TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman stirred up a lot earlier by mentioning that they are working on a live action movie for the next installment. That rumor was quickly shot down and deemed non-sense.

Luckily, Peter Laird, the other co-creator stepped forward and offered up the dish on what’s going on to MTv. Mtv was able to sit down and ask Laird what is going on with the franchise, and you can check that out here. Here’s an excerpt:

MTV: Why another live-action TMNT film, and why now?

PL: As it stands now, there is no intention of doing another live-action film like the first three, with actors and stuntmen in actual Turtle suits, contrary to what was said by Kevin. We have pretty much decided that the next “TMNT” movie should be what we’ve been calling a “hybrid” — that is to say, live-action humans and sets combined with very realistic CGI Turtles (and possibly some other CGI characters).

MTV: If the hybrid “TMNT” film moves forward, what type of story is it going to tell? Will it be an origin story or something in continuity with one of the other TMNT properties?

PL: The storyline for this new “hybrid” movie has not been settled on yet. We’re still batting some different ideas around. The sky’s the limit. My preference would be a story which fits into TMNT movie continuity in some way. But nothing has been decided.

This robot is all about more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies! Unless it involves more time-travel enabling scepters…