The Look of the Turtles

[Poni_Boy]

So, someone on Reddit claiming to be the person who leaked the costume image had this to say of the other turtles:

Spoiler

Leonardo has a somewhat ethnic looking breastplate, but other than that he's pretty much exactly what you would expect. Raphael has a bandanna that covers more of his head than the rest, as well as sunglasses on his forehead, but is probably the most normal looking of the bunch. Donatello...is an offensive geek stereotype. He's wearing the "nerdy" glasses with the tape in the middle and some sort of high tech goggles on his forehead (much like Egon); His shell literally looks like a proton pack, with several gadgets and tubes running around it. I'm not sure why...

Sounds good in theory. Can't wait to see it

 

[Poni_Boy]

Megan Fox is a competent actress, but she doesn't bring anything more in terms of acting. Considering the amount of young, talented, attractive actresses out there she is not exactly a great choice.

Compared to who exactly? I agree that there are better actresses in terms of quality, but I can't think of anyone else who fits the physicality of this role (age, looks, appeal) that would also take a gamble playing second fiddle to five CGI characters. There are many more worse choice out there.

 

[Zaron]

Compared to who exactly? I agree that there are better actresses in terms of quality, but I can't think of anyone else who fits the physicality of this role (age, looks, appeal) that would also take a gamble playing second fiddle to five CGI characters. There are many more worse choice out there.

April O'Neil doesn't exactly come with the strictest of physical requirements. Literally any vaguely-pretty woman in her 20s or 30s who can pull off reddish brown hair can play the part. Fox is pretty as hell but a dead ferret could out-act her.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Didn't answer the question. Which actresses would fit the role better? Ones that are not currently tied to other franchise movies, fit the physicality of the role and show a history of being up for taking a part like this

 

[Kal-El.9859]

As strange as this may sound, I'm a fan of Megan Fox and Amy Adams...I would have cast Megan as Lois and Amy as April. I think that would have been a better fit for each actress

 

[Poni_Boy]

Hah! when I watched MOS with my brother he said Amy looks more like April O'Neil than Lois Lane. I definitely could see that

 

[Zaron]

Didn't answer the question. Which actresses would fit the role better? Ones that are not currently tied to other franchise movies, fit the physicality of the role and show a history of being up for taking a part like this

Oh my god! Someone alert the press! Hollywood has run out of pretty ladies! KEEP IT TOGETHER! WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS! No, don't get out the pistols yet! There's still a chance! Maybe one of the ugly ones will get plastic surgery!! God help us all!

 

[Kal-El.9859]

Hah! when I watched MOS with my brother he said Amy looks more like April O'Neil than Lois Lane. I definitely could see that

I love Amy, very capable actress...just a miscast if you ask me

 

[Poni_Boy]

Oh my god! Someone alert the press! Hollywood has run out of pretty ladies! KEEP IT TOGETHER! WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS! No, don't get out the pistols yet! There's still a chance! Maybe one of the ugly ones will get plastic surgery!! God help us all!

And once again, you didn't answer the question. B+ effort for snark but you get no turtle bucks

 

[Poni_Boy]

I love Amy, very capable actress...just a miscast if you ask me

I don't think it was miscast as much as she was completely underused. When you sign someone like Amy Adams to a major role you do it because you want her to go all in with the character. In MOS she was pretty much relegated to the stereotypical superheroine love interest. Nothing wrong with that, except it's a waste with someone like Adams when Fox could have pulled it off just the same. So here's hoping Fox does well in TMNT. She has the capability

 

[Mike_D202]

So, someone on Reddit claiming to be the person who leaked the costume image had this to say of the other turtles:

Spoiler

Leonardo has a somewhat ethnic looking breastplate, but other than that he's pretty much exactly what you would expect. Raphael has a bandanna that covers more of his head than the rest, as well as sunglasses on his forehead, but is probably the most normal looking of the bunch. Donatello...is an offensive geek stereotype. He's wearing the "nerdy" glasses with the tape in the middle and some sort of high tech goggles on his forehead (much like Egon); His shell literally looks like a proton pack, with several gadgets and tubes running around it. I'm not sure why...

