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John Woo to make giant budget independent all cgi hard edged TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES movie!!! For real!!!

Sweet fucking crippled skunk on a road! What the hell sort of morning is it where you wake up to read in VARIETY that John Woo is directing a CGI hard edged dark TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES movie. Now before you cynics go apeshit angry on this.... Go read those original 12 issues or so.... The EASTMAN / LAIRD work. The stuff that truly kicked the ass of the world. I loved those books when I was in High School. I taught my sister to read, and would read their stories to her before putting her to sleep. My Sis was 9 years younger than me and was fascinated by the comics.... a full two years before they went MAINSTREAM... I'm talking the oversized black and white issues... not the ARCHIE years...

This announcement in VARIETY today couldn't come at a weirder time... Tonight, in Austin, Texas... at the magical ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE.... TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is opening a weekend run. And that first Turtles film was damn fun. DAMN FUN. Watching the trailer last night before KILL OR BE KILLED just made me smile like Vincent D'onofrio in a Kubrick flick.... I love the turtles. I remember when Kevin Eastman walked up to my table at the Dallas Fantasy Fair and we went into negotiations on a John Severen CRACKED Magazine piece of Cover Art for the Summer Spectacular.... the year of UNTOUCHABLES.... remember it? Well, Kevin was in the midst of MEGA-HYPE... that was the year Turtles hit... the beginning of a $4 Billion Dollar machine... all from pen and pencil and paper.

A $40 to $60 million dollar hard edge original roots Turtle film? Could this be Eastman and Laird deciding to finally getting the Turtles back to what made them so popular... the original vision? We'll see, but in the meanwhile... We're faced with a world that has John Woo directing a gigantic budget TMNT movie.... and I can't wait to see the original at the Drafthouse tonight.... it's going to be wild!

The picture's estimated production cost will fall between $40 million and $60 million. No Hollywood studio is attached to co-finance or distribute the project. The picture is tentatively scheduled to hit theaters in Christmas 2002.

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Man that would so rock...
by PHEARMeFanBoy
Jun 21st, 2001
04:23:32 AM
that is damn weird...
by Nexus-6
Jun 21st, 2001
04:23:46 AM
They might as well throw Cerebrus in the movie because...
by Zubalove
Jun 21st, 2001
04:24:59 AM
Back to basics
by DANZIGG
Jun 21st, 2001
04:25:26 AM
Sweet.....
by halinar
Jun 21st, 2001
04:25:48 AM
COWABONGA!
by Nebukadnezar
Jun 21st, 2001
04:29:07 AM
damn...in the 5.3 seconds it took to write that, 2 or 3 other du
by exador
Jun 21st, 2001
04:29:45 AM
I love being a Turtle!
by Varakor
Jun 21st, 2001
04:34:51 AM
Hell fucking yeah
by Marek
Jun 21st, 2001
04:54:17 AM
Dont see news as strange as this every morning....cool!
by Brian 2000
Jun 21st, 2001
04:58:25 AM
WHY, GOD WHY!!???!!!???
by Lou C.
Jun 21st, 2001
04:58:47 AM
feel my enthusiasm!
by RAGE
Jun 21st, 2001
05:07:40 AM
In Defence of the TMNT Cartoon
by Mac an Cheanna
Jun 21st, 2001
05:11:09 AM
This only raises my middle finger
by Bannlust
Jun 21st, 2001
05:13:36 AM
"No anchovies and I mean NO anchovies!"
by rabid_republican
Jun 21st, 2001
05:15:20 AM
Possible success or fate worse than death...
by Mechboy
Jun 21st, 2001
05:24:25 AM
Yahoo!
by CrapHole
Jun 21st, 2001
05:25:58 AM
If they make this,
by Mel Garga
Jun 21st, 2001
05:29:15 AM
Let's try this again...
by Mechboy
Jun 21st, 2001
05:36:08 AM
my only concern
by gamarra
Jun 21st, 2001
05:38:44 AM
Original Turtles
by WHAT YOU SAY
Jun 21st, 2001
05:51:18 AM
This has gone far enough.....
by straxboy
Jun 21st, 2001
05:52:12 AM
Woo with an american studio is bad woo on his own is very very g
by sundown
Jun 21st, 2001
06:04:31 AM
Another CGI jerkoff?
by ewem
Jun 21st, 2001
06:09:51 AM
Short and Sweet
by TheRoss
Jun 21st, 2001
06:32:43 AM
This would be the coolest if he was discussing a dark, LIVE-ACTI
by Sith Witch
Jun 21st, 2001
06:32:43 AM
Love those original books!
