TMNT Sequel Already Confirmed For 2016

[Saltyk]

This isn't really unexpected. Nor is it unexpected that the movie did pretty well. It's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A series that has been going strong for a good 30 years. It's now had three different cartoon series (each of pretty good quality), several movies, toys, and even a few different comic book series.

Lots of people love the Ninja Turtles. There are plenty of new fans due to the solid series on Nickelodeon. It's not hard to imagine that at least a few of the old guard went simply due to their love of the Turtles. And I'm certain that plenty of children were excited to see the movie and enjoyed it.

The true test for a film like TMNT (2014) is the merchandising and legacy. If kids continue wanting toys from this movie over those from the television series, it would demonstrate that the movie was enjoyable for children. If children demand to see this movie again (or if parents are willing to suffer through repeated viewings), then the home media sales will tell whether the series was successful on more than a financial level.

Nobody is going to memorialize this movie as anything more than disposable schlock.

There is truth in this statement. Will this movie stand the test of time? Will people still enjoy watching it down the line? I can't say. I can say that I still enjoy the original movie. I know my parents could even enjoy it, too. I know I am a Turtle fan and have friends who are to.

Still not planning to see this movie.

 

[Azmael Silverlance]

Another brilliant uses of the turtle image to go with the news!

OT- I guessing it's gonna be like his Transformers franchise, two and three will be made and the fourth will try to be different by having different set of human characters.

Its more like they dont wanna fight the other cool movie for tickets. Go after is a safer bet when everybody is hyped after X-Men and more likely to go see the Turtles.

Of cource if TMNT is good this year then everybody will see the sequel. Gosh i cant wait for its release over here in Europe )))

 

[Mahorfeus]

To be totally fair, Bay wasn't even the one who directed this. Doesn't help the film much, but there is little point in dragging his name across the mud even more than it already has.

That being said, despite the reviews, a lot of people apparently enjoyed it. And if those people all end up buying tickets for the sequel down the road, then it will have passed the test of time by default. The Transformers movies were the same way.

 

[Something Amyss]

It would appear that Megan 'Fuck Off' Fox had a point after all.

She always did. And so did Michael Bay, who said they'd watch it anyway.

I really don't understand how Michael Bay keeps getting work. People point to the opening weekend figure here and say "See!" but that doesn't mean anything. It means people wanted to see a Ninja Turtles movie. There are more talented teams, working to work for cheaper, and the opening box office would be just the same, if not higher if it had critics and word of mouth behind instead of against it.

Baffles me.

It means they wanted to see a Ninja Turtles movie. And they weren't put off by Steroid Turtles with weird faces. And they weren't put off by Michael Bay. And they weren't put off by the marketing. And it's not just TMNT. It's everything. After three Transformer movies, people still packed in for a fourth. This indicates that they're okay with the product. Okay enough to pay money for it opening weekend. Either that, or they're willing to pay money to complain opening weekend. This is a pretty good sign of approval.

However, for this movie, he was only the producer. Producers tend not to be the people who get fired or lose work.

Why is everybody so damn surprised by this? Every studio has its cash cow. Warner has DC, Disney has Marvel, Sony has Spidey, Fox has X-Men, Paramount has Transformers and TMNT. When they don't do a sequel they just reboot the thing.

Because people don't want it to be true. They've been declaring this thing a failure for months and don't want to come to grips with the fact that no amount of hatred can change the amount of cash it was pretty much guaranteed to bring in. Same reason people declared Spider-Man dead after ASM2 (and by next year, we'll have like 30 spinoffs announced at this rate despite that). Same reason people were surprised TF4 was being made.

Captcha: Check Your Coat.

No way, captcha. I'm not falling for that again.

 

[Something Amyss]

To be totally fair, Bay wasn't even the one who directed this. Doesn't help the film much, but there is little point in dragging his name across the mud even more than it already has.

While it's true, the movie is so much in Bay's style it's hard to imagine his hand wasn't in every part of the movie.

 

[RJ Dalton]

I tried to find a clip of Penguin's Big No from Batman Returns to express my feelings, but I couldn't. So . . .

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Spectrum_Prez]

Though dates frequently change, the only other film currently scheduled for that date is Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Sausage Party, an R-rated animated comedy about a group of supermarket food items who suffer existential crises upon discovering they have been mislead about what happens to food "lucky" enough to be purchased.

For a second there, I thought I was reading The Onion.
Yes, this sounds much more exciting.

 

[Something Amyss]

To be totally fair, Bay wasn't even the one who directed this. Doesn't help the film much, but there is little point in dragging his name across the mud even more than it already has.

While it's true, the movie is so much in Bay's style it's hard to imagine his hand wasn't in every part of the movie.

