As a child of the 80’s and 90’s I was a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as I’m sure many of you were and with the new Ninja Turtles movie about to be released in theaters I was feeling all nostalgic and looked up some of the old cartoon episodes online. While reminiscing, I also happen to come across this radical TMNT stop motion animation of the cartoon’ theme song!
With over 4,000 individual pictures, Kyle Roberts and crew wanted to recreate the nostalgic 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon introduction in stop motion. Back in 2012, artist, Nathan Poppe, created over 60 hand-drawn images to establish a bright and vibrant backdrop to complement Roberts’ use of action figures. The original TMNT theme song was covered by Oklahoma native band, The Boom Bang, in their “garage surf punk” style. After watching this, I’m kinda hyped up to see the new flick…
The new movie,”TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS” is the sequel to the 2014 hit film “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.” The film is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman and is directed by David Green (“EARTH TO ECHO”). Check out the latest trailer for the film that hits the theaters this weekend on June 3rd!
