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Yahoo
10-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'TMNT' Co-Creator Reveals Which Big-Name Actor Told Him He'd Love to Play Casey Jones in a Live-Action Sequel (Exclusive)
Kevin Eastman tells PEOPLE the story would ideally take place decades in the future and would feature an older Casey Jones and April O' NealNEED TO KNOW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman said that actor Joe Manganiello would like to play Casey Jones in a live-action TMNT movie Eastman said Manganiello is a huge TMNT fan while speaking exclusively to PEOPLE ahead of the original 1990 movie's 35th anniversary The creative said Manganiello would ideally play Casey in a story set years in the futureTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman has revealed which high-profile actor said he'd be down to play Casey Jones in a live-action sequel to the hit 1990 movie. Eastman, 63, recently sat down with PEOPLE ahead of the film's 35th anniversary to discuss the movie's legacy — as well as where the franchise might go next — and he shared that actor Joe Manganiello has expressed interest in playing the iconic masked vigilante in a potential future movie installment. The creative powerhouse said he believes Manganiello, 48, would be particularly perfect for a specific potential TMNT project set decades in the future from when the original 1990 movie took place, noting that the concept is based on his 2022 TMNT comic, The Last Ronin. 'I first met him [when] he approached me online because he's a huge Turtle fan, and he's a huge fan of the Turtles role-playing games,' Eastman recalls of Manganiello. 'So we visited a few times and we keep in touch. He sends me pictures of bubbles and just different stuff that he's doing workwise," Eastman continues. "But when they talked about doing a new Turtles live-action movie, he said, 'I want to be Casey Jones in the revision of that.' He sent me a couple of pictures. And he would be [perfect] agewise. He's perfect. He'd be perfect for it.' Eastman also said that he would ideally love actress Judith Hoag, 62, to reprise her role as April O'Neil in a potential new film, as she would be the 'absolutely perfect' age for the story. While Eastman expressed excitement about the prospect of potentially revisiting the original TMNT live-action world, he also acknowledged that nothing is certain given the precarious nature of the industry. 'There's been a bunch of discussion between different Hollywood producers and Paramount and certainly fans about doing it as a live-action movie. It's in progress. You never know if it'll happen — [if] things will happen with Hollywood or not," he tells PEOPLE. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! The success of the original 1990 film inspired decades of beloved content, including two sequels and an animated series. It also paved the way for a 2014 reboot film and a 2016 sequel, as well as a number of animated films — the most recent of which was released in 2023 and was co-written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. As to why the Turtles franchise continues to resonate with audiences? Eastman said it's because everyone can see themselves in at least one of the characters, and that the core of all Turtles stories comes down to one thing: family. 'It's about family as the center of the heart and soul of every one of the stories," he says. "And from now going on 40 years, every iteration has included the same elements. Four turtles, Splinter, April, Casey, and it's just this wonderful family aspect.' The original 1990 TMNT will soon be re-released in theaters nationwide in celebration of the film's 35th anniversary, and Eastman strongly encourages fans old and new to go see it. 'They [the fans] should definitely go see the movie again, because that movie is my all-time favorite version of the turtles ever — from the cartoons and any other movies that've been done since," he tells PEOPLE. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. 'I do love all of them for different reasons,' he adds, 'but the 1990 first Turtles movie directed by [Steve] Barron, [co-written by] Todd Langen [and worked on by] Jim Henson, it's the perfect Turtles movie.' The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film will be re-released in theaters nationwide for five days from Aug. 16-21. Read the original article on People
NZ Herald
13-06-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
Our minds work in mysterious ways