I think the included image pretty much summarizes my feelings on this...

I'm not seeing an image.

 

[ecoho]

Bad sheep baaaad don't throw your money away at bad movies!

It is how ever hilarious that, as im typing this, im watching the two good movies(and one ok one) from the 90s on DisneyXD.

 

[Shamanic Rhythm]

I really don't understand how Michael Bay keeps getting work. People point to the opening weekend figure here and say "See!" but that doesn't mean anything. It means people wanted to see a Ninja Turtles movie. There are more talented teams, working to work for cheaper, and the opening box office would be just the same, if not higher if it had critics and word of mouth behind instead of against it.

Baffles me.

No, it really would not.

You have to understand that people with critical opinions of movies are in the minority. Overall only a small percentile of the population will research a movie and make judgements about a film that will impact on their decision to see it or stay home. Critical approval or panning means jack all: especially when a film is partially marketed to kids, because regardless of what the parents think the kids will nag them to death until the parents decide to get it over with.

Hollywood is the kind of industry which is almost impossible to break into, but once you're established it's almost impossible to oust you. Michael Bay has had his name attached to big name films for decades now, so he's a picture of success in the minds of industry execs.

 

[Norithics]

I won't care at all unless this causes the current Nick series to end in favor of a more Bay-ian interpretation of the turtles. In which case I will care a lot more.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

I don't plan on seeing these TMNT films, but if people want to see them, then they will. Why not let whoever enjoys these have a good time? It doesn't hurt us really, other movies still exist that we will like

This is how I approach the Transformers movies as well, I have great games, comics, cartoons etc, the current movies don't lessen their value to me.

 

[CriticalMiss]

To be totally fair, Bay wasn't even the one who directed this. Doesn't help the film much, but there is little point in dragging his name across the mud even more than it already has.

While it's true, the movie is so much in Bay's style it's hard to imagine his hand wasn't in every part of the movie.

I think the included image pretty much summarizes my feelings on this...

I'm not seeing an image.

The one from Moviebob's post methinks.

It's hardly a shocker that there will be more movies to come, in fact it's probably more of a suprise that they didn't announce that fact before this first movie had come out. Maybe it shows they didn't have 100% confidence in it after all just to avoid Too Human levels of franchise hubris.

 

[vid87]

What I'm more interested in seeing are the numbers for next week and the international reaction. It may have gotten a good crowd up-front, but there's always a chance the drop-off could be larger than expected. Despite there always being people who were going to see these things no matter what, bad buzz confirming previous gripes could damage longevity. Remember, Transformers opened huge but lost a major percentage (Rotten Tomatoes says 64%) in its second week and is tracked as the *lowest* grosser of the series; it's the international numbers that pushed it past $1B. If this holds true here and the rest of the world gives it a lukewarm reception, then the sequel, though confirmed, might have trouble.

I haven't see it, I know Bob's and the majority of critics' responses, I can't say one way or the other if this is truly apocalyptic news, but the truth is not always in the info you get up front - wait and see.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

So this is probably pretty stupid of me, but perhaps they will listen to the complaints and try to actually make the next movie better. It's possible...

More importantly, X-Men: Apocalypse!!! HIZZAH!!!

 

[Magnethead]

Critical approval or panning means jack all: especially when a film is partially marketed to kids, because regardless of what the parents think the kids will nag them to death until the parents decide to get it over with.

Then maybe more parents need to grow a spine and tell their kids "no".

Personally I won't be taking my kids to see this, despite my youngest being a big TMNT fan. If he wants to rent it when it's released on BluRay then fine, but there is no way I'm paying cinema prices for this tripe.

 

[MondoMousse]

Well, I'm not surprised or mad about this, but I am disappointed that this film was a success (then again, it had brand recognition to work with). Although, I'll look on a positive that it may lead to a great Rifftrax if reviews are anything to go by (if one could call that a positive about the film).

Now I have to wonder if I'm okay in predicting that the sequel will add testicles to Shredder's armor for no reason other than a really bad joke? Is it too soon to remind people of that scene from second Transformers film?

I really don't understand how Michael Bay keeps getting work. People point to the opening weekend figure here and say "See!" but that doesn't mean anything. It means people wanted to see a Ninja Turtles movie. There are more talented teams, working to work for cheaper, and the opening box office would be just the same, if not higher if it had critics and word of mouth behind instead of against it.

Baffles me.

It has more to do with his success rather than the quality of his stuff (success doesn't always mean quality product). I don't like his films and I won't see them or let my friends drag me to them (especially after Transformers 2), but I do know people like them.

 

[Something Amyss]

The one from Moviebob's post methinks.

So he's falling asleep at me? I guess?