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TMNT
Directed by	Kevin Munroe
Produced by	Thomas K. Gray Galen Walker
Written by	Comic Book: Kevin Eastman Peter Laird Screenplay: Kevin Munroe
Narrated by	Laurence Fishburne
Starring	Chris Evans Sarah Michelle Gellar Mako Iwamatsu Kevin Smith Patrick Stewart Zhang Ziyi Mitchell Whitfield James Arnold Taylor Mikey Kelley Nolan North
Music by	Klaus Badelt
Editing by	John Damien Ryan
Distributed by	Warner Bros. The Weinstein Company (sales)
Release date(s)	March 23, 2007 March 23, 2007 March 23, 2007 April 5, 2007 April 4, 2007 April 25, 2007 May 18, 2007
Running time	86 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$34 million[citation needed]
Preceded by	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
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TMNT (also known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in some countries) is a 2007 film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The film sees the Turtles grow apart after their defeat of The Shredder. Meanwhile, strange things are happening in New York City. An army of ancient creatures threatens to take over the world and the Turtles must unite again to save it. Image File history File links Acap. ... For the 2007 film, see TMNT (film). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (720x1067, 181 KB) This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Kevin Munroe is the director of the upcoming CG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. ... Kevin Baines Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist. ... Peter Laird Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954 in North Adams, Massachusetts) is an American comic book artist. ... 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It is the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film made of computer-generated imagery (by Imagi Animation Studios), with the previous films being live action. It is the fourth film in the franchise, and the first in 14 years, with the previous film having been released in 1993. Chronologically, the film takes place after the original films.^[1][2] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was released on March 23, 2007 in a number of Eastern European and Asian countries^[3], on March 23, 2007, in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, and April 5, 2007 in Australia as well as subsequently in numerous other countries. It was the #1 film in the U.S. on its opening weekend, bringing in $25.45 million. Computer-generated imagery (commonly abbreviated as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... Imagi Animation Studios is a Hong Kong animation studio, specializing in computer animation, with affiliated offices in Los Angeles and Tokyo. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is a 1993 live-action film, the second sequel to the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The film features the four Turtles (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo) as well as Splinter, Casey Jones, and April O'Neil. Its main villains are Max Winters, Karai, and the Foot Clan. Voices are provided by Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Stewart, and Zhang Ziyi. It is also the last film by Mako Iwamatsu. Leonardo (or Leo), a fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... Donatello (or Don, or Donnie), a fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... Raphael (or Raph), a fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... Michelangelo (or Mikey, occasionally Mike), is a fictional character, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arnold Casey Jones is a character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Max Winters is a character in the animated film TMNT, voiced by Patrick Stewart. ... Karai in the TMNT comics Karai（辛い） is a fictional character in several incarnations of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, where she is always one of the highest-ranking if not the highest members of the Foot Clan. ... The Foot Clan is a fictional Ninjutsu clan in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe, and the Turtles main antagonists. ... For other persons of the same name, see Christopher Evans. ... Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress. ... This article is about the actor. ... Zhang Ziyi (章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí) (born February 9, 1979 in Beijing, China) is one of the most well-known Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. ... Makoto Iwamatsu (マコ 岩松, also 岩松 信 Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was an Academy Award-nominated Japanese American actor. ...