The news you need to know comes to find you, and the rest is titillation. As dear old Thoreau put it, 'if we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed by accident, or one house burned, or one vessel wrecked, or one steamboat blown up, or one cow run over on the Western Railroad, or one mad dog killed, or one lot of grasshoppers in the winter - we need never read of another.' Indeed so in theory, but human nature doesn't run on theory. We are inquisitive creatures. We want to know about the world around us, and we can't help asking questions. Consider, for example, Thoreau's cow run over on the Western Railroad. One would have thought that the story wouldn't be about the cow but about the train. For surely a cow run over would mean a train derailed, and a train derailed would mean disaster. Hence those strange metal devices like giant moustaches attached to the front of American steam trains, known, I believe, as cow-catchers. Though therein lies another puzzle - see the mind at work - because surely the purpose of the device was not to catch the cow, but rather to strike it a blow at an angle that would fling it aside, no doubt with horrific injuries. And with no prospect of the train stopping to render first aid, one has to feel sorry for those old-time cows. A literal cow-catcher would have been both more humane and less wasteful. If the front of the train could be engineered in such a way that it scooped the offending beast off the track and somehow transferred it to a cattle truck alive and well, the train could arrive eventually in New York or Los Angeles with a small herd of astonished cattle that the rail company could sell at a profit to the nearest abattoir. Nevertheless, one has to wonder why a cow would ever stand in front of a train. The Western Railroad ran through the vast open prairies of the USA where the buffalo roamed until the white man shot them all. And given the narrowness of the railway and the vast breadth of the prairie, and given the inedibility of one and the magnificent grazing of the other, it seems improbable that any cow would ever choose to stand on the line. And even more improbable that it would continue to do so with the rails humming at the train's approach and Casey Jones a-tooting of the whistle to try and scare the thing off. Which thoughts I record only to demonstrate that it is all very well for high-minded Thoreau to assert that we don't need to know the news, but it is human nature to do so and to become engrossed. As I am by the Italian Financial Police Force's alpine rescue dog. Being a financial policeman in Italy would be no cake walk given the vigorous proclivities of the Mafia. Press a little too forcefully for a GST return and suddenly you're in bed with a horse's head. As for the alpine division, what sort of financial crimes happen in the Alps? Fraudulent ski-field operators? Or maybe there's a stream of financial criminals who try to flee over the Alps to Switzerland, where they are famously uninquisitive about wealth so long as you stick it in their banks. And could it be that because the pursuing officers are nerdish types, expert with the calculator and the spreadsheet but rather less expert with the crampons and the snowshoes, it is necessary for the force to retain a rescue dog to haul them out of the snowdrifts from time to time? I ask these questions only to illustrate the restless nature of the mind, and I don't pretend to know the answers. Though I am confident about one thing, which is the breed of the rescue dog in question. It just has to be a ciao.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (PS5) Review
Much like the inevitability of certain movie franchises getting reboot regularly, it seemed a matter of time until Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate would eventually continue its journey from Apple Arcade to Nintendo Switch to Sony and Microsoft's shores. Unlike some of those movie revivals, however, this game is undoubtedly worth checking out. If you haven't already checked it out on the other platforms, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is a roguelike take on the ultimate 90s franchise. With 1-4 players, the Turtles must navigate four stages, building skills and modifiers while mopping the floor with Foot Clan ninjas, mouse robots, and other familiar groups of foes in order to rescue their father and sensei, Splinter, from an ethereal captor. In typical fashion, each of the brothers has their own distinctive playstyle based on their weapons of choice—starting with a basic combo, a special attack, and a 'tool' suited to their personality/skills, like Leonardo's shurikens or Michelangelo's taunting ability. Then, during each 'run' through the levels, tools can be swapped, and powers and modifiers picked up to customize their loadouts. It's Hades in a halfshell. For the wider PlayStation and Xbox release, Splintered Fate includes the Casey Jones & The Junkyard Jam DLC, which adds the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' most ornery ally to the playable roster. This also offers an alternate route through the game, replacing the third level (the streets of NYC) with a detour through a junkyard. Splintered Fate was already a great package on its own, so arriving on the remaining platforms with this extra content included is a big win for fans who still haven't checked it out—especially as the newly-announced physical Deluxe Edition and Pipin' Hot Collector's Edition both include a future, as-of-yet-unnamed DLC pack. However, there isn't much more here to take advantage of hardier hardware, despite the longer wait. The game looks, plays, and loads