Saliendo De Sus Caparazones THE TOUR

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If you haven't seen it, you're at least familiar with the Coming Out of Their Shells Tour stage show from 1990. The Radio City performance was a live Pay-Per-View event, which was later released on VHS.

I have previously been able to share some of the different international recordings of the soundtrack for the tour. Today, I am excited to be able to share with you an international stage show performance! It's the same. It's brand new. It's amazing!

This encoding comes courtesy of TMNT fan akamcfly in Spain.

Click through to YouTube to check out the whole show!

Take a 360° Tour of the Turtles' Lair

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Last month, as part of the promotional effort for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the Turtles' Lair was listed on Airbnb for fans to book a stay. The apartment in New York City was fully decked with Turtles gear, as well as having the complete sewer vibe. And of course, all of the available listings were immediately booked.

Now, for all of the fans who weren't able to stay in the Turtles' Lair, Nickelodeon is providing a 360° virtual reality tour of the space. From a compatible browser/viewer, check out the YouTube video below to explore!


The virtual reality tour lets fans experience the Lair in a special way and fill them in with facts like how the media wall is made up of over 40 vintage boomboxes found online and how over 75 pizza boxes labeled with bizarre topping combinations, like jelly bean and sausage or peanut butter and clams, are scattered throughout.

New "TMNT 2: Out of the Shadows" Trailer Now Online

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With just under two months until Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows hits theaters, Paramount has this morning released a brand new trailer. And, unlike other recent teasers, this one actually has a good show of new footage.

Also released is a new poster, pictured at left.

Check out the trailer below!

"TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan" Gameplay Videos Hit YouTube

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With a new trailer and release date announced, a couple of lengthy gameplay videos hit YouTube yesterday.

This first video, from Game Informer, simply shows about 16 minutes of gameplay.


A second video, this time from IGN, features about 12 minutes of gameplay, and a voice over walkthrough featuring Brian Altano from IGN and Robert Conkey, a producer on the game.


And, just in case you've so quickly forgotten, you can pick up "TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan" starting May 24.

"TMNT: Out of the Shadows" Trailer Hits the Web

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It's here! The first trailer for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" is now available in full HD glory!

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Theme Song Dance on "Dancing with the Stars"

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On last night's episode of Dancing with the Stars, Hayes Grier and Emma Slater danced the Jive to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song! Check it out!

Pentatonix "We Are Ninjas" Music Video

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A second track and music video has been released from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which hits theaters THIS Friday. The song, "We are Ninjas," is by Pentatonix.

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 "Turtle Power" Documentary Panel

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The next panel video from Comic-Con features the upcoming documentary "Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." This panel discussed the making of the documentary with filmmakers Randall Lobb (writer/director), Isaac Elliott-Fisher (executive producer), Mark Hussey (executive producer), and Galen Walker (executive producer), plus TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman.

See the panel video below. "Turtle Power" is released on DVD and Digital HD next Tuesday, August 12. (Pre-order it now!) I will be doing a DVD review of the documentary next week when the DVD is released.

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 Paramount Presents "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

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I am home from Comic-Con and slowly getting back into the real world. I will be making detailed updates of events over the upcoming days and weeks.

First up is my video from the Paramount panel on Thursday, July 24. Convention rules don't allow the recording of the clips that were previewed, so this is everything except for those.


The clips we saw, I believe, were the same clips previewed to a handful of media last a couple weeks ago. They were April meeting the Turtles for the first time, and the snow chase from the Sachs estate.

Be sure to follow Twitter or Facebook tonight! I will be seeing a preview of the movie and will post some of my initial reactions, with a more detailed report to come in a day or two.

Vanilla Ice Drops a Beat for TMNT Macaroni and Cheese

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Kraft has managed to work some nostalgia magic with the above commercial for the new TMNT shapes macaroni and cheese. In it, we see Vanilla Ice stocking shelves with the boxed product when a mother and son approach him. The mother jams to the beat while the kid looks seriously embarrassed. Well played, Kraft! Well played! For some bonus fun, check out the behind the scenes video below.

Product Review: TMNT Adult Costume Hoodie

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The fine folks at TVStoreOnline sent me this awesome hoodie to show off to you guys. So, here's me being a dork.

Click here to get one of your own!

Shellback Artworks Commercial

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Shellback Artworks, the art supply and comic book shop owned and operated by Mirage Studios alumni Steve Lavigne, recently released a commercial for the shop starring Steve's son. It's rather humorous!

Be sure to visit if you ever find yourself near Wells, Maine.

Shellback Artwork
1509 Post Rd.
Wells, ME 04090

Visit the Facebook page for store hours and more!

Two Days Until TMNT TV Series Premiere!

