FROM SPLASH PAGE: Last month, the 25th anniversary of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” kicked off in a big way — with the announcement of a new, live-action movie featuring the famous Turtle heroes. (Oh, and there was that whole “lighting the Empire State Building green” thing, too.)

I spoke with Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird just after the announcement, and he offered up some thoughts on what fans can expect from the film. Recently, I had the chance for some follow-up with the film’s producer, Scott Mednick, who also served as executive producer on comics-friendly films “300” and “Superman Returns.” He shared some details about potential plot points and where else we might see the style of effects likely to be used for the film. There was also some talk of cameos and returning characters, too. Cowabunga!

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FROM SPLASH PAGE: The Internet was set ablaze recently when "Turtles" co-creator Kevin Eastman declared that a live-action film featuring the four karate-chopping amphibians was in the works. The rumor seemed to be quickly deflated however when someone close to the project labeled Eastmark's remarks as "complete nonsense."

But now, MTV News can reveal the exclusive truth behind the future of the "Turtles," as the franchise's co-creator and current owner Peter Laird has confirmed to us that a deal is close for a feature film that would fuse the worlds of live-action and CGI. Read More On MTV's Splash Page blog...