Plot

The film opens with a narrated prologue, which states a fictional legend. In this legend, a warrior-king and his four generals lead a military campaign across the world. After many victories, the warrior attempts to become even more powerful by opening a portal to a parallel universe, where a great power was said to be. Opening the portal made him immortal, but turned his generals to stone and released thirteen monsters into his own world. These monsters decimated his army and continue to wreak havoc. For other uses, see Legend (disambiguation). ... Parallel universe, alternate reality, etc. ... Look up stone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Look up Havoc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In the present, the Turtles have grown estranged after the death of the Shredder, and no longer fight crime as they once did. Leonardo has gone to Central America, on the orders of Master Splinter, for training. Donatello and Michelangelo have started small businesses in Leonardo’s absence. Raphael -unbeknowst to others- has continued as a lone vigilante known as the Nightwatcher. April O'Neil, a friend of the turtles, has given up journalism and now operates a shipping business with her boyfriend, Casey Jones. Casey has become more lax and less passionate and dynamic than he had appeared in previous films. While in South America on business, April finds Leonardo. She asks him to return to New York and receives his refusal. After she leaves, he decides to return. For other uses, see Death (disambiguation), Dead (disambiguation), Death (band) or Deceased (band). ... Leonardo (or Leo), a fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Donatello (or Don, or Donnie), a fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... Michelangelo (or Mikey, occasionally Mike), is a fictional character, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... Raphael (or Raph), a fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). ... For other uses, see Vigilante (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Arnold Casey Jones is a character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. ... Look up passion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In New York, April and Casey take a statue that April had found in South America to Max Winters, the wealthy Chief Executive Officer of a giant corporation. The statue is one of the Generals of the legend, the rest of which are hidden in the building. After April and Casey leave, Max Winters attaches a device to each General, reanimating them. It is revealed that he is the immortal warlord, and suggested that he has also been several influential figures of human history, including one of the Caesars. Winters then summons the Foot Clan, asking them to bring him the thirteen monsters. The Foot Clan is now headed by the Shredder's daughter Karai, a black-haired young woman who reveals little of her thoughts except where it adds content to the film. For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). ... This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ... Look up Caesar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Foot Clan is a fictional Ninjutsu clan in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe, and the Turtles main antagonists. ... Personification of thought (Greek Εννοια) in Celsus Library in Ephesos, Turkey Thought or thinking is a mental process which allows beings to model the world, and so to deal with it effectively according to their goals, plans, ends and desires. ...

Meanwhile, Leonardo arrives in New York and returns to the lair. He is greeted first by Splinter, who welcomes him warmly and orders him to reunite the team. Later, Leonardo's brothers welcome him back, though Raphael is most reluctant to do so.

Later, as the four Turtles meet on a building to train, the four discover the Foot Clan fighting one of the monsters in a building construction site. In order to stop it from escaping, the four join the fight, but are swiftly defeated. Soon after, the four stone Generals appear, defeat the monster, and capture it. The Turtles return to the sewers before the police arrive. Many more monsters are collected by the stone Generals over the next few hours. The hour (symbol: h) is a unit of time. ...

Later that night, Raphael and Casey patrol the city and witness the Generals capturing another monster. Casey notices that the Generals are the same ones whom he and April have been collecting for Winters.

Meeting at April's apartment, Casey tells her what he saw, and April is reminded of the story explaining the statues. In addition to the legend at the beginning, she reveals that the portal will reopen again 3,000 years after it last opened; that is, within days of the moment wherein she says this. They all realize that Winters is the warlord. Raphael, not trusting Leonardo’s leadership, leaves to find his own way of stopping Winters. Meanwhile, the Generals realize that once Winters has all thirteen monsters, their immortality will be forfeit; therefore they begin laying plans against him. A year (from Old English gÄ“r) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... This article is about living for infinite period of time. ...

Leonardo finds Raphael later that night, who is still disguised as the Nightwatcher. Leonardo begins lecturing the vigilante, whom he does not recognize; Raphael responds by attacking Leonardo. In the resulting fight, Raphael's helmet is knocked off by Leo, revealing the Nightwatcher's true identity to him. After a brief argument, Raphael challenges Leonardo to fight. Leonardo ultimately accepts. In the fight, Raphael defeats his brother by breaking his swords and pinning him to the ground, but flees in horror at nearly killing Leonardo. As Leonardo watches him go, he is captured by the Generals, who wish to use him as a substitute for the final monster. Raphael hears his screams, but is too late to help. Raphael returns to the lair and tells Splinter that Leonardo has been captured by the stone Generals. The whole team, including Casey and April, make their plan under Raphael's leadership to get Leonardo back. This article is about the time of day. ... A person wearing a helmet. ... Look up Identity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Horror is the feeling of revulsion that usually occurs after something frightening is seen, heard, or otherwise experienced. ...

