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

[Octoberist]

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).

Even though Hulk wasn't featured too much in the trailers, from what I've seen, they got the little details of Ruffalo's face in there, including the subtle movement of the jaws and face. That's what CGI's new standard: showing the little muscles in the body and face/eyes. Once we perfect that, CG will improve even more so.

 

[Stringer]

I haven't read the new IDW comics but I kinda hope they go with the more sarcastic Mike of the old comics and first movie than the aloof, clumsy Mike from the old cartoon and cartoon movie.

 

[B.A. Baracus]

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

Yeah i was just about to mention that.

I think they really need to different bandana's, and think they'll stick with it, most of the general public are not even aware they were never originally like that.

Plus when this film is aimed at children too, it'd be too confusing for 4 guys who look pretty similar to wear red. It just makes it so much easier to seperate them, plus either Eastman or Laird has said thats a addition the cartoon gave them he liked.

 

[Octoberist]

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

The different colored masks (I would assume) would be a mandate by Nickelodeon. Also, many casual fans and the general public know them too well by their different colored masks. Even in the IDW comics, they eventually change into different masks.

I wouldn't mind, in the course of the film, if they initially went all red, but decided to change because April doesn't know who is who.

 

[craigdbfan]

Even though Hulk wasn't featured too much in the trailers, from what I've seen, they got the little details of Ruffalo's face in there, including the subtle movement of the jaws and face. That's what CGI's new standard: showing the little muscles in the body and face/eyes. Once we perfect that, CG will improve even more so.

Those nuances really do make all the difference.

 

[Lencho01]

Unknown. He hasn't been seen yet. I'd imagine he'd be [BLACKOUT]a reincarnated Oroku Saki or somehow immortal though[/BLACKOUT]. So far the main bad guy is Krang, with Baxter Stockman and Old Hob, who is a mutated alley cat with a grudge against Splinter.

Sounds pretty cool. I'll have to check it out someday.

 

[B.A. Baracus]

The different colored mask (I would assume) would be a mandate by Nickelodeon. Also, many casual fans know them too well by their different colored masks. Even in the IDW comics, they eventually change into different masks.

I wouldn't mind, in the course of the film, if they initially went all red, but decided to change because April doesn't know who is who.

Nice idea, In the comics whats the reason they changed masks? and is it to the colors we all know?

 

[Octoberist]

Those nuances really do make all the difference.

That's why in Green Lantern, the aliens looked cartoony because they were not mo-capped. They looked like (literally) cartoon characters, not real beings.

 

[B.A. Baracus]

I wonder if Andy Serkis gets a role as a turtle or if he's limited to apes. He's kinda the mo cap go to guy, I can imagine them using the guy who played Abe sapien in hell boy too (his name escapes me).

This being a bay production though i can imagine him getting Statham & Diesel doing mo cap.

Then having different people do the voices. I'm just thinking aloud.

 

[Marvin]

Transformers supposedly uses zero mo cap and it looks fine. Though they are robots.

The minute Sony Imageworks lands this gig, it's over.

 

[Lencho01]

I think I read somewhere that April originally was going to be Black. Do any of you think they'd try to do that or just keep her the same as past versions?

In regards to the actors, I feel they should stick with professional voice actors. I feel it helps to see the characters as who they are rather than some famous person doing the voice.

 

[B.A. Baracus]

There work on MIB and spiderman 2 and 3 was good, no davy jones but still good.

 

[Webhead2006]

Its great to hear the director has cleared some things up. Its also good he has pointed out bay is incorrect on certain thing. So that makes me happy there. I too will be happy if ilm/weta do effects and they do full on mo cap/cgi route like avatar/apes.

 

[Octoberist]

I think I read somewhere that April originally was going to be Black. Do any of you think they'd try to do that or just keep her the same as past versions?

In regards to the actors, I feel they should stick with professional voice actors. I feel it helps to see the characters as who they are rather than some famous person doing the voice.

Was she actually black in the original comics? Or was ethnically ambiguous (She looked either Persian or Greek to me).

I think they're keep her as a red head white girl. Though Baxter Stockman, even in the new cartoon and IDW comics, he's black, which is great I think. I've always thought in the 80's cartoon, it seems like they were afraid to have black characters hence the Jerry Lewis Baxter Stockman.

 

[Mr.?]

The different colored masks (I would assume) would be a mandate by Nickelodeon. Also, many casual fans and the general public know them too well by their different colored masks. Even in the IDW comics, they eventually change into different masks.

I wouldn't mind, in the course of the film, if they initially went all red, but decided to change because April doesn't know who is who.

I thought of an idea a while back to have all the turtles wear red masks as trainees and then splinter giving them the different colored masks when they "graduate".

 

[Tanin]

I'm more curious as to the reporter or scientist route with April rather then her possible ethnicity. I love both versions of April so I myself am torn as to which I want to see in the film.

 

[spider-neil]

http://collider.com/jonathan-liebesman-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-interview/154499/

phew!!

 

[Carnage27]

Was she actually black in the original comics? Or was ethnically ambiguous (She looked either Persian or Greek to me).

I think they're keep her as a red head white girl. Though Baxter Stockman, even in the new cartoon and IDW comics, he's black, which is great I think. I've always thought in the 80's cartoon, it seems like they were afraid to have black characters hence the Jerry Lewis Baxter Stockman.

Baxter was black in the original comics as well.

As for April, it was never really clear what her ethnicity was. When they went back and colored the old comics sometimes she was black, sometimes she was white. Although I believe it was said that the times she was depicted as an African American it was a mistake by the colorist. Can't guarantee that info is right though.

It's not really a big deal what ethnicity she is, IMO. But if they do go the redhead route, I'd personally like to see Deborah Ann Wall get the part.

I'm more curious as to the reporter or scientist route with April rather then her possible ethnicity. I love both versions of April so I myself am torn as to which I want to see in the film.

I like her role in IDW. She's an intern in Baxter Stockman's lab where the turtles and Splinter are before transforming.

That way she's still young, but can still fill the big sister role.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Michael Bay present Teenage Alien Ninja Turles

Shia LeBeouf - Leonardo
Robert Pattinson - Donatello
Alex Pettyfer - Raphael
Anthony Anderson - Michaelangelo
Ken Jeong - Splinter
Kate Upton - April O'Niell
Josh Duhamel - Casey Jones
John Turturro - Baxter Stockman

 

[Marvin]

I'd love to see an Asian April.

They can never do this with big characters such as Lois Lane or MJ but with the likes of april it would be a missed opportunity not to.

 

[Project862006]

you want a scientist april who is asian and hangs around a bunch of ninjas

 

[Carnage27]

I'd love to see an Asian April.

They can never do this with big characters such as Lois Lane or MJ but with the likes of april it would be a missed opportunity not to.

Asian would be cool. But I'd be nervous they'd go, "She's Asian! Obviously she can do martial arts and fight with the Turtles!"

That was one of the big things I never liked about TMNT. They made April a ninja.

 

[spider-neil]

Transformers supposedly uses zero mo cap and it looks fine. Though they are robots.

The minute Sony Imageworks lands this gig, it's over.

they're useless. it's a crying shame spider-man will forever be done by those hacks.

 

[Matt Mortem]

The directors comments helped to ease my mind a bit, but I'm still a little cautious.

 

[spider-neil]

the turtle should be full CG and voiced by the actors from TMNT 07. I thought all of them were excellent. obviously splinter will need a new voice actor