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The Hollywood Byte #59: TMNT's Kevin Munroe
John Gaudiosi talks to TMNT writer/director Kevin Munroe about his leap from the videogame world to Hollywood.
When you factor in that his kids have broken just about every game system he's brought into his home, it's not likely that PS3 will be coming home any time soon. Munroe joked that his kids play Wii with the Remotes taped to their hands so they don't get tossed around the room.
As for more TMNT movies, Munroe said as long as the fans make this movie a success he's game for more CGI adventures, as well as more videogames. In true videogame form, he said he should be able to shave about nine months off the development time of a movie sequel by sharing assets and taking advantages of new technology.
"It was a blast working on this movie," said Munroe. "I was a huge fan of the Turtles. I found an issue one in a comic been in 1986 a year after they first came out. I fell in love with the dark tone of action with that sense of humor. I really was impressed with the first movie. I was blown away by it."
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Munroe said that he took that first comic along for his job interview for the TMNT movie, so that at the very least, he'd walk away with a comic signed by creator Peter Laird.
"In the car on the drive back I opened it up and it was a drawing of Raphael and it said, 'Dear Kevin, make a good movie or else. Peter Laird.' And that's how I found out I got the job," said Munroe.
The Hollywood Byte makes a weekly visit to the converging world of video games and traditional media.
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Posted: 23 Mar 2007