Are there any designs released for the new movie?

[BlisterStockboy]

In terms of the turtles..I just don't want them to look like garbage like they do in the new PS3/X-Box game!

[TigerClaw]

It would be nice if they release some concept art of what the Turtles could look like.

[Welmanshire]

I tried to get some. They are being really careful to not leak anything.

[Candy Kappa]

If they look as good as Out of Shadows, I'll be very happy

[Tazi]

Out of the Shadows designs are great.

[CyberCubed]

If they look as good as Out of Shadows, I'll be very happy

Those designs are horrible. The turtles look more like dinosaurs than Turtles.

[Bmaga123]

Those designs are horrible. The turtles look more like dinosaurs than Turtles.

I concur with this unfortunately :-(

[Bob]

I can't wait to see the designs. I'm actually more interested in what Splinter looks like than the Turtles.

[liugeaux]

Yeah people need to quit praising the art direction of Out of Shadows, we shouldn't be encouraging that type of tomfoolery.

[MrTMNT2012]

They look amazing in the new game. Out of the Shadows Designs would work great on the big screen!

[psychturtle]

Seems like they will have changed around the facial expressions for the turtles in the movie (to match the actors). Yet the bodies from out of shadows will be near identical to movie with minimal adjustments.

[MikLeo]

Seems like they will have changed around the facial expressions for the turtles in the movie (to match the actors). Yet the bodies from out of shadows will be near identical to movie with minimal adjustments.

I image the turtles will look like these:

http://www.tmntlair.com/2013/04/19/breaking-news-turtles-movie-reboot-officially-renamed-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/http://www.tmntlair.com/2013/04/19/breaking-news-turtles-movie-reboot-officially-renamed-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

[Slap-Happy]

Yeah people need to quit praising the art direction of Out of Shadows, we shouldn't be encouraging that type of tomfoolery.
Yeah, you guys should stop having opinions.

[RaphAndDonnie]

I image the turtles will look like these:

http://www.tmntlair.com/2013/04/19/breaking-news-turtles-movie-reboot-officially-renamed-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/http://www.tmntlair.com/2013/04/19/breaking-news-turtles-movie-reboot-officially-renamed-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

I'm thinking they'll look along those lines too. The " Out Of The Shadows" look isn't really my preference but it is tolerable.

[Lord Nightwalker]

And here I was hoping that they would look like a cross between Michael Zullis' turtles, the classic Mirage turtles, and the Argonnians from skyrim.

[Powder]

I image the turtles will look like these:

http://www.tmntlair.com/2013/04/19/breaking-news-turtles-movie-reboot-officially-renamed-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/http://www.tmntlair.com/2013/04/19/breaking-news-turtles-movie-reboot-officially-renamed-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/

I would MUCH rather have the Out Of The Shadows designs.

PS that website sux.

[psychturtle]

I wonder if they will have different skin tones like the OT

[Powder]

I wonder if they will have different skin tones like the OT

The turtles didn't have different colored skin in the OT. The toys, yes, but not the cartoon. It is an interesting though, though. Aside from a few subtle differences in saturation and whatnot, it's never really been done in their films before.

[Bob]

Considering each of the actors they’ve chosen all have a very particular look, I would assume that will translate to the designs.

[chrisdude]

Considering each of the actors they’ve chosen all have a very particular look, I would assume that will translate to the designs.Agreed.
I would guess that these turtles' faces will look so human, that they'll still look like brothers.

[Bmaga123]

I'm really hoping for a classic style look but I am pretty sure we won't be getting that with Michael Bay in charge :-(

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

I'd be very pleased if we got something along the lines of OotS. But I'd imagine we'll get our first peek during Comic Con in July or in a teaser trailer with World War Z. I'm hoping for the latter. By that time, they should have enough footage for a 1-minute trailer of some kind.

[Candy Kappa]

Those designs are horrible. The turtles look more like dinosaurs than Turtles.

They look like turtles, not Dinosaurs.

The OotS designs are probably the most accurate official designs to date, on what a humanoid/bipedal turtle with movable lips would look like.

[voltron80]

I maybe over thinking this: Over on Superhero Hype they got another picture of April and Raph talking but in this picture she's holding his sais and if you look at the sais in that picture they look like the sais Raph have in the game.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/177023-new-set-photos-for-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-feature-raphael-and-april-oneil

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/943031_164189097081284_1138680012_n.png

I don't mind the out of the shadows designs after all they're supposed to be real turtles that mutated into humanoid form.

[xChri5x]

I maybe over thinking this: Over on Superhero Hype they got another picture of April and Raph talking but in this picture she's holding his sais and if you look at the sais in that picture they look like the sais Raph have in the game.


They look like... Sais.