 

[Kal-El.9859]

I don't think it was miscast as much as she was completely underused. When you sign someone like Amy Adams to a major role you do it because you want her to go all in with the character. In MOS she was pretty much relegated to the stereotypical superheroine love interest. Nothing wrong with that, except it's a waste with someone like Adams when Fox could have pulled it off just the same. So here's hoping Fox does well in TMNT. She has the capability

I guess I just prefer my Lois with dark hair

 

[Zaron]

And once again, you didn't answer the question. B+ effort for snark but you get no turtle bucks

Oh no! Not the precious turtle bucks!!!

Seriously though, it's a dumb question that doesn't have any influence on whether or not Fox can act her way out of a paper bag, so I'm not going to bother compiling a list of actresses for you.

 

[Poni_Boy]

Seriously though, it's a dumb question that doesn't have any influence on whether or not Fox can act her way out of a paper bag, so I'm not going to bother compiling a list of actresses for you.

I accept your forfeiture. Security will rough you up on the way out now

 

[smidders]

And once again, you didn't answer the question. B+ effort for snark but you get no turtle bucks

 

[Zaron]

I accept your forfeiture. Security will rough you up on the way out now

My mistake for ending a post with a statement that pretended you're capable of rational thought. [insert joke about you performing sexual favors for Michael Bay]

Anyway, back on topic. I have no idea if the Reddit guy is legit, but I find it odd that the descriptions for Mikey, Leo, and Donnie all match pretty well, but Raph isn't described as wearing his "urban warrior" gear. The guy claimed he didn't just leak Mikey, but all four costumes, and had no idea why the article was published with just Mikey. Let's hope the rest make their way out soon.

 

[terry78]

Watch it up there, lest you know who come in and start banning.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

My mistake for ending a post with a statement that pretended you're capable of rational thought. [insert joke about you performing sexual favors for Michael Bay]

Anyway, back on topic. I have no idea if the Reddit guy is legit, but I find it odd that the descriptions for Mikey, Leo, and Donnie all match pretty well, but Raph isn't described as wearing his "urban warrior" gear. The guy claimed he didn't just leak Mikey, but all four costumes, and had no idea why the article was published with just Mikey. Let's hope the rest make their way out soon.

The teenagemutantninjaturtles.com website said they had all 4 turtles but were revealing them one at a time. Then they were asked to remove the pic of Mikey. If that guy on Reddit claims he leaked the photos then why doesn't he post them somewhere?

 

[Zaron]

The teenagemutantninjaturtles.com website said they had all 4 turtles but were revealing them one at a time. Then they were asked to remove the pic of Mikey. If that guy on Reddit claims he leaked the photos then why doesn't he post them somewhere?

Sorry, I'm paraphrasing from posts I read this morning. He refused to post more out of fear of getting fired, or so he claimed. Doesn't make sense to me since he's identifying himself as the leak anyway.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

Sorry, I'm paraphrasing from posts I read this morning. He refused to post more out of fear of getting fired, or so he claimed. Doesn't make sense to me since he's identifying himself as the leak anyway.

Exactly, I'd fire his ass anyway

 

[Zaron]

It's entirely possible he's lying, because it's not like he did anything to prove himself as the leak except claim to be the one, but I find his description pretty easy to believe based on what else we know.

 

[Astro13Zombie]

So, someone on Reddit claiming to be the person who leaked the costume image had this to say of the other turtles:

Spoiler

Leonardo has a somewhat ethnic looking breastplate, but other than that he's pretty much exactly what you would expect. Raphael has a bandanna that covers more of his head than the rest, as well as sunglasses on his forehead, but is probably the most normal looking of the bunch. Donatello...is an offensive geek stereotype. He's wearing the "nerdy" glasses with the tape in the middle and some sort of high tech goggles on his forehead (much like Egon); His shell literally looks like a proton pack, with several gadgets and tubes running around it. I'm not sure why...

This seems like ******** to me.
The Mikey costume turned out to be pretty much exactly as the action figure was described.
Why would the other turtles be so different?

 

[Zaron]

This seems like ******** to me.
The Mikey costume turned out to be pretty much exactly as the action figure was described.
Why would the other turtles be so different?

Not that I'm certain he's legit or anything, but it could have a lot to do with the fact that it's a separate person describing a different piece of merchandise. Also, Leo and Donnie sound reasonably similar to the other description. Raph, as I said earlier, is notably different and that's fishy to me.

 

[Kal-El.9859]

I don't believe it at all

 

[Zaron]

I'll try to get his attention. Any questions you guys want me to ask him?