At Winters’ headquarters, the interuniversal portal begins to open. Winters realizes that he does not have all of the monsters. He begs his Generals to find the last one, on the grounds that without all of the monsters, they cannot be made mortal again. The Generals wish to retain their immortality; therefore they refuse. Outside the tower, a fierce battle is raging between an army of Foot Ninjas and the Turtle team. Despite their superior numbers, the Foot are unable to prevent the Turtles and their allies from getting into the building.

Once inside, they free Leonardo. Raphael gives him a new pair of swords. Winters is thrown at the Turtles' feet by the Generals, whereupon Winters reveals his plans to become mortal. The Generals then reveal their plans to use the portal to summon an army of monsters forth into their world, while keeping their immortality. Casey and April, accompanied by Karai, go in search of the last monster while the Turtles and Splinter stay behind to contain the Generals. During the fierce battle between the turtles and the Generals, Casey and April return with the last monster following them. The monster is tricked into running into the portal, taking the Generals with it.

Winters acknowledges his debt to the Turtles, then happily dies, rising into the air and changing into golden dust before all eyes. The Foot soldiers approach the Turtles; Karai tells them to enjoy their victory, because they will soon be in another battle, wherein will be "old faces from your past". They then depart, leaving the Turtles confused as to whether or not she means to imply the return of the Shredder. Look up air in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Eye (disambiguation). ...

Reunited and bound in common purpose, the Turtles resume patrolling New York City and practicing their martial skills. The film concludes with the often repeated line "Man, I love being a turtle!". Purpose in its most general sense is the anticipated aim which guides action. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For other uses, see Turtle (disambiguation). ...

Voice cast

Left to Right: Michelangelo, Donatello, Master Splinter, Leonardo, Raphael, April O'Neil, Casey Jones.

• James Arnold Taylor as Leonardo
• Mitchell Whitfield as Donatello
• Mikey Kelley as Michelangelo
• Nolan North as Raphael / Nightwatcher
• Chris Evans as Casey Jones
• Sarah Michelle Gellar as April O'Neil
• Mako Iwamatsu as Master Splinter
• Patrick Stewart as Max Winters
• Laurence Fishburne as Narrator
• Zhang Ziyi as Karai
• John DiMaggio as Colonel Santino
• Paula Mattioli as General Serpiente
• Kevin Michael Richardson as General Aguila
• Fred Tatasciore as General Gato
• Kevin Smith as Diner Cook
• Billy West as various characters

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Production

The first of three films released in the TMNT franchise by New Line Cinema in the early 1990s was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Subsequently, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was released in 1991, and finally Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III in 1993. A CGI TMNT movie was first announced in 2000, with John Woo supposedly at the helm. That movie languished in development hell, however, and Woo ultimately moved on to other projects.^[4] TMNT departs from the previous films' live action style, and is the first TMNT film to be CGI. Writer/Director Kevin Munroe, who had previously worked with video games, comics, and television animation said that he wanted to do total CGI instead of live action and CGI turtles because it would be easier for the audience to "suspend disbelief for such an offbeat story" as there would be no break in the reality between CGI and live action.^[5] Producer Tom Gray explained that the decision to depart from the live action franchise was due to escalating budgets for the three films, and with each film making less than its predecessor, a CGI film became a reality.^[6] For example the first film made $135.2 million on a budget of $13.5 million, and the third made $44 million on a budget of $21 million.^[6] Golden Harvest's rights expired, and Gray, at an animation company, said the question arose there over a CGI TMNT film in 2004.^[6] New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... For the 2007 film, see TMNT (film). ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is a 1993 live-action film, the second sequel to the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... For other uses, see John Woo (disambiguation). ... Development hell is media-industry jargon for a film, television screenplay, or computer game[1] (or sometimes just a concept or idea) getting stuck in development and never going into production. ... Golden Harvest (Chinese: ) SEHK: 1132 is a film production, distribution and exhibition company based in Hong Kong. ...

