Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi izimfudu ze-ninja ziphakathi kwezinhlamvu ezixakile kakhulu zamahlaya, okwesikhathi ngemuva kokuvela kwazo, ziphindaphindeka zaba ngamaqhawe amafilimu nemibukiso ye-TV. Olandelayo olandelayo uzama ukutshela umlando wabo kwifilimu enezithombe ezigcwele ngokugcwele uzoba nguSeti Rogen. Kulokhu uzosizwa ngabalingani bakhe abajwayelekile e-Evan Goldberg kanye noJames Weaver, baqondiswe nguJeff Row ne-Nickelodeon Studio.
Engxoxweni noClitter, uRogen wabelana ngezinhlelo zakhe:
Mhlawumbe izwakala iyinqaba, kepha ngiyimpilo yami yonke, ngingumuntu othanda izimfudu ze-ninja. Kanye nengxenye yentsha esihlokweni (igama elingokoqobo le-comic lihunyushwa ngokuthi "intsha-mutants ninja-turtle") kwakungenzelwe mina ngengxenye ekhumbulekayo. Njengomuntu othanda ama-movie ngentsha futhi wenza inqwaba yamafilimu anjalo, futhi eqinisweni nasemsebenzini kwaqala ngokubhala iskripthi seveni, ngiqala kakhulu umbono wokuxoxa indaba yokukhula. Vele, hhayi ukulimaza abanye, kepha lesi sihloko sizoba yindawo yokuqala yefilimu.
Izimfudu ze-Ninja zasungulwa ngababhali beComic Kevin Eastman noPeter Larnetm ngo-1984. Ngo-1987, okokuqala kwaba amaqhawe ochungechunge lwezithombe ezinezithombe, kwathi ngo-1990 - ifilimu eligcwele ubude. Kusukela lapho, kube nama-serials amaningi namafilimu ngabo.