


A sequel to the 2016 outing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, is now being worked on at Paramount Pictures. Though we may never see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin brought to life in its entirety, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have plenty to offer, with several movies currently in development. "When Tom Waltz and I worked through the first 100 issues at IDW, the incredible turtle universe we built over there, we were looking like, 'Well, where do we go from here? I pulled out this story that Pete and I wrote, and I said, 'How about we do this? This is kind of like a Dark Knight Returns sort of final Turtles story, but the door's open to go other places depending on if people don't hate us after they see the ending," Eastman said of the inspiration behind The Last Ronin. While there are currently no plans to bring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin to either live-action or animation, this fan-made film certainly demonstrates how well the material could translate to screen should the studio ever decide to take the franchise down this much darker route ala The Dark Knight Returns. From legendary TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, get ready for the final story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles three decades in the making!” “In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. “Who is the Last Ronin?” the official synopsis begins. Created by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz and Andy Kuhn with art from Kuhn and Ben Bates, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin began back in 2020 and ran for 5 issues.