Before Kevin Munroe was hired as director and writer, Munroe first had to gain the approval by Turtles co-creator Peter Laird. Not knowing if they'd ever meet again, Munroe brought an original copy of the first issue of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book for Laird to sign. After spending a day discussing his ideas with Laird, Munroe left the meeting unsure if he would get the film. Later, he would open the comic to see a drawing Laird had done of Raphael, one of the turtles, with the words "Dear Kevin...make a good movie...or else."^[7] Peter Laird Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954 in North Adams, Massachusetts) is an American comic book artist. ...

Munroe stated in terms of the story line that ideas were floated as extreme as the Turtles being in space, but eventually it just came back to New York City, and the theme of the family that had fallen apart.^[6] When developing the screenplay, Munroe wanted to take on a less lighthearted tone or "less Cowabunga" and place an emphasis on dark elements as shown in the original comics to appeal to the mature audience. "I had a very specific tone because mixing that sort of action and comedy is a very specific thing. Most people were just coming and wanting to make it too funny. I think that version of the movie could do really well, but we wanted to do something where it sort of pushes the envelope a little bit more and says that animation is more than just comedic animals bumping into each other and farting!"^[8] Munroe said that both in design and in the rendering of the animation, he was after the feel of a comic book.^[6] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Production for TMNT began in June of 2005^[9] with a budget estimated between $35 to 40 million.^[9][10] Other sources stated the budget is $34 million.^[11][12] Development and pre-production took place at Imagi's Los Angeles facility and then the state-of-the-art CG animation were produced in Hong Kong, followed by post-production in Hollywood.^[9] For designing the New York backdrop, art director/concept artist Simon Murton stylized the familiar Manhattan skyline and urban landscapes to make them appear uniquely "TMNT." "We began with cinematic cues from certain black-and-white films from the 1940s and '50s," notes Murton. "I really wanted to push the lighting and the environments to create the look and feel of an alternate reality."^[13] The animators that worked on the fight sequences were inspired by Hong Kong action films. Animation director Kim Ooi explains since it was in CG, they were able to "push and stylize beyond the limits of live action."^[13] Imagi used Maya with Pixar’s RenderMan for the production pipeline’s back-end.^[10] Pre-production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance. ... Post production is the general term for the last stage of film production in which photographed scenes (also called footage) are put together into a complete film. ... The term art director, is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan. ... An animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... RenderMan Interface Specification[1], or RISpec in short, is an API developed by Pixar Animation Studios to describe three dimensional scenes and turn them into digital photorealistic images. ...

The cast is new compared to the older films. Jim Cummings is the only past TMNT actor to appear in this film. Cummings has previously contributed voice-work in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. TMNT was Mako Iwamatsu's last film prior to his death. Mako was announced as the voice of Splinter at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2006. He then passed away the next day.^[14] A dedication to Mako appears at the end of the film's credits.^[15] this is the second TMNT film to include a dedication, the other being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze which was dedicated to Jim Henson. James Jonah Jim Cummings (born November 3, 1952[1] in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American voice actor who is best known for his work on the Winnie the Pooh animated series. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Sweden) is an American animated television series produced by Fred Wolf Films, which premiered in December 1987, first as a 5-part mini-series. ... Makoto Iwamatsu (マコ 岩松, also 岩松 信 Iwamatsu Makoto, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was an Academy Award-nominated Japanese American actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Comic-Con International, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jim Henson, born James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), was the most widely known American puppeteer in modern American television history. ...

