Originally planned for a December 2013 release, the highly anticipated (and also controversial) Ninja Turtles movie reboot has been delayed.
While some sources report that the movie has been pushed until Summer 2014, others claim that the movie has been put on indefinite hold.
According to the Hollywood reporter, who broke the news, the reasons for the delay has to do with script issues. In fact the website claims that pre-production staff for the movie were all temporarily laid off.
This definitely does not sound good for the movie. And whether or not this has to do with the fans backlash towards the script premise (which stated the Turtles are now alien from another planet) remains to be seen.
source: The Hollywood reporter
UPDATE: According to Deadline, among the reason of the Ninja Turtles delay are budget cuts! It seems paramout has decreased the movie budget by 10-20 Million dollars making it $125 M. The site also claims that the movie’s new relase date is now May 2014
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