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‘TMNT’ Concept Art Reveals Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady!
With the alien subplot being all the press talked about leading up to the release of this summer’s blockbuster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it was a surprise to me that Krang didn’t make an appearance.
Now, months after release, Tsvetomir Georgiev has been granted permission to share the concept art he did for the film.
The art included his renditions of Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady, all best known from the animated series. The rights behind these characters is the main reason none of them appeared in the previous four films, which is also probably the reason they didn’t appear in the reboot. Georgiev didn’t elaborate, unfortunately. I dream of the day they all make it to film…
TMNT arrives on DVD and Blu-ray December 16th.
These have sadly been removed at the request of ASC. Here are some not-so-interesting ones as replacements. You snooze, you lose.
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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