part of this... oh God I can imagine it "COWABUNGA BITCHES!!"
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 2/14/2012, 10:23 PM
Bay's movie would have: Obnoxious racist turtles: "Whats up my ninja?!" with pretty boy Ashton Kutcher as Casey Jones and Scarlett Johanson as April! And explosions!!!! With sexual humor: "Donny what are you doing in your room, are you masturbating?!" and a villain who is mentioned through the whole movie but shows up at the end: Shredder. with amazing CGI for Splinter and the turtles!! yup thats a Michael Bay Ninja Turtles
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 2/14/2012, 10:25 PM
i would like to see the new movie more in the vein of the 1st live action movie or even a little darker.
sweetre15
sweetre15 - 2/14/2012, 10:42 PM
I'd love to see

A) One in the vein on the 2003 cartoon

or

B) One in the vein of the original comics
masterhater
masterhater - 2/14/2012, 11:47 PM
@RorMachine nice comment!

Seriously are we risking f'n up another tmnt movie?
Get deltorro!
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 2/14/2012, 11:57 PM
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 2/15/2012, 12:33 AM
So far this guy hasn't made a good movie, and if Wrath of the Titans turns out good then that would give me a little hope, but with Michael Bay involved doesn't make it any better though. But I really hope they give it a darker tone this time around, and take more inspiration from the 80s comics.
Hellsing
Hellsing - 2/15/2012, 2:39 AM
This doesn't exactly make me feel confident about the movie, Battle LA was kinda boring and well crappy so I hope this guy pulls through with Wrath of the Titans for his sake. The only thing that gives me a small glimmer of hope is the writers Ghost Protocol was bad ass, they breathed life in to a new franchise but that movie had more to do with the director. Hopefully this has a darker edge and hopefully Bay isn't a hands on producer
ironpool007
ironpool007 - 2/15/2012, 4:14 AM
I just dont know what to think. This guy is known for a lot brainless blockbuster's from what I hear, so I'll need more info to judge this movie with. Honestly, I would have wanted Joe Carnahan to do it. Brad Bird might be good for it as well.
blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 2/15/2012, 4:19 AM
Come on y'all.. I liked it.
blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 2/15/2012, 4:25 AM
@ELgUaSoN One of the best scenes in the movie. The first one was the only one I truly liked, Hell.. Loved.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/15/2012, 5:07 AM
I wonder how this is gonna end? :/

I seriously hope they do it in the vein of the first Turtles movie and make it dark like the original comics!
If they promise to do that im in!

These guys need to be the main villains.
Ken Watanabe or Tadanobu Asano as Shredder
Laurence Fishburne as Baxter Stockman
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/15/2012, 5:12 AM
This time no more children movies! Give us the real Turtles!
ZombieOverEasy
ZombieOverEasy - 2/15/2012, 6:15 AM
It'd be nice if the property grew up with it's original fans, I legit had every friggin' toy, I still have most of them in boxes stored at my mom's.

I'd love to see a more adult-oriented flick. I doubt it'll happen, but it'd be nice. Something more along the lines of the original comic and less along the lines of the original cartoon series.

Also sucks that the rumors about Rocksteady making a TMNT game were false. That would have rocked so much.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 2/15/2012, 6:33 AM
Don't know what to think
CrashTest
CrashTest - 2/15/2012, 6:53 AM
Im with it!!! But read this along time ago, I hope Bay dose more than produce. I read an article where he said the biggest thing that he will change is the hight of the turtles. I would definitely change this as well, they were way to tall, not stealthy at all, need to be more compact and ninja like.
Scooby
Scooby - 2/15/2012, 7:24 AM
Rated R?
sweetre15
sweetre15 - 2/15/2012, 8:05 AM
I'd have to say the best thing Liebesman has made so far is "The Killing Room", the 15 minute prelude to "The Ring 2" called Rings, and that Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel. So maybe he might not use The "Roland Emmerich Handbook for directing" this time around.....hopefully
PaulRom
PaulRom - 2/15/2012, 9:11 AM
As long as the script is good and they don't mess it up, I don't mind Liebesman directing. Would prefer Brad Bird though.
Bark4Soul
Bark4Soul - 2/15/2012, 9:45 AM
I think a more adult based movie would be cool, it seems like there are two fan bases, little naive kids and adult fans. Everything Turtles outside of comics has been more kid oriented.

Not saying it has to have F-bombs, sex scenes, and Spartacus type violence but a little more serious tone towards mature audiences would be nice, I think the kiddies have gotten enough TMNT love.

The problem is the turtles are super marketable and selling out the kiddies keeps people wallets packed.
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