New Live Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie In The Works? - Part 2

[B.A. Baracus]

Thanks, Is Liesbman confirmed then as director? I was kinda hoping for people in suits with CGI heads.

 

[Octoberist]

Yeah, Liesbman has openly talking about it in press releases, including on Superhero Hype and Collider.

 

[Carnage27]

So...is it too early to talk about casting ideas?

If it is...deal with it!

If Krang is in the movie, I want Frank Welker doing his Megatron voice.

 

[craigdbfan]

I love ILM, but no one does performance capture like WETA. Really hoping they do this.

Davy Jones and Hulk send their regards.

To be honest I'll be happy with either of them. They've both done some amazing work.

Spoiler

 

[B.A. Baracus]

So...is it too early to talk about casting ideas?

If it is...deal with it!

If Krang is in the movie, I want Frank Welker doing his Megatron voice.

Thanks Octoberist.

I know it'll never happen but i'd love the voice of Krang from the 80's cartoon, it fitted so well.

I say that knowing it probably wont fit in this version, but its such a iconic voice for me, up there with Skeletor.

 

[craigdbfan]

I think Josh Hutcherson would be an awesome Leonardo personally.

 

[Octoberist]

I just hope they don't update the Turtles too much, especially Mikey's 'surfer' persona. KEEP IT! It's very 80's and dammit, that makes his character awesome.

I'd argue that this persona have been persistent since the original cartoon; from the live action movies to even the 2003 cartoon. What was variable was his intelligence and his role as a team member.

But if they made him into a Justin Bieber 'hip hop' kid, I will be somewhat upset. Nothing against hip hop, but 'white kids trying to be black' type. But after Transformers 2, I'd it will happen.

 

[Marvin]

Davy jones was the best work I've seen done of this sort to date. Avatar and Apes are close second.

However make no mistake that Johnathan will use the same effects house he's been using on his past two features. Battle LA wasn't bad but the aliens lacked.

District 9 pulled of realistic renders mostly due to the lighting of the film(all films should be lit that way imo). But also because the creatures were so far removed from anything the audience could clearly point flaws in.

If JL cited apes, he may make a serious effort to get weta on board. Though it would help if they were shooting in overseas.

 

[B.A. Baracus]

Yeah, i dont want mikey to be made to be much younger than the other 3, that he's maybe still learning and saves the day at the end, that he's our guide through the story.

They also have to still live in the sewers, eat pizza & say 'cowabunga'.

I wonder if they are making them aliens how much else are they changing?

 

[The Guard]

I don't see Michaelangelo's "surfer dude" getting much of an update. Surfer Dude is like Valley Girl. It's not tied to the 80's.

 

[Blue Sugar]

I'd love mo-cap CGI for the Turtles.

If it is up to these standards that will say:

 

[Octoberist]

I don't see Michaelangelo's "surfer dude" getting much of an update. Surfer Dude is like Valley Girl. It's not tied to the 80's.

Yeah it has transcended past their origins.

I live in Orange County where I'm sure many of the young girls with the Valley Girl accent don't know where it come from in pop culture.

The one thing that I get a kick out of in the 80's was the overuse of the 'Long Island/New York' accent in eveything thanks to Cindy Loper.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

bay reminds me of a 90's dated frat boy

Dude. Can we bring the brewskis?

I don't see Michaelangelo's "surfer dude" getting much of an update. Surfer Dude is like Valley Girl. It's not tied to the 80's.

Maybe Keannu Reeves will be available.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

i just finished the first idw tpb, seriously just adapt this book. done and dusted

 

[Carnage27]

Davy Jones and Hulk send their regards.

DJ is great. Forgot about him. Probably because I hated those two movies haha.

And Hulk...eh. He's not bad, but he's not that great, IMO.

I know it'll never happen but i'd love the voice of Krang from the 80's cartoon, it fitted so well.

I say that knowing it probably wont fit in this version, but its such a iconic voice for me, up there with Skeletor.