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We're down to two days to go until the premiere of the new TMNT cartoon series on Nickelodeon! And Nickelodeon is feeding us with clips and promos to get us pumped for the big day. Here's a peek at some of them.

Mutation Day:


Leadership:


April Gets Kidnapped:


Discovering Pizza:

Toys R Us Names Ninja Turtles as a "Hot Toy" of 2012

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The Christmas/Holiday shopping season is upon us, and, just in time, Toys R Us has released their annual list of "Hot Toys" that they expect to be in high demand. Included in the top 15 toys for the year they have included the new TMNT Secret Sewer Lair Playset from Playmates (conveniently, a Toys R Us exclusive item).

This story has been reported by many media outlets in the last 24 hours. Ninja Pizza reader Brandon B. shared this video of his local news station and an anchor who seemed a bit disconnected from the report.

Guinness World Record for Largest Gathering of Ninja Turtles

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On Saturday, March 17, 2012, a new Guinness World Record was set for the largest gathering of people dressed as Ninja Turtles! The event marked the grand opening of the new ride at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shell Shock.

A crowd begins to gather around the new ride.

Check out video of the event below! Some of the audio is a little hard to hear, but this is essentially the entirety of event, with the 10 minutes of waiting cut out. The final number of people dressed as Ninja Turtles was 836! Cowabunga!


Some of my favorite fan shots from the event! Check out all my pictures on Flickr!

The youngest Turtle?

Best. Hair. EVER!

Completed TMNT Mural at Meltdown Comics

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As previously reported, a couple weeks ago Kevin Eastman and Mark Bode went to work to recreate the cover of TMNT Vol. 1 #1 on the side of the Meltdown Comics building in Los Angeles. The completed mural, pictured above, came out absolutely AMAZING! And now Adam Dorsey has put together a short video documenting the creation of the mural. Check it out below!

And don't forget that the LOST ANGELES: 35 Days of Kevin Eastman event kicks off tomorrow with a weekend showcase of Kevin's TMNT work!

"Goongala!" - Song from "Casey Jones" Fan Film

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The new Casey Jones fan film uses a brand new piece of music during the end credits, a song by Johnny October titled "Goongala!" You can hear the entire song in the YouTube video below, and you can buy it from iTunes here.

WARNING: The video below has explicit lyrics. There is also a clean version of the song available from iTunes.

"Casey Jones" Fan Film

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Back on February 8, 2010 (quite a long time ago), a trailer for a Casey Jones fan film showed up on YouTube. Fantastically, the project didn't get left forgotten, and last night the movie premiered at a free screening in Austin, TX. Ninja Pizza reader and mega TMNT fan Samuel Barrera attended the screening and wrote in with a report.

In a brief summary, Samuel describes the plot of the movie:

After assaulting Cousin Sid during hockey practice, Casey Jones is kicked off the team with no where to go and no money to his name. Moving back in to his mom's house, Casey realizes that his old stomping grounds have gone from bad to worse. Vowing to change things, Casey dons his mask and sets out to let the bad guys know... it's HIS town.

And his impressions after having seen it:

Hilarion Banks gives a very convincing performance as the hockey player turned vigilante. The violence level is turned up quite a few notches and when the bad guys get hit, we feel it. Casey doesn’t just trip people with that obviously painful hockey stick of his.

Another great surprise in this film was the inclusion of Michelangelo. Though most people know that Raphael is the first to meet Casey, here we see Mikey, who is actually voiced by Robbie Rist, the voice of Mikey from all three films. Now, while I’m not clear on whether Robbie Rist’s voice was recycled from the other films or if he actually voiced the character, it fits in smoothly.

And the Turtle suit used is truly magnificent. While it doesn’t impress as much as the original animatronic suits, this is possibly one of the better suits I’ve seen in any fan film.

There are also many nods to the different franchises, including the first TV series. Many of which will make any fan boy as giddy as a little school girl.

You can read Samuel's full report here.

For the rest of us who weren't in Austin last night, the movie will be online to watch for free at caseyjonesthemovie.com, starting September 17, 2011.

Check out the original trailer while you wait to see the movie:

Preview Clip from "Turtles Forever"

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Astute Technodrome forum member WEB4KIDZ has found the first preview clip from "Turtles Forever"! You can check it out at WorldScreen.com, or below.

And check it out - "Ninja Pizza" representing!

TMNT: Smash-Up Developers' Diary + More

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Here's something that got a little lost in the chaos surrounding Comic-Con. And since it's not exactly new anymore, anyone following the latest news on this game has probably already found all of this, but here's another video and screen shot collection provided by Ubisoft.

Arcade Mode:

   

   
   

Cutscenes:

   

(Um, can the comic books look like that again? Please?)