Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie will make a major change to the movies, finally doing the comics justice after 37 years. TMN is a vast and ever-expanding franchise created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Ever since the success of TMNT Mutant Mayhem, questions have loomed about what's next.
Related TMNT Secretly Teased Michelangelo’s Dark 'Last Ronin' Transformation Fans were shocked when Michelangelo was revealed as the Last Ronin, but one TMNT comic proves why his transformation shouldn't have been surprising. The New Live-Action TMNT Movie Will Be Darker Than Previous Movies Michelangelo is the last turtle anyone would've expected to become The Last Ronin , making it harder to swallow.
This event deeply traumatizes Michelangelo, turning him cold and cruel. He begins hallucinating his brothers. The character's anger motivates him to take on the eponymous identity, seeking vengeance for the deaths of his entire family. This is a much darker storyline than anything that's been featured in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie thus far, touching on mental health, trauma, and grief.