TMNT’s Movie Reboot Already Has The Perfect Sci-Fi Set-Up
Based on one fact about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ ages from the comics, the upcoming TMNT reboot movie has the opportunity to include an interesting science fiction element. In June 2021, Seth Rogen announced that he would be working with Nickelodeon on a new TMNT movie (via <a href=«https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1399776734946357251?ref_src=» https: screenrant.com target="_blank" rel=«noopener noreferrer»>Twitter
). Rogen’s social media post showed a page of notes and doodles supposedly written by the turtle’s leader, Leonardo, with the date August 11, 2023 in the corner. Since then, the theatrical premiere of the CG animated film has been moved up to August 4, 2023. However, while previous reboots have enjoyed mixed success, this new attempt could have a potential sci-fi-related trick.
Given that there have been so many renditions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles over the years, the reboot will need new story elements to stand out, and TMNT comics may have already provided one. According to some TMNT comics, the turtles may age at a rate closer to their animal origins, meaning that they may live for a very long time. Due to their mutation, they could even have a longer lifespan than regular turtles. This would potentially affect the turtles not only physically, but psychologically, allowing them to consider themselves “teenage” for a long time.
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While most turtle species live 10 to 80 years, some sea turtles and large tortoises can live over 150 years (via AZ animals). If the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles could live over a hundred years, this would create interesting possibilities for the TMNT movie. Due to their long lifespan, the
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