![]() ![]() Mondo Gecko had a roller skate on his tail. Like there’s “Surfer Mikey,” and he’s got a starfish stuck to him and a bunch of seaweed hanging off him. I really loved those toys and how much thought went into them. I really loved the characters, and I loved the world. We were like, “Can we buy this?!” It was one of the more exciting days of my childhood. They weren’t anywhere, and then we found one that they hadn’t put on the shelf. I remember my dad, on like a Saturday, drove me around to four different Toys “R” Us, because we were trying to find Tokka and Rahzar. It was at the height of Turtlemania and the toys were hard to find. ![]() I’m 36, about to be 37, so the ’89 TV series and those original live-action movies were straight over home plate, like made for me. They are truly the first thing that I ever loved. Prior to this project, what was your personal experience of the Turtles? I was able to import the skills I had learned from one straight into the next. So there was a couple months of overlap, but it worked out. This would be great.” I was starting Turtles while we were finishing up the mix on The Mitchells vs. I think that was when the sparks flew and we’re like, “Yes, we should do this together. We both come from a place of wanting things to be grounded and feel human. I think Point Grey and I connected over our love of telling real stories about authentic characters. I think Nickelodeon was inspired by my passion. I went through a lot of interviews and talked to a lot of people. the Machines), Paramount Pictures’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a new and vibrantly animated coming-of-age take on the young future “heroes in a half shell.” In advance of the August 2 release, Boxoffice Pro talks ’90s nostalgia and bringing the ninja teens back to the big screen with director Jeff Rowe. Directed by Jeff Rowe ( The Mitchells Vs. The energy of that CinemaCon performance perfectly captured the vibe of the newest iteration of TMNT. One of the most memorable moments of this year’s CinemaCon was the opening of Paramount’s presentation, where a group of turtle-clad break-dancers kicked off the show, and the president of domestic distribution at Paramount, Chris Aronson, emerged from an onstage sewer with a box of pizza for the audience. Five more theatrical releases eventually followed, bringing the total box office to more than $1.14 billion. On a reported budget of $13.5M, the film turned in over $200M at the worldwide box office and cemented “TMNT” as a film franchise. Turtlemania ensued, and in 1990 the Turtles hit the big screen with a live-action film. The comic was toned down for TV, and the series established each turtle’s signature color. Once the Turtles were successful in comics, Playmates Toys expressed an interest in creating a line of Turtle toys, complete with an animated TV series that would serve as marketing to youngsters. It all began with a joke illustration between creators and then-struggling artists, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Whether following the Turtles in comic books, on TV, in video games, or at the movies, kids of the late 1980s and early ’90s likely spent quality time with the fearsome fighting team. Brothers Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael, along with their sensei, Master Splinter, have been protecting New York City from evil since 1984. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been cultural icons for nearly 40 years. ![]()
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