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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Creators Reveal Taking Inspiration From Bruce Lee For Their Comic Series: “I Thought, If He Was An Animal…”


As the new ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ film gears for release, the comic series’ creator talk about Bruce Lee being their inspiration. Read on
The action-comedy movie series ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ has released the latest installment of the franchise – the animated movie ‘Mutant Mayhem.’ A total reboot and a more comic-accurate flick, the movie hits Indian screens next Friday, August 25.

Inspired by the popular comic series, an intriguing fact about the comics is that authors Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird were inspired from legendary martial arts exponent and actor Bruce Lee.
The two authors of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were longtime friends, and in the spirit of camaraderie, they wrote the comic series as a parody of comic book tropes out of sheer amusement, never expecting it to become the massive franchise it has become today.

An intriguing twist of fate led to the emergence of the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’. In November 1983, the comic creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird inadvertently stumbled upon the concept while sharing some ideas in their studio.
Kevin Eastman greatly admired Bruce Lee, who at the time had become a renowned figure in the world of martial arts and Hollywood due to his film ‘Enter The Dragon’ and inventing the eclectic and innovative martial arts practice of Jeet Kune Do.

The fighting style of Bruce Lee inspired Eastman to envision the turtles, with their distinctive personalities, as animals that embody various traits. Talking about how he had envisioned the Ninja Turtles, he said: “The Turtles came out of love, passion and a late-night bout of goofiness. I’m a big fan of Bruce Lee.”
“I thought, if Bruce Lee was an animal, what would be the silliest animal he would be? And so I did this drawing of a turtle standing upright with a mask on, nunchucks wrapped around his arms.”

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ co-author Peter Laird was more than onboard with the idea and that became a running gag in the series. “I did a pencil sketch with all four Turtles, each with different weapons,” continues Eastman. “Pete inked it in and added ‘Teenage Mutant’ to the ‘Ninja Turtle’ title. That was it. We fell in love with the idea!” The rest, as they say, is history.
As the concept took shape, the duo infused each turtle with unique attributes, drawing inspiration from their own circle of friends. Elaborating on this point, Eastman said “They evolved out of comparisons to a group that I would hang out with in high school. One was the funny one, always cracking the jokes. One was more technical, taking apart clocks and building stuff.”
“One was the self-appointed leader of the group, and then you had the one that would back you up in a fight. I loved the cross-section of these different personalities. They would be sibling-like, they’d have arguments, they’d be at odds. But they’d always be there for each other too.”
Amid deliberations on names, Eastman’s inclination toward art history came into play, aligning the turtles with renowned Renaissance artists. Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael were swiftly added, while Donatello was a subject of brief dispute.
Eastman confesses: “There was a discussion for about two weeks on Donatello because I liked the sculptor named Bernini better,” says Eastman. “Donatello was almost named Bernini.”
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ is the seventh theatrical installment to the franchise and is a total reboot. Directed by Jeff Rowe with a more comic accurate and compelling narrative crafted by Seth Rogen, the film revolves around the Turtle siblings’ objective to capture the affections of New Yorkers.
After a prolonged period of seclusion from the human realm, the pizza loving turtles want to secure recognition as ordinary adolescents through valiant acts of heroism, and with the aid of their newfound ally, April O’Neil, they confront an enigmatic criminal syndicate.
However, their mission to get the love of New Yorkers quickly escalates into a different mission as they find themselves caught in a web facing relentless onslaught of mutant adversaries.
The latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film boasts a power packed star-studded cast voicing the characters, which includes Jackie Chan, John Cena, Post Malone, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Brady Noon, and Maya Rudolph. Released by Paramount Pictures, the movie hit the US screens on August 2 and will hit Indian theatres on August 25, 2023, and will be released in English and Hindi.

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‘I am officially off the market’: When Margot Robbie revealed she made the ‘conscious’ decision of not dating actors


Margot Robbie revealed her decision to not date actors because of the media scrutiny that came with a public relationship of two high-profile actors
Back in 2015, A-lister Margot Robbie made a declaration that she would not be dating any actors. The actress may have alluded to her fiance Tom Ackerley, who she married the following year in 2016. In an exclusive interview with Marie Claire, she revealed that being in a relationship as an actor herself came with its own set of challenges. She believed that dating someone who was popular would add on to the media scrutiny.