by Achilles
Jun 21st, 2001
06:37:09 AM
hard edged dark TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
by Boss Hog
Jun 21st, 2001
06:37:44 AM
could it be?
by rotten666
Jun 21st, 2001
06:42:12 AM
By the time this hits the screen, *if* it ever hits the screen,
by JackBurton
Jun 21st, 2001
06:47:40 AM
Where would John Woo insert the "slow-mo white doves flying" sce
by Smugbug
Jun 21st, 2001
06:50:43 AM
As Sean Connery would say: 'you musht be joking...'
by Brainz
Jun 21st, 2001
06:51:08 AM
Ever Seen 'VeggieTales'?
by RKMaroon
Jun 21st, 2001
07:09:48 AM
they better do it
by THE PROFESSOR
Jun 21st, 2001
07:14:01 AM
To LouC and his kin
by MauiMallard
Jun 21st, 2001
07:14:47 AM
but not cgi
by THE PROFESSOR
Jun 21st, 2001
07:15:05 AM
Woo might not be directing it
by Uga
Jun 21st, 2001
07:19:49 AM
Only if they include "Turtle Power" on the soundtrack, though
by Otto Parts
Jun 21st, 2001
07:30:39 AM
First 12 Issues?
by Lady_Sorka
Jun 21st, 2001
07:37:05 AM
APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by _jerkwad_loser_
Jun 21st, 2001
07:39:03 AM
CGI
by DH
Jun 21st, 2001
07:42:30 AM
GO NINJA, GO NINJA, GO!
by Filmjester
Jun 21st, 2001
07:54:31 AM
Lewis Black!
by Wee Willie
Jun 21st, 2001
08:01:51 AM
HOLYFUCKINSHITYEAH!!
by Jaka
Jun 21st, 2001
08:18:57 AM
Zubalove
by Jaka
Jun 21st, 2001
08:21:37 AM
Wow, that's cool news
by wash
Jun 21st, 2001
08:22:41 AM
John Woo should...
by supremelogic
Jun 21st, 2001
08:34:47 AM
Turtle Power!
by Kyle.Reese
Jun 21st, 2001
08:37:57 AM
'my kin'
by Lou C.
Jun 21st, 2001
08:45:06 AM
The Turtles Arcade game....
by JefferyLebowski
Jun 21st, 2001
08:46:46 AM
I remember an Ad in a magazine....
by Blok Narpin
Jun 21st, 2001
09:01:08 AM
Let's get things straight, Sit back and shut your Pie hole Gene
by Redbox
Jun 21st, 2001
09:02:31 AM
Did any of you read the Image TMNT?
by Lance Turk
Jun 21st, 2001
09:06:04 AM
Everyone in the moviebusiness is SMOKING CRACK!!!
by godoffireinhell
Jun 21st, 2001
10:01:33 AM
Will Vernon The Talk-Show Host Be In It?
by RightWing Dude
Jun 21st, 2001
10:01:59 AM
speaking of great comics...
by JT_Ripper
Jun 21st, 2001
10:04:55 AM
No, not a CGI Vanilla Ice...
by JLondon78
Jun 21st, 2001
10:13:27 AM
hey red box take some zoloft
by sundown
Jun 21st, 2001
10:21:55 AM
Think of it this way......
by deity worship101
Jun 21st, 2001
10:45:09 AM
Wouldn't it make more sense for the Turtles to be CG, and most o
by Hellbeard
Jun 21st, 2001
10:55:59 AM
Man, I'm still sad, that ass Moriarty just pissed in my cornflak
by themightyra
Jun 21st, 2001
10:57:54 AM
I'm positive that I've somehow been transported to the 'Twilight
by Psyclops
Jun 21st, 2001
11:05:20 AM
cool...
by godaikin
Jun 21st, 2001
11:08:33 AM
Steve Barron directed that flick
by DLR
Jun 21st, 2001
11:27:46 AM
first exposure to the Turtles?
by Toonimator
Jun 21st, 2001
11:28:37 AM
This could be a lot of fun.
by superninja
Jun 21st, 2001
11:31:42 AM
GROO!
by Jaka
Jun 21st, 2001
11:51:45 AM
DEAR GOD YES!!!
by Dirty_Bird
Jun 21st, 2001
11:55:48 AM
What is this "Money spoiled Woo" NONSENSE?
by Wesley Snipes
Jun 21st, 2001
11:59:25 AM
The cartoon was bad ass
by Dirty_Bird
Jun 21st, 2001
12:00:11 PM
This is way, WAY
by Wino-Forever
Jun 21st, 2001
12:05:00 PM
By the way....
