The same that is the way forward with any franchise that is deemed lucrative enough but is abandoned midway due to uncertain reception or returns: a reboot. The ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ franchise has been scrapped and there thus WON’T be a third film in the franchise. Regardless, with that consensus and dwindling returns, one is bound to question the longevity of a franchise with an average production cost of $125 Million per film, excluding advertising and promotions. So, now that I feel that we have sufficiently dissected the whole scenario, here is the final word. The two films were labelled “harmless junk” in a review, and let’s just say I concur to about 75%. In the same regard, the two rebooted films, right from the appearance of the turtles, to the lack of action, to the tonal inconsistencies and general plot contrivances have been problematic from the start. We are principally going to talk about this film and the sequel that followed it, ‘Out of the Shadows’, that had a similar critical fate but however, failed to secure as much at the global box office, that ultimately sealed the fate of the franchise, but the long and short of it is that when we talk of the TMNT property’s gold standard in terms of films, the 1990 Steve Barron films are as close as we get to it, and the audience cry in this case is pretty clear: a fallback to the style and essence of the previous films but with a modern treatment, since of all the numerous adaptations starring the turtles, the 1990 one seems to get the most things right of all of them. The film was widely panned critically but ended up being the highest grossing TMNT film ever, raking in $493.3 Million in revenue.
This was followed by an all CGI animated film simply titled ‘TMNT’ that earned average reviews but performed relatively well, until Michael Bay saw potential in the franchise and rebooted it, releasing it under his production and distribution banner.
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The TV series based on the TMNT enjoyed continuous love and success, except ‘The Next Mutation’ that suffered from what many would call the “Saban touch”, something that they did with the ‘Power Rangers’ as well.Ĭoming to the films, the first live action film directed by Steve Barron saw remarkable success, both with the critics and primarily the audiences, taking in a respectable sum of money to its name, quickly prompting two sequels that under-performed, followed by several other TV series, all animated, that took the story of the three films ahead. Since the characters’ first appearance in a comic book in 1984, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have appeared in dozens and dozens of media sources, starting with a merchandise line and growing to having multiple television series, three live action films followed by an animated film, and then a reboot comprising of another two films. Will There Be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3?Īh, the big question. More importantly so, what we wish to do so is examine the conditions that led to the inevitable outcome and what the future holds for this franchise and the fan favourite characters. The verdict is unanimously wait, but this is the point where I am going to stall a tiny bit before spilling what it is, although chances are that you are here because you already know it.
However, an interesting insight is that while the fate of a third ‘ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ film seems predestined at this point, I am also happy to report that the franchise won’t be completely ‘limbo’ed, if you know what I mean, courtesy of strong public interest in the TMNT property owing to some successful outings for the Ninja Turtles in the 90s and 2000s, and even disappointed fans seeing vast (but wasted) potential in the new film series.
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