[Lomac]

At the annual Nickelodeon upfront presentation last week, über-producer Michael Bay revealed details for Platinum Dunes’ upcoming live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, including a new origin story for the half-shell heroes that is sure to raise the ire of diehard fans.

“When you see this movie, kids are going to believe one day these turtles actually do exist when we are done with this movie,” said Bay as he took the stage to discuss his new vision for the reptilian reboot. “These turtles are from an alien race, and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny and completely loveable.”

In the original mythology, four baby turtles fall into the sewer and come into contact with glowing radioactive ooze, which mutates them into four bad-ass warriors trained in ninjutsu by astute rodent Splinter. But could the rewriting of the Turtles’ origin story dissuade some fans from embracing the newest incarnation? A comic book-to-movie adaptation’s worst nightmare is bad pre-publicity, and Bay may have generated that in about 30 words.

On the flip side, it might seem outrageous to non-fans of the series that Teenage Mutant Ninja purists are offended by the new mythos of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo. Truth, we might sound a wee bit ridiculous when we cry out, “I can’t believe Bay says they’re aliens when they’re obviously derived from radioactive slime!” But Bay is essentially erasing almost 30 years of love for transmogrified adolescent reptile ninjas by claiming each turtle is less of a fearsome, fighting toxic anomaly and more of a forest green E.T. with nunchucks. What would Shredder think!?
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/19/michael-bay-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-aliens/

:rukidding:

[RRxtar]

was hoping chris nolan would get ahold of TMNT one day

[rsx]

"...tough, edgy, funny and completely loveable.”

Sounds like the producers pitching the idea of "Poochy"

[Ch28]

Fuck you Michael Bay

[Culture_Vulture]

for all we know it might turn out to be a half decent film in the end..


but really? REALLY? :rukidding:

[Matsuda]

really? fucking aliens? do they meet Indian Jones in the movie too?!

[G-spec]

Ok but the Turtles ARE "tough, edgy, funny and lovable" they've always been like that from all the cartoons and comic books and video games I remember playing when I was a kid. So he's not changing that part at all, so I don't understand the anger towards it.

And as far as Christopher Nolan doing this movie ? love that guy makes pure gold, but what can he do with a bunch of goofy fun loving pizza eating characters, I think he would probably end up messing up the movie even more than Bay, lol, since he's an expert in serious characters, darker movies...

my two favorite comic book characters batman and wolverine, so he's touched on one of those, but I always wished to see just how truly badass and true to life he could've made Wolverine if he did that Wolvie movie instead of whoever the fck fcked it up

[RRxtar]

I don't know how Michael Bay is going to fit a $200million highway chase / accident scene full of explosions with more explosions into a TMNT movie. But I guess the part of my brain that likes shiny things and loud noises is at least midly interested. Fuck you Michael Bay.


As far as Chris Nolan, he turns comics into dark reality. TMNT could make a good movie with a back ally ninja guild thing going on maybe.

[murd0c]

They better still love pizza....

[SkinnyPupp]

for all we know it might turn out to be a half decent film in the end..


but really? REALLY? :rukidding:
Michael Bay is incapable of making a decent movie.

[vafanculo]

Ninja turtles the first movie was the best. Simple, funny, and catchy lines. Secret of the ooze was good too.

I have a feeling this is gonna be full of turtles on steroids and pointless explosions.

On the plus.. This is kinda rekindling my interest to download the original movie.
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[SkinnyPupp]

I don't know how Michael Bay is going to fit a $200million highway chase / accident scene full of explosions with more explosions into a TMNT movie. But I guess the part of my brain that likes shiny things and loud noises is at least midly interested. Fuck you Michael Bay.


As far as Chris Nolan, he turns comics into dark reality. TMNT could make a good movie with a back ally ninja guild thing going on maybe.
Nolan would be amazing. Actually the first TMNT movie is quite dark, and quite good in fact

[JKam]

I hope they keep their original weapons and not some crazy alien technology version.

[gdoh]

But Bay is essentially erasing almost 30 years of love for transmogrified adolescent reptile ninjas by claiming each turtle is less of a fearsome, fighting toxic anomaly and more of a forest green E.T. with nunchucks.

michael bay you fucker

[VooDood]

probably still a better love story than twilight.

[2 n r]

hopefully this uproar will cause studio heads to scrap that idea...

[freakshow]

hopefully this uproar will cause studio heads to scrap that idea...

Nope.

Fans need to take a breath, and chill. They have not read the script. Our team is working closely with one of the original creators of Ninja Turtles to help expand and give a more complex back story. Relax, we are including everything that made you become fans in the first place. We are just building a richer world.

Michael

Ninja turtles (http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?10389-Ninja-turtles)

[Ford_Fanatic]

He DID make The Rock. But ya, your right.

Michael Bay is incapable of making a decent movie.

[StylinRed]

^^ & Bad Boys


Heard about this for awhile wasn't sure if they were going to go through with

I loved the original 3 all 3 (yes even 3 i especially loved the time travel installment)


I think this could work the 4th movie, the animated one, was dark and action-packed and i didnt enjoy it as much i prefer the lovable tv cartoon versions rather than the darker comic versions


I'll watch these Bay versions but i dont think they'll be as good as the first 3

[tonyvu]

NOOOOOOoooo first dragonball gets ruined, now TMNT?!

there goes my damn childhood

[RacePace]

This movie is now just called "Ninja Turtles"

Michael Bay Posts Second Statement on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Superhero Hype (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/169997-michael-bay-posts-second-statement-on-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles)

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

Turtles Forever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_Forever)

i remember watching this and thinking the original turtles were badass LOL!

and totally forgot how completely goofy and retarded the late 80's turtles were...