In an interview with Kevin Munroe, he stated that he would like to direct a possible sequel, possibly involving the return of the Shredder.^[16] He is already signed on to do a sequel, but stated that "it's going to depend" on the "box office at this point". Mirage Studios' Steve Murphy has posted a message on his blog saying that a TMNT sequel is looking very likely. ^[17] Kevin Munroe is the director of the upcoming CG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Promotion

The first teaser poster featured the 2003 show's logo, which was eventually abandoned. In addition to the main poster, there were several others including individual ones for each turtle.

At the 2006 Comic-Con, the TMNT panel screened an exclusive preview that contained a Splinter voice-over with shots of monsters, jungles, foot ninjas, facial tests, concept designs, muscle tests, dynamic fight tests, and some comedic scenes.^[18] Also, a sneak peek booklet containing storyboards, environment designs, and character designs by comic artist Jeff Matsuda was distributed. Comic-Con International, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. ... Jeff Matsuda is a comics artist and animator from the United States. ...

The teaser was released in July 2006. It starts out with the camera moving above the buildings on a dark night. When it finally stops moving, the turtles open their eyes and all that can be seen is the whites of their eyes against the dark background. Then, the turtles start maneuvering across the tops of the buildings, finally jumping down and landing in a dark alleyway. As each one lands, they perform kata with their respective weapon. After Leonardo finishes with his kata, Michelangelo can be seen falling into a dumpster. As Donatello opens the dumpster, Michelangelo says "I'm okay." A police siren is heard and then the car pulls up. The officer shines his light down the alley, but the turtles have already disappeared. The camera pans down the alley to show a manhole cover being slid back into place, with the name "TMNT" on it. The movie's full trailer was attached on December 15 to the films Eragon and Unaccompanied Minors. It is currently available on Apple Trailers, MTV.com, and Yahoo! Movies. It also debuted on the G4 show Attack of the Show!. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Trailer (film). ... Kata (型 or 形) (literally: form) is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the film. ... Unaccompanied Minors (also called: Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors) is a 2006 film directed by Paul Feig and starring Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Brett Kelly, Gina Mantegna, and Quinn Shephard. ... G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ... Attack of the Show! logo as of May 2006. ...

On February 26, two television spots debuted and began airing. Later, two more TV spots, geared specifically toward the young children demographic aired on 4Kids TV, the channel that broadcast the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series). It has been suggested that The FoxBox be merged into this article or section. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated television series set in New York City. ...

In February 2007, Warner Bros. began an online campaign by creating a MySpace page for each of the turtles . Within a week before the release date, several clips were unveiled through various websites. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

The McDonald's fast-food chain promoted TMNT, having eight toys to collect with the purchase of a Happy Meal. There is a novelization based on the film. - - The film was originally set for release domestically (USA and Canada) on March 30, 2007, which would have been the seventeenth anniversary of the release of the first film. The March 30 date was advertised in the teaser trailer and early posters, but the release was moved up to March 23, 2007. Incidentally, Disney's Meet the Robinsons, another computer-animated film was released on March 30, 2007. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Happy Meal logo, English Happy Meal logo, Japanese. ... A novelization (or novelisation in British English) is a work of fiction that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work. ... Meet the Robinsons is a computer-animated film and the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ... Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. ...

Video game

Main article: TMNT (game)

The video game version of the movie was released three days before the actual movie's release.^[19] Ubisoft secured the rights and released the games on March 20. Ubisoft won the rights from Konami, who had produced all the previous games.^[20] The game is available for PlayStation 2, PSP, PC, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 game systems. Reviews for the games ranged from horrible to mediocre to exemplary, due to the vastly different games produced. The home console games were identical, and given bad to mediocre ratings; the PSP and Nintendo DS games were identical to each other but not the home console versions, and were given abysmal ratings; and the Game Boy Advance version was entirely separate, but received good ratings in contrast to the other versions. It was lauded for its excellent use of the side-scrolling beat-'em-up style, which evoked nostalgia for older games in the series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. However, there is no multi-player mode in the GBA version. TMNT is a single player action/adventure multi-platform video game starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) is a computer and video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ... PS2 redirects here. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ... “GBA” redirects here. ... NDS redirects here. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time is an arcade game produced by Konami in 1991. ...

