The Canceled TMNT: The Last Ronin Movie Would Have Brought Back Judith Hoag's April O'Neil

We've seen respective actresses play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles heroine April O'Neil successful live-action, but for galore fans, there's nary topping Judith Hoag, who played April successful the beloved 1990 film. Now Hoag reveals that she astir had the accidental to reprise the relation successful the now-canceled TMNT: The Last Ronin movie.

Collider reports that Hoag revealed arsenic overmuch during a caller sheet astatine Big Lick Comic-Con successful Roanoke, VA. Hoag told attendees that she had been approached to instrumentality for the movie, which would person taken a darker, R-rated attack to the Turtles franchise.

"Yes, I've been approached, and I'd beryllium happy," Hoag said during the panel. "It would beryllium a large bookend for me. And possibly that happens and possibly it doesn't. We'll see."

This seemingly confirms that TMNT: The Last Ronin would person served arsenic a nonstop sequel to the 1990 movie, rubber suits and all. For those not familiar, The Last Ronin presents an alternate, Dark Knight Returns-style aboriginal for the TMNT beingness wherever lone 1 of the 4 Turtles is inactive live and waging a guerrilla warfare against the grandson of Shredder. The comic proved highly palmy for IDW Publishing, truthful acold spawning 2 sequels spotlighting a caller procreation of Turtles. A video crippled adaptation is besides successful development.

Unfortunately, Paramount precocious opted to veer successful a different, much family-friendly absorption with the TMNT franchise, looking to the Sonic the Hedgehog movies arsenic inspiration. The workplace is presently processing a caller live-action reboot alongside the animated sequel TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 2, the second of which is slated for merchandise successful 2027.

Still, arsenic Hoag suggests above, the Last Ronin movie could inactive emergence from the sedate successful the future. Do you privation to spot her reprise the April O'Neil role? Do you similar the thought of a dark, R-rated sequel to the 1990 film? Let america cognize what you deliberation successful the comments below.

For mroe connected the aboriginal of the Last Ronin franchise, cheque retired IGN's breakdown of the tragic ending to TMNT: The Last Ronin II.

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