Also... The OotS turtles have giant hands. If they used those designs they would need bigger sais. We can now conclude from these images that the turtles hands will be as big as they were in the original movies. Here's hoping they still shrink the shells in post production...

[voltron80]

They look like... Sais.

Look at the handles.

[NYShell]

They should NOT use the Out of the Shadows design. I think they look cooler than any of the other Turtle designs for games but it would NOT work for the movie. They need to be detailed a lot more, and look a lot more real. People have such a low standard for CGI in a live action movie. Even if the designs for the Turtles comes out alright, it still needs to look extremely realistic or else it will pull you out of the movie too much. They need to be very textured and lighted well, or else it will look really fake. Everyone needs to stop just jumping on the idea that since the new game design looks better than previous versions, the movie Turtles should look like that too. They should NOT. Everyone just stop and think. It's a live-action movie. It needs to look extremely believable. Realistic is the key word.

[xChri5x]

:ohwell:

http://i.imgur.com/YNAc1RE.png
http://i.imgur.com/zzYPb9u.jpg

[Candy Kappa]

http://bfolder.ru/_ph/17/2/138174189.jpg

It's not about using the same models, those are low-poly CG models made for a Video Game.

The designs on the other hand, is reusable to create CG models fit for Live-Action integration.



Seriously. Anyone with a working brain should know that. It's a high production blockbuster Hollywood movie, not The Incredible Bulk.

[chrisdude]

I think the Out of the Shadows guys made it clear in interviews that they came up with their own designs.

And what kind of big name, well known movie director or producer isn't going to choose their own designs? Why would they sacrifice such power? I think it's a safe bet that they'll make their own call on what the turtles look like. And I think the turtles being the size they are is only a sign of that.

[Candy Kappa]

True, that's why my initial post was "If they look as good as Out of Shadows, I'll be very happy"

But, the OotS turtles is pretty huge themselves, and the actor doing the turtles have similar heights to the nick Toon turtles. My bet, is that the movie turtles will be similar to the OotS/Nick turtles in more ways then just height between the brothers. All speculation of course, but the current status quo of the TMNT is the Nick cartoon.

[xChri5x]

It's not about using the same models, those are low-poly CG models made for a Video Game.

The designs on the other hand, is reusable to create CG models fit for Live-Action integration.

Seriously. Anyone with a working brain should know that. It's a high production blockbuster Hollywood movie, not The Incredible Bulk.

But the designs are completely different. How did this become a discussion about CGI quality?

[Filespit]

The designs of the turtles will have a major impact on my expectations of this movie, so I sure hope they come up with something good. Honestly though, I'd rather have an awesome movie with not-so-awesome-looking-turtles than a sucky movie with awesome-looking turtles, which at least to me seems like what we're getting.

[Candy Kappa]

But the designs are completely different. How did this become a discussion about CGI quality?

what designs? there are no movie designs out yet. It was a comment for donnyt2u's post and his posts topic, the use of the OotS CG models and that they aren't suited for Live-Action CG integration.

Which is true, the models are low-poly models.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_poly

But the designs used for OotS can be used for movie production, or designs that are similar, since the OotS designs are heavily modified Nick cartoon designs.

[chrisdude]

True, that's why my initial post was "If they look as good as Out of Shadows, I'll be very happy"

But, the OotS turtles is pretty huge themselves, and the actor doing the turtles have similar heights to the nick Toon turtles. My bet, is that the movie turtles will be similar to the OotS/Nick turtles in more ways then just height between the brothers. All speculation of course, but the current status quo of the TMNT is the Nick cartoon.That is the status quo. But it's possible that this could be like the first movie, where cartoon was largely ignored by filmmakers who just weren't watching it. And what they did do, like putting in 'cowabunga' and using the four bandana colors, they were told to do by the powers that be. (I'm not sure if it was Kevin Eastman on the Shellshocked podcast, or preview clips from the 'Turtle Power' documentary, where I heard all that.)
The fact that they're using OT stuff could point to the Nick series not being much of a reference. But, as you said, the turtle actors do very much seem to fit the Nick designs, so you could be totally right. I'm kind of just yapping, at this point.

[Bmaga123]

I am really hoping they have bigger heads then they do in the Nik cartoon and no nostils like in the new videogame.

[NYShell]

I just hope they look real and not too cartoonish. The OotS designs are good, but the hands and feet are too big/cartoonish. I think they need to be a bit more believable and grounded. Not to crazy about Raph's sais in this new movie. I don't like how they're not curved on the outside, and not long enough on the inside. The sais should like the ones in the first movie, or the Elektra movie. I don't like the color coded weapons and wrist/knee pads either. I have never been a fan of that in the Turtles franchise. It looks kind of cheesy to me. Can I get a witness?