"The TMNT movie is all about the emotions associated with family and teenage angst," said Nick Harper, the game's creative director. "We've taken that philosophy and turned it into gameplay mechanics that will be fun and challenging.^[21] The game features collaborative team-ups between the turtles. However, the game also features single-player campaigns for the brothers. Look up Emotion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... a family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 Family is a Western term used to denote a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. ... For other uses, see Angst (disambiguation). ... A creative director is a position usually found within the advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well. ...

SoundTrack

Main article: TMNT (soundtrack)

Gym Class Heroes - Shell Shock Jet - Rip It Up Cute Is What We Aim For - Theres A Class For This Cobra Starship - Awww Dip Meg & Dia - Roses Pepper - Bring Me Along Amber Pacific - Fall Back Into My Life Billy Talent - Red Flag This Providence - Walking on Water Ever We...

Reception

SuperHeroHype.com posted a review for TMNT with an overall score of 7/10, stating the film had a good balance of dark aspects and kid-friendliness. IGN.com also gave it 7/10, calling it "by far, the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie yet." The film received an 8/10 from reviewers on JoBlo.com, CHUD, and Moviesonline. Despite minor problems with the overall design of the human characters, they praise the film for its unique animation style, top notch voice acting, and character driven story. They cite it as a good rebirth of the franchise and it successfully hits its target audience. Comic and animation related websites like Newsarama, Comic Book Resources, and Toon Zone were also favorable in their reviews. // The site began in May 1999 originally under the name Spider-Man Hype! as a source for gathering information on the original Spider-Man film while it was in development. ... Look up Review in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... JoBlo. ... Newsarama. ... Comic Book Resources logo Comic Book Resources is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion. ... Toon Zone (TZ for short and sometimes referred to as Toon Zone) is a web portal focusing on animation-oriented journalism and discussion. ...

Mainstream critics were less impressed with the film, resulting in a 32%^[22] aggregate rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics generally pointed to lack of originality as the film's main flaw. Though, a lack of knowledge of the source material and extreme difference in tone between the movie and the more familiar 1987 TV Series contributed mostly to the negativity. Richard Roeper expressed this in his review, saying, "I guess if you read the comic strip and you played the video games and you watched the TV show and dug the earlier movies, you’ll dig this new version. For me, I didn’t do any of that stuff." In contrast, users of RottenTomatoes.com rated the movie with a freshness of 69% as of August 29.^[23] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1959)[1] is a columnist/film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and, since September of 2000, has co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper with fellow film critic Roger Ebert. ...

TMNT ranked number one at the box office on its opening weekend, beating out 300 (the top film of the previous two weeks), The Last Mimzy, Shooter, Pride, The Hills Have Eyes 2, and Reign Over Me. Weekend estimates showed that the film made $25.45 million over the weekend of March 24-26, 2007.^[11] As of July 11, the film has grossed over $92 million worldwide. ^[24] 300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. ... The Last Mimzy is a 2007 science fiction family film directed by Bob Shaye. ... Shooter is a 2007 action/conspiracy thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua. ... Pride is a drama film released by Lionsgate Entertainment on March 23, 2007 (see 2007 in film). ... The Hills Have Eyes 2 is the 2007 feature film sequel to the 2006 horror film. ... This article is about the 2007 film. ...

DVD release

TMNT was released on August 7, 2007 for DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray Disc. ^[25] is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The DVD contains the following bonus features: ^[26]

• Commentary by Writer/Director Kevin Munroe
• Alternate Opening and Alternate Ending
• Deleted Scene
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Storyboard and CG
• Interviews with Voice Talent

References

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See also

• 2007 in film

2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to the large amount of third installment films released this year, including Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Oceans Thirteen, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Bourne Ultimatum, Pirates of the Caribbean...

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• Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT Animated News & Views interview
• TMNT Review on Variety.com