Ice Dice has weighed in on the fan concept that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are literally Black and let’s simply say he is not too satisfied.
The rapper, actor and producer, 54, has taken on a brand new voice position as a mutant rat named Superfly, who needs mutants to have dominance over people, within the new animated movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
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It is the most recent entry within the long-running franchise, which was created by comedian e book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1984.
For the uninitiated, the story focuses on 4 anthropomorphic turtle brothers and heroes who’re all named after Renaissance artists: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. They’re all educated methods to grasp the ninja arts by their anthropomorphic rat sensei Splinter.
Followers have lengthy speculated that the titular heroes can be Black in the event that they had been people and this was seemingly confirmed in comedian e book printed this yr.
The Ninja Turtles had been featured in a Increase Studios comedian e book and an image of a panel from the comedian e book exhibiting the 4 heroes in disguise utilizing holograms to seem as 4 African-American teenagers which went viral on Twitter.
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TMNT as human holograms. Credit score: BOOM! Studios
There was loads of pleasure about it on-line. “It’s official and canon that each member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of their HUMAN FORMS are ALL BLACK TEENS!” one individual tweeted, which amassed 10,000 retweets and slightly below 70,000 likes.
“Holy f—okay I’m gonna go cry as a result of at first [they] solely confirmed Mikey and Donnie, however now Raph and Leo are too!!”
One other fan gushed: “As a TMNT fan for the reason that 80s, I consider we should always all agree that that is the *solely* acceptable human illustration of the fellows in inexperienced.”
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One other fan replied: “N****s knew they had been skinfolk from day one”
Followers have lengthy believed that the Ninja Turtles can be Black in human kind. Credit score: Twitter
Whereas another person tweeted: “I solely watched a few episodes as a child and even then i used to be like, ‘Yeah… smells like melanin”
Nevertheless not everybody was satisfied, with one individual stating: “This is not canon. They’re nonetheless literal mutant turtles they’re simply carrying cloaking holograms. I believe it is bizarre the way in which individuals misrepresent the precise materials simply to try to attain web clout … however keep on.”
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Ice Dice is aware of a factor or two in regards to the Ninja Turtles, not solely is he starring within the new movie, he’s additionally a fan and so had been his children. “I accomplished stepped on a number of Ninja Turtles stepping into they room,” he tells UNILAD.
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The N.W.A. rapper laughed off the concept that the fan concept suggesting that the Ninja Turtles can be Black in the event that they had been people. “Actually? Is that proper?” he mentioned. “How have you learnt that from a turtle? The mutants, they they personal race, that’s the issue, you realize, that they’re minorities in New York, too, so that they gotta battle for they rights too. So, they might be offended that you just name them Black!
“Yeah, you may hear from the mutant society of, you realize, ugly issues, you realize what I’m saying, they obtained an organisation which may wanna get at you.”
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A 3rd Are We There But? movie may occur. Credit score: Revolution Studios.
And in different information, pack your baggage as a result of Ice Dice mentioned a 3rd Are We There But? movie is not off the desk. The 2005 household comedy highway journey movie, which co-starred Nia Lengthy as a mom-of-two whose two kids, performed by Aleisha Allen and Philip Daniel Bolden, who find yourself within the care of bachelor Nick Individuals (Ice Dice) who hates children however he needs to hyperlink up with their mother. The movie spawned a sequel, Are We Completed But? in 2007, additionally berthed a TV spin-off starring Brooklyn 9-9’s Terry Crews.
Ice Dice performs Superfly within the new movie. Credit score: Paramount Photos UK
“I might like to do one other one,” the BET Award winner mentioned. “You understand, I must speak to a few of the those who helped us make it over at Revolution [Studios]. My man [Revolution Studios founder] Joe Roth. You understand, in the event that they up for it, you realize I’m up for it.
“I believe it is a franchise that stands the take a look at of time, and lots of generations can take pleasure in it. So why not do a 3rd one.”