[Candy Kappa]

or the Elektra movie.

So you want the Sai to look like glorified daggers and not like actual Sai?

[NYShell]

So you want the Sai to look like glorified daggers and not like actual Sai?

Im ONLY talking about the curvature. Nothing else. Just like in the 1st Turtles movie.

[cartoonistaaron]

I personally hope they go with something fairly traditional - I don't like the OotS designs. They look too creepy, and it's fine for a video game (that I'll never play), but for a mainstream movie I'd like to see more mainstream designs.

My guess is they don't want anything that will creep out the public, small children, etc. Something that looks like your basic Ninja Turtle with a few stylistic changes here and there. I think nostrils are too drastic a change from the "classic" look.

(Yeah, I know, the nostrils and reptilian features are "more realistic," but these are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I don't think realism is what people are looking for.)

[Koi]

Why not have a bigger bandanna? Just make it fall down on the turtle's snout more so one could see or even care if they had nostrils under the bandanna.

[Vivi]

I don't need nostrils, nor blackheads. Light something well enough and you can get away with murder.

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111108222607/transformers/images/4/4a/Dotm-optimusprime-poster.jpg

This is the Optimus Prime we got for the movies. I think this is about the level of faithfulness I'm expecting from this movie.

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/amazing-spider-man-2-garfield-jamie-foxx-4.jpg

If you're thinking they'll be as accurate to the source material as the suit from Amazing Spider-Man 2, you're most likely in for a rude awakening.

[chrisdude]

Seeing how Kevin Eastman and Alan Ritchson have both reported raving over the designs, I have to think there's some noteworthy change in their design.

EDIT____
Funny how The Amazing Spider-Man 1 tried something new with the costume, and now they're changing back. And The Avengers changed the Captain America costume, and now they're changing back for Cap 2.

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Seeing how Kevin Eastman and Alan Ritchson have both reported raving over the designs, I have to think there's some noteworthy change in their design.

EDIT____
Funny how The Amazing Spider-Man 1 tried something new with the costume, and now they're changing back. And The Avengers changed the Captain America costume, and now they're changing back for Cap 2.

I thought Cap's Avengers suit was pretty accurate to the comic books. Granted, he didn't have the pirate boots or the wings sticking out of the mask, but it was pretty faithful. This is his suit for Captain America 2.

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cap-costume.jpg

Either way, I'm VERRRRYYY curious as to what the Turtles will look like. Hopefully we'll see some pics sooner rather than later.

[chrisdude]

Well, that's what I mean. The Avengers strayed from the Captain America movie costume, and now they're shifting back for Cap 2.

[Shreddhead]

Honestly, ninja turtles is one of the few comic book "super heroes" costumes that can work in both comics and movies. Spiderman=doable. Captain America=Gimme a break, no one would ever take that getup seriously in real life. Turtles= so crazy it just might work...

[Candy Kappa]

Captain America's movie costume is more akin to the Ultimate Comics Cap, and he didn't have pirate boots or wings on his head.

As for Spider-Man, didn't the first costume get torn to shreds in the end by the Lizard, I liked the ASM costume, but I hope they'll have a new costume each time it gets ruined beyond simple repairs.

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Well, that's what I mean. The Avengers strayed from the Captain America movie costume, and now they're shifting back for Cap 2.

Huh? http://i.imgur.com/shpbE.jpg

How is that less comic accurate than the sequel costume?

[chrisdude]

Huh? http://i.imgur.com/shpbE.jpg

How is that less comic accurate than the sequel costume?I wasn't talking about the comics. I mean that the Captain America: The Winter Soldier costume is more like the Captain America: The First Avenger costume than the one from The Avengers was.

[Sanjuro]

The designs from that video game look terrible, but are from the Nickelodeon cartoon. I highly doubt they will be used for the film version.

[xChri5x]

Another thing that just dawned upon me.... how will they sit with shells that go that far down? (Let alone do a back kick) :ohwell:
http://i.imgur.com/UUjb7wp.jpg

[Bmaga123]

Another thing that just dawned upon me.... how will they sit with shells that go that far down? (Let alone do a back kick) :ohwell:
http://i.imgur.com/UUjb7wp.jpg

Good point :ohwell:

[The Stryker]

They probably won't use those size shells for fight scenes anyway. It's all up in the air.

[raphfan84]

They may have smaller shells for the fight scenes, kinda like in movie 1 they had fight scene turtles heads then the animatronic heads for non fights scenes.

[xChri5x]

But how do they poop?!

[NYShell]

I don't need nostrils, nor blackheads. Light something well enough and you can get away with murder.

Very true. I agree.