smoother away from the Switch, but Splintered Fate hasn't made the most of the potential next-gen benefits. Not that it needed to do much, but even embracing the sophisticated rumble options would've been a nice touch. Aside from a slightly quicker experience moving between areas, there was virtually no difference between this and the Switch version; if I'd squinted a little, I might even lose track of which system I was playing on. (Trophies are one welcome touch, granted, since Nintendo still refuses to embrace this 20-year old concept.) That being said, I had a great time starting this roguelike over from an absolute square one. I said in my initial Switch review that Splintered Fate 'might just be my favourite interpretation of the TMNT since my childhood;' revisiting Super Evil Megacorp's classically-inspired take on the mythos firmly established that as fact. Its writing offers us perhaps the most grounded yet authentic versions of the characters, expressed in an impressive number of incidental dialogues and cutscenes over at least 8 successful runs, and the pitch-perfect cast brings it to life. And even going in with full knowledge and a strong knowledge of an ideal loadout for my playstyle—Flame Dash + Inferno = cowabunga, baby—Splintered Fate remained a tightly-honed challenge. I had fresh perspective on and appreciation of its difficulty curve and the impact of improving certain skills, which was helpful when diving into the late-game's systems of Shimmering Portals and Gauntlet Challenges, the true challenge. I thought I would've had any itch for TMNT scratched by Shredder's Revenge and Mutant Mayhem, but I could keep coming back for another slice of Splintered Fate anytime. If you also grew up in the height of the early-90s popularity, and maybe got your arm stuck in that sewer playset at least once too, you should do your inner child a solid and check this out. It's a shell of a lot of game for the price of admission, especially with another DLC and some radical physical editions on the way.
New York Post
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Dead and Company announce three Golden Gate Park shows. Get tickets now
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Dead are returning to their birthplace. From Aug. 1-3, Dead and Company will headline three huge back-to-back-to-back concerts at San Francisco's Polo Field in the iconic Golden Gate Park to celebrate their 60th anniversary. According to a press release 'fans can look forward to an incredible series of performances, featuring unique sets by Dead & Company each night.' Advertisement In addition to delivering different songs at all three gigs, Bob Weir, John Mayer and co. will be joined by a new opening guest every evening. On Friday, Aug. 1, Billy Strings will handle opening duties. The next night, Sturgill 'Johnny Blue Skies' Simpson takes over. Finally, the Trey Anastasio Band featuring Phish's frontman closes things out on Sunday, August 3. These shows come on the heels of the Rock Hall of Fame group's second residency at Las Vegas Sphere (which followed their alleged 2023 retirement). At their most recent gig, they played 18 songs including fan favorites like 'Casey Jones,' 'Scarlet Begonias' and 'Fire on the Mountain' as well as a few Bob Dylan covers and their take on Jimmy Cliff's reggae classic 'The Harder They Come.' If you'd like to catch this one-of-a-kind live show featuring Weir, Mayer, Mickey Hart, bassist Oteil Burbridge, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and drummer Jay Lane, tickets can be yours as soon as today. Advertisement Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Dead and Company shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the three Golden Gate Park shows is Friday, May 30. Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event. Dead and Company Golden Gate Park tickets 2025 A complete calendar including all Dead and Company Golden Gate Park show dates, special guests and links to buy tickets can be found below. Advertisement Dead and Company special guests As noted above, the classic rockers are sharing the stage with a number of sonically adventurous icons in their own right over the three-night stint. In the off chance you're not familiar with their work, here's each artist's most streamed song on Spotify (and information about their tours): Dead and Company set list Advertisement At their first show back at Sphere after the 2024 run, Dead and Company played 18 songs. For a closer look, you can find them below, courtesy of Set List FM. Set I 01.) 'Gimme Some Lovin'' (The Spencer Davis Group cover) (Live debut by D&C) 02.) 'Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo' (Grateful Dead cover) 03.) 'Bertha' (Grateful Dead cover) 04.) 'New Speedway Boogie' (Grateful Dead cover) 05.) 'Brown-Eyed Women' (Grateful Dead cover) 06.) 'Good Lovin'' (The Olympics cover) 07.) 'Don't Ease Me In' (Henry Thomas cover) Set II 08.) 'Feel Like a Stranger' (Grateful Dead cover) 09.) 'Scarlet Begonias' (Grateful Dead cover) 10.) 'Fire on the Mountain' (Grateful Dead cover) 11.) 