Last summer, I took a subway down to Wall Street in Manhattan to visit the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, director Jonathan Liebesman and producer Michael Bay’s movie reboot of the beloved heroes in a half shell.
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Of course the film was shooting in New York City, the home of Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo, the titular Turtles who first appeared in comic-book form back in 1984. There have been so many incarnations of the Turtles in the 30 years since then that it’s gotten tough to keep track, but Paramount, Liebesman, and Bay are clearly aiming to revive the big-screen take on the characters for a new audience while also keeping the fanbase happy.