KAWABUNGA!!!

[Gh0stRider]

off different forum

lol

Someone should really slap Micheal Bay in the face. He ruined the Transformers franchise and is now gonna help destroy the Turtles. Whats next? is he gonna make a thunder cats movie where all the main characters are now dogs?

[RacePace]

off different forum

lol

http://i.qkme.me/3ohz98.jpg

[palepilsenpin0y]

I'm curious, what did you guys think of the 2007 animated release of TMNT?

[Vansterdam]

fuck this shit

who remembers this? :fuckyea:

Partners in Kryme - Turtle Power (classic vid) - YouTube

[StylinRed]

just read

Bay isn't directing he's just producing it

so those fearing a Bay type film it likely wont turn out that way

[RacePace]

fuck this shit

who remembers this? :fuckyea:

Partners in Kryme - Turtle Power (classic vid) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFsTr0kGAqU)

Fuck. Yes. Now I want to watch that movie again lol

[beanzzz]

With the news of the turtles being aliens, I'm guessing Krang might play the villain in this one.

[DanHibiki]

"We're a family."

"A-a family? You can this here...and that down there......a family?"

[european]

ah man. The first three films were classic. I still have them on VHS! lol.
The scene with Vanilla Ice was funny in Secret of The Ooze.
"Go ninja, go ninja, GO!"

Shredder was pretty bad ass in that movie as well.

[EndLeSS8]

The original TMNT has aged very well.

Every time I watch this scene, I tear up a little.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I - Part 16.mpg - YouTube

[StylinRed]

yeah i had them on VHS too until the blurays came out then i donated them to the local hospital (they're still using vhs for the pre/post op waiting room)

one of the guys who plays raphael or something has a martial arts school up here (cant really recall a relative knows him)
someone who played one of the turtles is now a local anyway lol

[CorneringArtist]

I had Secret of the Ooze in VHS, and well, remembered this song :pokerface:
Vanilla Ice Ninja Rap - Go Ninja, Go Ninja GO! - YouTube

[RacePace]

The original TMNT has aged very well.

Every time I watch this scene, I tear up a little.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I - Part 16.mpg - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYLrBLWwcj0)

:alone: fucking onions, onions everywhere

[freakshow]

Michael.. you're off to a bad start..

Megan Fox Is the New April O'Neil - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/02/megan-fox-new-april-oneil/62408/)

[GLOW]

:ohgodwhy:
http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001847503/4520608632_starwars_vader_nooo_288x288_answer_1_xl arge.jpeg

[Ronin]

The decision to make them space aliens is probably so they can create more bad guys without having to say "Well, THIS animal came into contact with the ooze too!" for sequels, because Michael Bay can only think in terms of money and more movies = more money.

That part I don't have a problem with but he's inevitably going to fuck this up like he fucked up Transformers. Michael Bay doesn't give a shit about making good movies. He cares about making money...and he's damned good at that part.

[Gumby]

Interesting - I thought Megan Fox hated Michael Bay (with the way he treated her during the Transformers films). But hey, she needs the money...

[GLOW]

But hey, she needs the money...

http://www.flicksandbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/megan-fox-sacha-baron-cohen-the-dictator.jpg

:troll:

[wingies]

Leonardo and Shredder look pretty badass I think

http://static.rickey.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Leonardo-TMNT-Michael-Bay.jpg
http://static.rickey.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Michael-Bays-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Character-Designs-Revealed-Photos.jpg
http://1.static.rickey.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles.jpg
http://1.static.rickey.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Donatello-Michael-Bay-TMNT.jpg
http://2.static.rickey.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Shredder-Michael-Bay-TMNT.jpg

[DanHibiki]

i kinda liked the more simplistic designs of the first movie or cartoon. shredder has so much going on with his costume as well as the turtles.

oh well, i won't judge til i see it

[SkinnyPupp]

New turtles look fucken jacked to the gills

Mega Fox as April O'Neil? What the fucking fuck?

[white rocket]

Megan Fox :facepalm:

I'm surprised that they are considering this. Is TMNT still relevant in today's world? I mean I was a huge fan in the 90's but do kids nowadays even know TMNT? Is there still a following? Or are they hoping us 30-somethings jump on this?

I still have some Laird and Eastman TMNT comics from before they went all mainstream. Some of the fight scenes were crazy violent and bloody. I even still have all 4 training manuals for each of their weapons.

[SkinnyPupp]

90's nostalgia is getting popular now, as folks are hitting their 30's and have disposable income and their lives are miserable enough that they want to start reminiscing of the glory days :fuckthatshit:

[SkinnyPupp]

I have actually been trying to find info on an old PC DOS TMNT game I used to play. It's not one of those arcade games, or the Konami NES game.. it was a really weird game that I haven't seen since. I can't find it anywhere though! Maybe it was british or something hmm...

Edit: It may have been this one... Hmm