'Terrapin Station' (Grateful Dead cover) 12.) 'Drums' (Grateful Dead cover) 13.) 'Space' (Grateful Dead cover) 14.) 'Standing on the Moon' (Grateful Dead cover) 15.) 'Althea' (Grateful Dead cover) 16.) 'Going Down the Road Feeling Bad' ([traditional] cover) 17.) 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' (Bob Dylan cover) Dead Forever Video Clip (Featuring Phil Lesh) 18.) 'Touch of Grey' (Grateful Dead cover) Dead and Company members The latest iteration of the long-running band will feature these six music vets: Bob Weir rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (2015–) (Grateful Dead 1965–1995) Mickey Hart – percussion, drums (2015–) (Grateful Dead 1967–71; 1974–1995) John Mayer – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals (2015–) Jeff Chimenti – keyboards, backing vocals (2015–2023) Oteil Burbridge – bass, percussion, backing and lead vocals (2015–) Jay Lane – drums (2023–) (occasional sub for Kreutzmann 2021–2022) Original Grateful Dead member Bill Kreutzmann is sitting out this round of shows. Phil Lesh passed away Oct. 25 at 84-years-old. Huge jam bands on tour in 2025 Weir, Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Jerry Garcia essentially created the template for freewheeling, improvisatory rock back in the '60s. Advertisement Over the years, many acts have followed their lead and created their own version of the 'no two set lists are the same' spectacle. Here are just five of our anything goes favorites you won't want to miss live this year. • Phish • Dave Matthews Band Advertisement • Goose • String Cheese Incident • Widespread Panic Who else is out and about this year? Check out our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. Advertisement This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (PS5) Review: Great Roguelike
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans have had no shortage of video game offerings recently. The latest to come to PlayStation is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, which is a Hades-like action game that has you going on repeated runs to try to rescue Splinter and defeat some familiar TMNT baddies. It winds up being a highly satisfying grind thanks to its polished gameplay and familiar setting. A roguelike lives and dies by its core gameplay, as it has to be compelling for you to want to play similar stages repeatedly. Thankfully, TMNT: Splintered Fate features some really satisfying combat. You'll be dashing away from attacks, upgrading ninja skills to deal elemental damage, and also using special tools and your special attack to gain an edge. What's interesting is that you can hold the attack button to deliver a combo attack, allowing you to focus more on dodging enemy attacks and finding a balance between offensive and defensive play. Each of the different turtles (and Casey Jones) plays differently, so it's worth experimenting and finding the one that best fits your playstyle. The highlight of each run is the game's boss battles, which see you facing off against Karai, Shredder, and other iconic TMNT baddies. These are very tricky at first, but as you eventually get more permanent upgrades unlocked, it's fun to see these fights go from progression blockers to a breeze. The fights rely on a lot of pattern recognition, so you'll need to avoid the highly damaging attacks to make sure your run will be a lengthy one. As the game continues on, you'll be presented with optional challenge rooms that make runs more difficult while providing extra rewards. I was impressed with how it never feels overly repetitive (and I have a generally low tolerance for repetition), and even when I had a frustrating run that ended early, I wanted to jump back in for another chance. I always felt like I was just one run away from putting it all together and finding the right upgrade path through the different stages, which is the sign of a good roguelike. One of the coolest parts of TMNT: Splintered Fate is that it offers co-op gameplay. Both online and local play are supported, so you can try to get through the challenging game with a friend. This makes coming up with a game plan even more fun as you can try to make sure your abilities play off one another during combat. It's a great addition that's relatively rare for the genre and is balanced well, so it still feels like an accomplishment when you get through a run successfully. TMNT: Splintered Fate is a wonderful roguelike that is one of the PS5's most replayable games. Thanks to the familiar characters and foes, there's an instant charm and solid story that will immediately grab your interest. With co-op and difficult options, this is both a great entry point for those new to the genre and a fresh challenge. Satisfying combat Fun boss fights Co-op and difficulty options Locations do feel a bit same-y after a while 9 Disclosure: The publisher provided a digital copy for our TMNT: Splintered Fate PS5 review. Reviewed on version 1.000.000. The post Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (PS5) Review: Great Roguelike appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
