A live-action, R-rated 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' movie is in the works following the success of the animated film 'Mutant Mayhem.' The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal that Paramount Pictures is developing 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin,' adapting a popular storyline seen in the recent IDW comics.
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00:00 A live-action, R-rated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is in the works,
00:03 following the success of the animated film Mutant Mayhem.
00:06 The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal that Paramount Pictures is developing Teenage
00:11 Mutant Ninja Turtles The Last Ronin, adapting a popular storyline in the recent IDW Comics.
00:17 Tyler Burton-Smith is writing the script. The scribe wrote 2019's Child's Play
00:22 and co-wrote the upcoming R-rated action movie Boy Kills World.
00:25 Walter Amata is producing through his 18 Hertz production company as part of his
00:29 multi-year deal with the studio. Amata is the former head of DC Films, who rose through the
00:33 ranks at New Line, where he oversaw the Warner Bros. division's horror movies, including The
00:37 Conjuring and It franchises. His 18 Hertz banner is focused on making features in the horror genre.
00:43 The comic miniseries The Last Ronin is about as terrifying as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
00:48 tale can get. The story, set in a totalitarian future New York City, tells of how the Turtles
00:53 and Master Splinter are killed off one by one by the grandson of the villainous Shredder and
00:58 synthetic ninjas. One Turtle manages to survive, barely, and vows to exact bloody revenge.
01:03 As for Mutant Mayhem, the animated flick was praised by critics and audiences alike.
01:08 The Paramount Pictures project grossed $118.6 million at the domestic box office,
01:13 and a sequel is now in the works. For more on this story and the latest movie news,
01:17 head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.