Variety reports that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are poised for a comeback which includes plans for a CGI-animated feature film. Director John Woo and producer Terence Change's Digital Rim Entertainment have pacted with Mirage Studios for the feature. The deal spun out of a TV pilot created by Digital Rim. The show is currently being shopped to networks. It's one of the greatest action-adventure properties ever.
Current plans are to develop a script for the movie and watch the performance of the TV series.
Digital Rim is currently developing a CGI feature called Ark which is due out for the 2002 Christmas season. A recent press release from Mirage Licensing, Inc. indicates that they have assumed assumed responsibility for all licensing rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . The characters were created by Mirage founders Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1983. The characters enjoyed 15 years of marketing success, starring in an animated show, three movies, comic books and an seemingly endless line of toys and merchandising. A source at Mirage Studios told Comics2Film that there are currently no plans for a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie or new video release.