Grab Your First Slice Of 'The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' [Trailer + Pictures]

Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello and their sensei, Master Splinter are all back from the depths of your childhood TV set to make it big on the silver screen.

"There was that quote saying that we're making [the Ninja Turtles as] aliens. We're not. It's the ooze! It's from the original source material. These are from the original writers, and I never went out to correct myself in the press. I do listen to the fans and I do want this to be authentic. I think they're going to be really happy with this movie. When I see the digital stuff, the turtles look great," he said in an interview with Moviefone last year.

In that case, the story will undoubtedly be this: crime is threatening to overwhelm New York with Shredder and his evil Foot Clan maintaining their dominance over the police and politicians.

Our four anthropomorphic superheroes – trained by their rat sensei in the art of ninjuts - try and battle the bad guys from the storm drains underneath the city, all the meantime trying to stay hidden from society. And you can see why in the trailer.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be released on the 8th August in the USA and on the 17th October in the UK.