The studio partnered up with Bay for a momentous five movies before the director departed from the series.

Essentially,Michael Bay reinvigorated theTransformersfranchise, with the director’sTransformersmovies being the franchise’s most successful box officefilms.

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Understandably, fans were displeased, which led to Bay having to explain his ideas before the movie debuted.

This ultimately affected the reception of the movie.

This is because of the film’s reshoots that were mostly outside the studio’s control.

Donatello in the snow in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014

Despite these obstacles, theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesperformed quite well at the box office.

In terms of original source content,the 2016 film did exceed its counterpart by including numerous fan-favorite characters.

However, it was overshadowed by the negative reception of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the 2014 movie

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It is interesting that the 2014 movie, though panned by critics, was a box-office hit.

However,Out of the Shadows, facing a similar critical reception, generated only half the revenue.

One producer suggested thatthe movie sadly just didn’t reach the right audience.

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This underscores the notion that fanfare does not assure long-term success, especially when confronted with early obstacles.

The significant criticism of Bay’s first two movies in the franchise hindered the potential for a third installment.

Any ideas for a third movie were scrapped in favor of an animated reboot years later.

Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello  in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

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The films had a star-studded cast, including Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, and Will Arnett.

It performed moderately with critics, but boasts an astounding 94% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

TheTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronincomics were published from 2020 to 2022.

Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael on the roof in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023).

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Tyler Burton Smith, creator ofChild’s Play,willpen the script.

Source:IGN

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