The 40-year-old, kid-friendly franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is returning to movie theaters in live action, in a project that Paramount Pictures is targeting instead for adults. The studio is developing the bloody and intense graphic novel series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin" with screenwriter Tyler Burton Smith ("Boy Kills World") and Walter Hamada's 18hz production company through his multi-year deal. The 2020-2022 miniseries — written by original "Turtles" creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, with Eastman and...
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Hamada scored a vote of confidence from his WarnerMedia bosses in January 2021, when they renewed his contract as DC Films boss through 2023. It came after Hamada had been cleared of accusations by Ray Fisher that the exec had interfered with the studio’s investigation of the actor’s allegations of misconduct by director Joss Whedon during the making of “Justice League.” As EVP of production for the studio’s New Line Cinema division, Hamada oversaw “The Conjuring” horror franchise and the massively successful 2017 Stephen King adaptation “It.” Hamada comes into 2022 with high expectations for a slate stocked with beloved DC characters via films like “The Batman,” “Black Adam,” “The Flash,” an “Aquaman” sequel and “Batgirl,” the last of which will stream on HBO Max.
