Nickelodeon Didn't Want to Do TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN as a Movie, So They Are Doing the Video Game

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is such a great story, and it’s one that I’d love to see adapted into a film one day. Unfortunately, that’s not something Nickelodeon was interested in, which is crazy to me! According to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, this is the reason why they opted to do a video game instead.

When speaking with CB, Eastman talked about the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin video game and whether there was any chance of it being adapted to live-action in the near future:

“Nickelodeon, who has always been a great partner and great friend to all the things in letting us do what we do, they really didn’t wanna take The Last Ronin concept into full on mainstream, like a big live-action movie, something to compete with Mutant Mayhem (which is gonna be phenomenally awesome). They collectively came up with the idea of a video game because we could go all the way there. They could basically take it all the way into all things Ronin-verse. They’ve taken all the different drawings and moments… the stuff we’ve seen so far is goosebump city. It’s really phenomenal. They took stuff right out of the pages of the comic book.”

While I’m sure the video game will be cool, it would still be nice to see this story of The Last Ronin adapted for the big screen. The video game is sure to tide fans over, but we’re still going to want to see it turned into a movie!

The story is set in the future in a battle-ravaged New York City, and it follows a lone surviving Ninja Turtle who embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. The series intricately combines classic TMNT elements with new, darker themes, offering both nostalgia and novelty to the fans. I personally loved it for its gritty storytelling and awesome visual style.

While we wait for the game we’ve got the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie comes and a sequel to The Last Ronin!