Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (August 8, 2014)

**Xno Kappa** · 2012-06-16 00:34

lol

**6souls** · 2012-08-08 21:01

A month ago we learned that the new Jonathan Liebesman (Wrath of the Titans) directed reboot of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was going to be delayed. Not much information was given on why, other than they were going to work on the script. But there's more to it than that, and it's been revealed in a recent interview between TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman and CBR in which he said,

Essentially they pushed it back for two reasons: One is the director, Jonathan Liebesman, wanted to make sure he could do the effects to the level he wants them at, and the fight scenes to the way they should be. Also, their release date is almost exactly on the 30th anniversary. May 5, 1984 is when the first Turtles comic came out. May 16, 2014, is almost exactly 30 years after. So basically it’s an anniversary movie now… I talked to [producer] Scott Mednick yesterday, and he’s seen the most recent 50 [script] pages and said it’s as good as the last version — they’ve really knocked it out of the park.

Eastman is very involved with the project. He's been working with Liebesman, Mednick and the writers Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec. He says that he's "doing sketches, drawings and character designs, bouncing stuff around with the writers, talking with the director and the producers -- I'm actively involved."

https://geektyrant.com/news/2012/8/8...t-delayed.html
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=40291

**Indalecia** · 2012-08-09 00:37

Are they still from space? because if so, still not seeing it.

**Sunrider** · 2012-08-09 00:53

Originally Posted by Indalecia

Are they still from space? because if so, still not seeing it.

This.

So long as the turtles are space aliens, it could be the most brilliant script involving interstellar travelers ever, but it's still not Ninja Turtles.

**Rhyis.** · 2012-08-09 01:02

Because that's the Venom story.

**Indalecia** · 2012-08-09 02:16

And without the Carnage, so what's the fucking point?

**Acturus** · 2012-08-09 06:53

Space ooze would make Ben Afleck's Daredevil a lot more believable.

**Serra** · 2012-08-09 09:32

Wasn't the ooze the product of aliens in the 200- series?

But I thought this movie was dead.. why do you dash my hopes!?

**Sunrider** · 2012-08-09 09:57

When it comes to making drivel, Hollywood's determination is boundless.

**Guitarman** · 2012-08-09 10:43

Hollywood: fucking up your childhood, one shittastic movie at a time.

**Alistaire** · 2012-08-09 11:38

Originally Posted by Indalecia

Are they still from space? because if so, still not seeing it.

I'm more appalled now hearing that Eastman's "actively involved" and he's basically saying this is all cool.

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2012-08-09 13:30

I don't mind the space ooze concept, as long as they still start out as turtles. I mean, I don't recall much explanation behind the ooze anyway. Wasn't it some top secret government stuff that fell off a truck and into the sewer or something?

**Dantrag** · 2012-08-09 13:45

I think it was just toxic waste. Could be wrong though.

**Indalecia** · 2012-08-09 14:32

Originally Posted by Zealot

In this case Slash would be Carnage.

Damn, that didn't even occur to me. He'd be like...I dunno, pirate Carnage or some shit.

**Guitarman** · 2012-08-09 22:54

I cringe every time this thread is bumped in expectation of the turtles concept.

**6souls** · 2012-08-28 16:31

Originally Posted by Guitarman

I cringe every time this thread is bumped in expectation of the turtles concept.

For those of you who were outraged by the changes being made to the Michael Bay-produced reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it looks like you have reason to be. I was actually starting to warm up to the idea until I saw that the script sucked ass. It sucked so bad that Paramount Pictures didn't even want to move forward with it. According to ScreenCrush, a TMNT fan site got their hands on a copy of it, reviewed it and leaked it. TMNT co-creator Peter Laird read it and had this to say,

Someone else alerted me to the existence of this script, and I just a few minutes ago finished reading it. If it is, in fact, the actual draft that was rejected and caused the production of the next TMNT movie to be pushed back to 2014 because the script was unsatisfactory, then I think all true TMNT fans should be grateful to the new “powers that be” that they did not allow this wretched thing to go any further. It could definitely be taken as a good sign if that is the case. It reminds me of one of the reasons I am glad to not own the property anymore… because I don’t have to tear what little hair I have left out while trying to fix junk like this.

It sounds just as bad as Laird made it out to be! Here's a few notable changes that were made,

The turtles aren’t turtles at all—they’re aliens from Dimension X that look like turtles, but are really “the chosen ones of their race.”
The Turtles are supporting characters in a film that is mostly about Casey Jones, who is “an 18 year old security guard for a furniture factory and amateur hockey player.”
Jones is dating April O’Neil, who is moving to New York City.
Jones is also the one that gives the Ninja Turtles their color-coded bandanas, so that he may more easily tell them apart.
As for the villain Shredder, they changed the character to a guy named Colonel Schrader.

The site hosting the script got a takedown Cease and Desist letter from Paramount, which tells us that the script was in fact the real deal.

Well, it's good to know Paramount scrapped that idea! Sounds absolutely awful. This is the real reason why the movie was delayed, because apparently a whole new script needs to be written! It wasn't because they needed more time to work on the visual effects. If this movie ends up going into production again soon, hopefully they have an awesome script to work with.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/8/28...pt-sucked.html
http://screencrush.com/ninja-turtles-reboot-details/
http://tmntnottant.blogspot.com/2012...-reviewed.html
http://tmntnottant.blogspot.com/2012...esist.html?m=1

**Bregor** · 2012-08-28 16:36

Originally Posted by 6souls

Colonel Schrader

BwahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

**TacoTaru** · 2012-08-28 16:45

I really want to read this script now.

**quannum** · 2012-08-28 17:49

close enough.jpg

Originally Posted by quannum

she's a beat reporter in a yellow jumpsuit who plays by the rules ... he's a vigilante psycopath in a hockey mask

next summer... it's april & casey lost in new york, watch as the zany cast of magical aliens turtles ..

Donatello? more like Cyrano de Bergerac! They take on the evil plans of BP oil CEO Krang and his chief lobbyist in washington Senator Shredder and more in this 90 minute whirlwind romp!

**AidenCarby** · 2012-08-28 17:57

Wow....

Thread: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (August 8, 2014)

Thread Tools

Latest Threads

Up & Coming Threads

Hottest Threads