Margot Robbie opened up on why she made a conscious decision to not date actorsTalking to Marie Claire, she claimed, “I am officially off the market.” She then shared the reasoning behind her decision and added, “I made a conscious decision not to date actors.” She continued to explain, “But not because I hate actors. That’s a nasty generalization to make, and that’s not the case. People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile, it puts a lot of stress on a relationship.”
The Barbie actress continued, “So two people with profiles, I figure it’s just double the amount of scrutiny, and I’d like to avoid that at all costs.” This came after reports of her locking lips with Tarzan co-star Alexander Skarsgard started making rounds. It was reported that she was caught kissing the actor during the Sundance Film Festival.

Margot Robbie revealed she opted for a minimal lifestyle even after becoming an actorIn the interview, Robbie also opened up about how she was adapting to fame. She shared, “I have a normal 24-year-old life. If I were a waitress, I’d probably have the exact same lifestyle. I’d go to the same clubs I go to already, live in the same house with the same housemates, hang out with the same people.”
However, Margot Robbie tied the knot with Tom Ackerley who is an English producer and actor. The duo met on the sets of 2013 movie Suite Francaise where Tom was working as an assistant director. Post marriage, both of them launched their production company LuckyChap Entertainment.

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Monica Bellucci and Tin Burton at lunch in the restaurant in Selci Lama


For All Saints’ Day, the Hollywood star from Tiferno returned to his native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and then visit his parentsOn the occasion of the All Saints’ Day celebrations, the Hollywood star of Tiferno origin, Monica Bellucci, returned to her native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and to visit her father Pasquale and her mother Brunella.Flanked by her current partner Tim Burton, she went to lunch, together with about twenty old friends, at the Osteria del Musicista, which has always been her favorite restaurant, in Selci Lama.Menu dedicated to typical dishes of the area, which includes an appetizer with breadsticks lined with coppa, duck in porchetta and grilled pork livers, polenta with wild boar sauce accompanied by the very typical cappelletti in broth.To conclude, a dessert based on fried “ciaccia” with Nutella and roasted chestnuts.
Having paid the bill and greeted the restaurant owner and lifelong friend, Roberto Polchi, Monica brought home cappelletti and broth for a family dinner.

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‘Rocky’ Was Quite Different In His Original Screenplay, Sylvester Stallone Claims


Sylvester Stallone took his friend’s advice on a rewrite of the original screenplay to Rocky. A few tweaks later, he was on his way to major success.
In the new Netflix documentary Sly, Stallone discussed how he initially conceived of the project, which had a much harder edge. In the early version, Rocky was depicted as a “thuggish” character, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s crime drama, Mean Streets.

But Stallone’s perspective changed when a friend read the script and thought the boxer was too cruel for audiences to actually care about him.
Stallone recalled her crying.

“She goes, ‘I hate Rocky. I hate him. He’s cruel. He hits people. He beats them up.’”
Stallone took it to heart, and asked what he could do to soften the character.

“I said, ‘what if you stop short of it?’ Like, maybe he almost did. He could have, that’s his job, but he doesn’t?’ ‘That’d be nice,’” he added. “I said, ‘What if he had a girlfriend or something?’ ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ So I go back, start writing that: ‘Girlfriend. Nice.’”
$117 million in box office later, a franchise was born.

Stallone also revealed that actor Dolph Lundgren sent him to the hospital during one fight scene in Rocky IV.
“Dolph Lundgren… he pulverized me,” Stallone says in the documentary. “Later that night, my heart started to swell—which happens when the heart hits the chest—and then my blood pressure went up to 260, and they thought I was going to be talking to angels. Next thing I know, I’m in intensive care, where I’m surrounded by nuns, and I thought, ‘OK, that’s curtains.’”
Stallone was in the hospital for nine days following the incident, praying for “one more round.”
“For the first minute of the fight, it is going to be a free-for-all,” Stallone told Lundgren. The Swedish actor joked in a separate interview that all he did was “obey orders,” explaining, “[Stallone] was the boss. I did what he told me.”
Doctors allegedly told Stallone that he received a blow to the ribs that made his heart rattle around in his ribcage, a condition typically seen in head-on collisions. “I did hit a bus, of sorts,” Stallone joked.

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