Yea, Krang's voice was great for the tone of the 80s cartoon, but I think we'll need something more menacing this time.

I think Josh Hutcherson would be an awesome Leonardo personally.

Sam Witwer is my choice for Leo. And I'd love for them to get Nolan North back for Raph. He did a great job in TMNT.

I just hope they don't update the Turtles too much, especially Mikey's 'surfer' persona. KEEP IT! It's very 80's and dammit, that makes his character awesome.

I'd argue that this persona have been persistent since the original cartoon; from the live action movies to even the 2003 cartoon. What was variable was his intelligence and his role as a team member.

But if they made him into a Justin Bieber 'hip hop' kid, I will be somewhat upset. Nothing against hip hop, but 'white kids trying to be black' type. But after Transformers 2, I'd it will happen.

I doubt they'll change that. It's become iconic.

And the twins got so much flack in TF2, I doubt they'll test those waters again.

 

[Octoberist]

I think they need to get young actors who are in their 20s or even early 30's (knowing they won't hit puberty thus changing their voice too much).

Height shouldn't matter in this case if they go with mo-cap. Initally, it would have been interesting to see if they could make the Turtles like 5 feet tall like in the books but it's not worth it. Nor does it matter.

Height only matters among the actors I suppose.

 

[Octoberist]

DJ is great. Forgot about him. Probably because I hated those two movies haha.

And Hulk...eh. He's not bad, but he's not that great, IMO.



Yea, Krang's voice was great for the tone of the 80s cartoon, but I think we'll need something more menacing this time.



Sam Witwer is my choice for Leo. And I'd love for them to get Nolan North back for Raph. He did a great job in TMNT.



I doubt they'll change that. It's become iconic.

And the twins got so much flack in TF2, I doubt they'll test those waters again.

Hulk looks ten times better now than he did in 'Hulk' and 'Incredible Hulk'.

 

[craigdbfan]

I think they need to get young actors who are in their 20s or even early 30's (knowing they won't hit puberty thus changing their voice too much).

Height shouldn't matter in this case if they go with mo-cap. Initally, it would have been interesting to see if they could make the Turtles like 5 feet tall like in the books but it's not worth it. Nor does it matter.

Height only matters among the actors I suppose.

Yeah I think they definitely need to go that route.

 

[B.A. Baracus]

Green is really tricky to do in CGI i read, as iuts so far removed from a natural skin color, no matter how much time is put into it, it still looks fake. Least thats what Denis Muren said when making Hulk.

 

[Octoberist]

But you know, that was in 2003. Like what I said before, Hulk looks pretty damn good in 'The Avengers' more so than in the 'Hulk'.

I think if it's a pure green, sure, but if you play around the tones and texture (spots, lines, etc),you should be fine.

 

[Project862006]

I think Josh Hutcherson would be an awesome Leonardo personally.

too short to play a turtle

 

[craigdbfan]

ILM at least has gotten a hold of how to do it right. They just don't go with that bright of a green (a more flesh toned green would work fine for the turtles as well just with the texture of that of Davy Jones).

 

[B.A. Baracus]

But you know, that was in 2003. Like what I said before, Hulk looks pretty damn good in 'The Avengers' more so than in the 'Hulk'.

I think if it's a pure green, sure, but if you play around the tones and texture (spots, lines, etc),you should be fine.

Yeah i do think theres more you can do with a (alien) turtle than a human, human skin is much smoother, the turtle skin with have a wider palette of colour, and the more reptile texture. I suppose we should look to lizard from Amazing spider-man for how realistic it looks.

But then again it all depends on who gets to animate them, Davy Jones though is still pretty darn impressive looking as realistic as a squid man can.

 

[craigdbfan]

too short to play a turtle

The turtles in most incarnations aren't that tall, so he's perfect.

Honestly though I wouldn't care if all of them are of different heights. Gives them more of distinct physical traits that way.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

ok the subject of colours should they do need the different masks, as much as i love the uniform red it doesn't work well on screen

also the turtles need to be different shades of green