A live-action TMNT: The Last Ronin adaptation is officially in the works - and it's rated R
Apr. 11, 2024The former head of DC Films will produce for Paramount
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is one of the most popular TMNT stories of all time, and it’s become a definitive part of the Turtles mythos. Now, its legacy will be cemented even further with a live action film, which will aim to preserve the tone of the original comic with an R-rating, perThe Hollywood Reporter.
Though The Last Ronin isn’t a horror story at all, it does carry some of the most mature themes and darkest subject matter of any mainstream incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Set in a world where Michelangelo is the last living Turtle - IE ‘The Last Ronin’ - the story follows Mikey’s violent quest for revenge against the Foot Clan.
Eastman himself is a co-storyteller on the comic, with writer Tom Waltz, artists Jacob and Esau Escorza and Ben Bishop, colorist Luis Antonio Delgado, and letterer Shawn Lee rounding out the creative team.
TMNT: The Last Ronin also led to a current sequel series titledTMNT: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution, whichfocuses on the four younger turtleswho will take the place of the original TMNT in the alt-future timeline of The Last Ronin.
Avideo game adaptation of The Last Roninis also in the works.
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Paramount has not yet announced a release date for the TMNT: The Last Ronin movie.
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