I’ve got some very cool news for TMNT fans! The Last Ronin is being made into a live-action film, and word on the street is that it’ll be R-rated.
Boy Kills World screenwriter Tyler Burton Smith has the job of writing up the script, with Walter Hamada producing through his company 18hz.
The news broke via THR ahead of Paramount‘s CinemaCon presentation earlier today.
Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. From legendary TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, get ready for the final story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles three decades in the making! What terrible events destroyed his family and left New York a crumbling, post-apocalyptic nightmare? All will be revealed in this climactic Turtle tale that sees longtime friends becoming enemies and new allies emerging in the most unexpected places. Can the surviving Turtle triumph? Eastman and Laird are joined by writer Tom Waltz, who penned the first 100 issues of IDW’s ongoing TMNT series, and artists Esau & Isaac Escorza (Heavy Metal) and Ben Bishop (The Far Side of the Moon) with an Introduction by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez! Collects the complete five-issue miniseries in a new graphic novel, an adventure as fulfilling for longtime Turtles fans as it is accessible for readers just discovering the heroes in a half-shell.
This is really exciting! Ever since the first issue’s publication, The Last Ronin has been declared a fan favourite and many have been hoping for a film version – but an R-rated one?! This may be next level.
We’ll keep you updated when we know more.
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