.. ..”Over the next several years, they bounced to the staff of a new show each season — “Early Edition,” “Martial Law,” “Profiler,” “Going to California,” “She Spies” and “Fastlane” — before landing on the Abrams-produced spy show “Alias” for three seasons. Finally, in 2007, they got their own show, “October Road,” which lasted two seasons, and they went on to create the U.S. version of “Life on Mars” (2008-09) and “Happy Town” (2010).
Since completing the latest “Mission: Impossible,” the duo has been tapped to rewrite “Now You See Me” for Summit, script a reboot of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” for Paramount and producer Michael Bay, and a pen an untitled New York City-set disaster film for producer Mark Gordon.
“After that, our dance card is a little open,” Nemec says.
“But we’re definitely talking to J.J. about doing something in the near future,” Appelbaum adds. .. “
–>> The controversial followup to the cult-famous 1980′s Sci-fi anthology is not a squeal but an adaptation of Bisley,Talbot, and Eastman’s 1990′s masterwork :Melting Pot.
The imperfect but fun as heck fantasy flick: “This sequel to Heavy Metal is a high-octane science fiction adventure concerning a beautiful young woman named Julie who vows vengeance on a ruthless tyrant after he destroys her planet. As with the first film, the stunning visuals are backed by a stellar soundtrack.
.. Good dukes it out against evil in a sleekly animated franchise update that retains its futuristic rock-fueled seediness. “..
B-movie legend Julie Strain reprises her role of the powerful warrior who was one of the main sources for Kevin’s creative inspirations in the 1990s. Julie is forced into a battle defending the planet designated F.A.K.K.² against the incredible forces of Intergalactic Tyrant who destroy it, LORD TYLER ( Michael Ironside ); while being followed by the mysterious & ominous intentions of the strange Sage,Odin ( Billy Idol ).
..check it out.. even just for curiosity’s sake, or if you are a fan of Melting Pot; this is a respectful & prolly the only film adaptation of this master piece story we are likely to get.
Created under Kevin’s supervision, it will whet your appetite for better things to come in the upcoming third HEAVY METAL installment.
“Based on characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books, Casey Jones is the story of a brutal vigilante who vows to single-handedly rid his neighborhood of crime.
Armed with a golf bag loaded with clubs and sporting a fearful hockey mask, Casey stalks the alleyways by night, mercilessly trouncing any delinquents unlucky enough to cross his path, until an unlikely ally from the sewers is forced to intervene.”
Come watch the FREE screening of the new film by Guiding Star Productions – Casey Jones
Based on characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books, Casey Jones is the story of a brutal vigilante who vows to single-handedly rid his neighborhood of crime. Armed with a golf bag loaded with clubs and sporting a fearful hockey mask, Casey stalks the alleyways by night, mercilessly trouncing any delinquents unlucky enough to cross his path, until an unlikely ally from the sewers is forced to intervene.
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If you can’t come to Austin, make sure to checkout the film online after August 14th at: www.caseyjonesthemovie.com
–>> .. The original TMNT film has one of it’s popular cameo “dual” roles as a startled Josh, riding in a cab as a businessman en route to LaGuardia Airport. Suddenly the taxi is in the path of a frantic & rushing Raphael. As Raph falls over the cab briefly and continues on his way.. Josh isn’t to sure what he’s just seen. But it’s all routine for the unphased, native New York Cabbie.
Happy Birthday, Josh !! !!
Frankly ..they all still look like big Turtles in trench-coats !! !! !!
“As far as Paramount is concerned, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol seems to have come off well and should be a promising lead-in to a new phase of the series in which Jeremy Renner can take over from Tom Cruise. So the architects of that fourth M:I film, screenwriters Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, have been hired to tackle another big property that the studio wants to revitalize as a franchise: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
We don’t have any details on the plan of attack, storywise, but the Appelbaum/Nemec team is now writing the TMNT film that Platinum Dunes has slowly been developing since the property landed there one year ago. There had been a script by John Fusco written for a new TMNT film some time back, but when Platinum Dunes got the license, it seemed like they were going to go for an all-new approach. .. ((**MORE )) — Russ Fischer, **Slashfilm
Sequelcast 44: TMNT (2007) + Turtles Forever + Animated Series
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“Uncle Milkshake, Thrasher, and special guest Tokka of **MikeysTMNT and ***GoGreenMachine talk about the CG animated feature film TMNT from 2007. We also discuss the made for TV animated feature Turtles Forever and the differences between the animated series.”
Be sure to check out Sequelcast on Wednesday, March 23 to listen to Mikey chat about the original 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film! Sequelcast is a podcast series dedicated to exploring franchise films. Over the next few weeks, Sequelcast will be covering the Turtles film franchise beginning with the original film and ending with the 2007 animated feature TMNT. The first installment will also feature an interview with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film director Steve Barron!
CORRECTION: Tune in Wednesday, March 23 at 6 p.m. Pacific time to listen to the podcast at cascadia.fm, www.sequelcast.com or download on itunes March 25.
Paramount Pictures has hired Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway to reimagine a live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with an eye toward creating the studio’s “next huge franchise, like Transformers,” Deadline reports.
Paramount parent company Viacom bought the rights to TMNTinOctober from The Mirage Group for a reported $60 million with immediate plans to develop a feature film from Paramount and a CG-animated TV series from Nickelodeon, both in 2012. According to Deadline, the studio is fast-tracking production to meet that target date.
Platinum Dunes, the company run by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, is producing the film along with Scott Mednick, Galen Walker and Marina Norman.
Created Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted in 1984 as a parody of Cerebus, Daredevil, New Mutants and Ronin. However, thanks largely to the efforts of licensing agent Mark Freedman, the property soon spawned animated TV series, movies, video games and endless merchandise. In March 2008, Laird completed a buyout of Eastman’s interests in TMNT and Mirage Studios that began in 2000. More than a year later Laird announced the sale of the property to Viacom.