by Dirty_Bird
Jun 21st, 2001
12:06:09 PM
John Woo setting up to disappoint millions with TMNT?
by Ashe
Jun 21st, 2001
12:08:16 PM
hows 'bout this one?
by deity worship101
Jun 21st, 2001
12:26:59 PM
Why this movie can work...
by Dirty_Bird
Jun 21st, 2001
12:33:30 PM
Ummm... HUH?
by Jonny Quest
Jun 21st, 2001
12:33:50 PM
YUP..the passion is STILL THERE
by exador
Jun 21st, 2001
12:38:35 PM
check
by crackerfarmboy
Jun 21st, 2001
12:40:30 PM
IF I PAID 8 BUCKS TO SEE THAT PIECE OF SHIT "TIAN A.E." I'M GOIN
by WaLtFlaNaGaNsDoG
Jun 21st, 2001
12:45:35 PM
tmnt
by thetraveler
Jun 21st, 2001
12:46:31 PM
Has anyone read "Return to New York"?
by crackerfarmboy
Jun 21st, 2001
12:48:05 PM
On the half shell their the heros four....
by Varakor
Jun 21st, 2001
12:52:05 PM
Magic Magic Ninjas, What?!
by Magic Ninja 2099
Jun 21st, 2001
01:17:12 PM
read redbox's speech-its good
by THE PROFESSOR
Jun 21st, 2001
01:25:59 PM
Doesn't Eastman still own this?
by Wesley Snipes
Jun 21st, 2001
01:29:58 PM
"Heroes on the half shell"
by Spacesheik
Jun 21st, 2001
01:49:59 PM
then we see lucas on Transformers
by algertman
Jun 21st, 2001
02:00:58 PM
then we see spielberg on G.I.Joe
by algertman
Jun 21st, 2001
02:03:36 PM
Transformers the Movie!!
by WolffmanJack
Jun 21st, 2001
02:21:00 PM
ROM the Spaceknight!
by Prof. Pop-Cult
Jun 21st, 2001
02:25:03 PM
Weeeee!!!!
by Say10
Jun 21st, 2001
02:46:48 PM
Say10! No freakin' way!
by Jaka
Jun 21st, 2001
02:57:22 PM
The 4 green backs
by Kingdopy
Jun 21st, 2001
03:35:33 PM
Personally, I cry bullshit. But the original TMNT comics are pr
by Tall_Boy
Jun 21st, 2001
03:42:05 PM
And the technodrome, it must hv a CGI technodrome!!!!!
by Kingdopy
Jun 21st, 2001
03:42:26 PM
Who owns TMNT now...
by Aignatius
Jun 21st, 2001
03:59:09 PM
Hell yeah, it's for real
by Phoenix
Jun 21st, 2001
04:12:01 PM
This CANNOT, I repeat CANNOT be good!!!
by Sepulchrave
Jun 21st, 2001
05:13:20 PM
Remember Homers script about the time-travelling pie?..
by Sepulchrave
Jun 21st, 2001
05:15:46 PM
the sweetest thing...
by bent wookie
Jun 21st, 2001
05:29:57 PM
Bah!
by hktelemacher
Jun 21st, 2001
05:41:03 PM
Strike hard, and fade away....
by HorseTechie
Jun 21st, 2001
05:50:11 PM
Wow, did this put such an old school smile on my face....
by SethShandor
Jun 21st, 2001
05:53:38 PM
Christ in a canoe this is awesome...
by Insane Tiki
Jun 21st, 2001
05:55:20 PM
I'm so goofily happy my spelling got worse than usual!
by SethShandor
Jun 21st, 2001
05:55:42 PM
On Superman, Woo would suck almost as bad as Burton...
by KingKrypton
Jun 21st, 2001
06:06:41 PM
Gritty? Right.
by Jadeh
Jun 21st, 2001
07:01:20 PM
this should be fun
by studduck
Jun 21st, 2001
07:10:34 PM
Sweet monkey!
by Beageal
Jun 21st, 2001
08:53:44 PM
Turtle Power!
by thx777b
Jun 21st, 2001
09:58:03 PM
You gotta be fuckin kiddin me
by Vern
Jun 21st, 2001
10:08:30 PM
The original TMNT live-action movie was a (partial) Hong Kong pr
by Ghibli-San
Jun 21st, 2001
10:13:53 PM
first 12?
