John Fusco to write new ‘Ninja Turtles’

By Mark Pollard | Published July 23, 2009

John Fusco Veteran screenwriter and Shaolin kung fu practitioner John Fusco has been hired to pen the new live-action TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES movie. An official announcement reported by Variety confirms rumors of Fusco’s involvement in the film that surfaced recently.

Fusco’s treatment is based on the original comics created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman and will focus on an origin story. This signals that Warner Bros. is opting for a reboot rather than a continuation of the original live-action films released by New Line.

Producers for the film include Scott Mednick (300) and Galen Walker who previously produced the 2007 animated feature TMNT.

An open casting event took place last weekend to recruit martial arts-trained stunt actors for the film.

Lead cast members and a director have yet to be announced.

Budgeted at $95 million, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is scheduled for release in 2011.

Source: Variety

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  • stdthagreat
    Yes! TMNT on the comeback! Turtle power!
  • Mike
    I went to that open call last Saturday, over 200 people showed up ranging from laughable to insanely good. Lots of taekwondo and extreme karate folks in attendance, a good number of stunt and acrobatic/gymnastic folks, and some wushu too. Only a handful of traditional martial art styles were represented.

    Some people forgot their forms halfway through, some people got injured trying to do fancy stuff, some people showed up in costumes, lots of people dropped their weapons during the performance. One guy's nunchuk flew 20 feet into the air as he started his form. It was a lot of fun
  • pokez
    awesome! i want to be in this film soo bad!
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