by Andy_Christ
Jun 21st, 2001
11:05:49 PM
John Woo and Terence Chang are only serving as producers
by darthrage
Jun 21st, 2001
11:18:11 PM
to jaka
by Andy_Christ
Jun 21st, 2001
11:19:30 PM
"C'mon, how do you guys expect to beat me?"..........."Good answ
by reb55_0
Jun 22nd, 2001
03:19:20 AM
woo woo woo woo woo woo
by purity
Jun 22nd, 2001
03:46:36 AM
This could be good but Harry how about some info on the upcoming
by Brodiebruce
Jun 22nd, 2001
06:11:32 AM
*wipes away a tear of nostalgia*
by Fawst
Jun 22nd, 2001
08:12:42 AM
How this could be groundbreaking: the first Black & White CGI fe
by Pallando Blue
Jun 22nd, 2001
08:29:31 AM
Been waiting my whole life for this! :)
by shadow1005
Jun 22nd, 2001
08:41:16 AM
Fucking SWEET!!!
by cleopatra104
Jun 22nd, 2001
09:22:23 AM
the first was not a kiddie movie
by brody783
Jun 22nd, 2001
09:50:56 AM
I have to agree with this
by Ashe
Jun 22nd, 2001
10:06:49 AM
Is there anywhere...
by LavaFlow
Jun 22nd, 2001
10:58:49 AM
re: LavaFlow
by Brodiebruce
Jun 22nd, 2001
11:11:23 AM
i was just telling my sister the other day...
by beamish13
Jun 22nd, 2001
11:19:25 AM
i was just telling my sister the other day...
by beamish13
Jun 22nd, 2001
11:19:25 AM
The first wasn't a kiddie film?
by Pallando Blue
Jun 22nd, 2001
11:39:30 AM
Correcting myself briefly
by Pallando Blue
Jun 22nd, 2001
12:04:25 PM
Woo has the potential to kick some major shell here ...
by Karma Police
Jun 22nd, 2001
12:34:08 PM
i'll see anything that woo directs! heck even his worst films ar
by mooncake
Jun 22nd, 2001
01:05:22 PM
last . . .
by darthflagg
Jun 22nd, 2001
03:49:59 PM
This can be ultra-dark and great
by Master Kwan
Jun 22nd, 2001
05:08:56 PM
once again, iAmgod, i'm Sorry. here'S my apology
by reb55_0
Jun 22nd, 2001
06:08:24 PM
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! HARRY! APRIL FOOLS IS IN
by ryan mecum
Jun 22nd, 2001
11:57:10 PM
This will be sweet
by structure27cali
Jun 23rd, 2001
02:13:58 PM
OH...MY....GOD...
by Private Ryan
Jun 23rd, 2001
03:20:01 PM
Zulli's real looking turtles... Master Kwan read!
by crackerfarmboy
Jun 23rd, 2001
07:01:23 PM
hmmm
by dariusflamebrain
Jun 23rd, 2001
09:10:22 PM
All I NEED to know is...
by Urine Trouble
Jun 23rd, 2001
09:51:58 PM
where is originalitY?
by jetcreep
Jun 24th, 2001
07:35:01 AM
What about the Soderbergh Rugrats remake?
by Smurfette
Jun 24th, 2001
10:52:07 AM
my TMNT voice cast
by structure27cali
Jun 24th, 2001
11:39:16 AM
The above casting wish...
by MCVamp
Jun 24th, 2001
04:13:41 PM
i see your point
by structure27cali
Jun 24th, 2001
08:06:33 PM
voices
by hktelemacher
Jun 24th, 2001
09:43:19 PM
COLD BLIZZARDS IN HELL, EVIL SCIENTISTS BAFFLED
by Pippin's Diamond
Jun 24th, 2001
11:20:58 PM
TMNT 4...CGI?
by JJChiphopMC
Jun 25th, 2001
01:15:09 AM
Kidding aside, I knew it was too good to be true...
by Pippin's Diamond
Jun 25th, 2001
02:31:32 AM
I'll believe it when i see it.
by DMS01
Jun 25th, 2001
05:27:05 PM
2002?
by Midnight_Star
Jun 26th, 2001
01:42:58 AM
Cool!!
by RyanAn
Jun 26th, 2001
11:33:06 AM
"Where do they come up with this stuff?!"
by BobBeezer
Jun 27th, 2001
07:21:47 AM
P's D, I think that clocked in at just under 1,846 combined. Con
by Pallando Blue
Jun 27th, 2001
11:05:42 AM
CGI can blow me.
by BlueFlamingo
Aug 18th, 2001
03:42:51 AM
I love the Turtles but I'm worried about this CGI thing
by Crimson DreamsX
Nov 3rd, 2001
04:19:45 PM
How old are you punks bitchin about this movie?
by gellophish
Nov 20th, 2001
07:06:04 PM

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