[Donatello19]

Another thing that just dawned upon me.... how will they sit with shells that go that far down? (Let alone do a back kick) :ohwell:
http://i.imgur.com/UUjb7wp.jpg

Just because the shells on the costumes are that big does NOT mean they'll be that big in the actual animation.

A more important question is why is there a Dora mascot in the background?

[chrisdude]

It does mean they're big when they're capturing the actual animation...

[saul]

I think I figured out why the shells are so large... if you've read the leaked script, they very often tuck into their shells and rocket into things like pinballs.

[chrisdude]

I think I figured out why the shells are so large... if you've read the leaked script, they very often tuck into their shells and rocket into things like pinballs.Don't you get my hopes up.

[xChri5x]

Making the shells smaller in post wouldn't make any sense. Why are they so big to begin with? Why give the actors that extra burden of hauling around a cumbersome dome on their back?

BAAAAAAAY!!!!

[Bob]

The shells will stay the same size, more than likely. It’s the actors who will be "blown up". The Turtles will be in proportion to the shells. Also, going by the leaked script, the shells are very powerful. Doesn't a truck rebound off one, or something?

[DonatelloNinja82]

I'm thinking they'll look along those lines too. The " Out Of The Shadows" look isn't really my preference but it is tolerable.

Agreed. Not my preferred look, but I can deal with the design for this game and it won't detur me from getting it. My boys and I are looking forward to this game!

Just because the shells on the costumes are that big does NOT mean they'll be that big in the actual animation.

A more important question is why is there a Dora mascot in the background?

Dora's in the movie, you didn't hear? :P

[the fixer]

Just because the shells on the costumes are that big does NOT mean they'll be that big in the actual animation.

Oooh I wouldn't want to put my money on that. They didn't make 'em that big just to pull a joke on Aquaman. ;)

I think I figured out why the shells are so large... if you've read the leaked script, they very often tuck into their shells and rocket into things like pinballs.

Well, this sounds plausible.
We may not like the size of the shell, but it does look like their entire body could fit in... Like... with a turtle.
It'd be an interesting take on humanoid Turtles indeed...

Dang, now I REALLY wanna see those designs...

[xChri5x]

Doesn't a truck rebound off one, or something?

That would be a ridiculous scene...

[Candy Kappa]

i can picture it, the truck bouncing cartoonishly off the turtle with a SPROING! sound

[Plasticplayhouse]

I'd be very pleased if we got something along the lines of OotS.

I like this image from the new trailer of out of the shadows…
http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/2084tmnt_x360_packshot_pegi.jpg?w=650&h=0&crop=1

a **** ton better than these images.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2013/03/tmntoutoftheshadows2.jpg
http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7894857/DonCasual.jpg


Personally I think the Fixer is right on the money with his comment and image correction in a different thread.
To illustrate what I was saying a few posts earlier, I made a (very) quick mock-up of what I personally think would improve the current Turtle faces. All I did was make the face a bit rounder (so that our pal Leo looks less reptilian) and remove the yellowness in the face that created un unnecessary beaky look.
I didn't even touch the nostrils.

Whattaya think... Would this be better or worse? :twink:

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s279/fixer79/LIQUIFIED_zpsb33719c0.jpg

I MUCH prefer his modified image to those I’ve seen of the game. I don’t care for the nostrils, but I care even less for those narrow multicolored faces. That tan nose/ mouth area is just too creepy looking.

[hoopsm22]

Do any of you think it's possible that we get a quick like 1 min trailer in the World War Z movie in June for the Turtles movie? I feel like they should have enough footage by then for at least a quick trailer. If not then, when do you think the 1st trailer will be released?

[chrisdude]

We'll get a teaser soon, I hope. Like you said, they've probably got a lot of footage. I don't know what the connection is World War Z, though.

[Bmaga123]

That modified head above looks so much better IMO.

[hoopsm22]

We'll get a teaser soon, I hope. Like you said, they've probably got a lot of footage. I don't know what the connection is World War Z, though.


I was thinking since World War Z is a paramount movie that maybe they would release a trailer during it but I could be wrong.

[TigerClaw]

I wouldn't be surprised if they released an announcement teaser trailer for the movie while its in production.

[xChri5x]

Way to early for a trailer. Probably around Christmas we'll get it.

[chrisdude]

Teaser trailers usually come out while the movie is in production. Full trailers often do.

[Bob]

My estimation is that we'll get a teaser trailer round about December.

[leolao]

they could show some teaser or trailer for the next San Diego Comic-con or not?

[The Stryker]

A teaser would be so stupid for this film.

You can get away with showing a logo and not much else with Superman, Batman or Spider-Man but this franchise can't really live on reputation alone seeing as it's shaky at best.

They need to show off something when they get around to it. If that means waiting longer, whatever.

[Slash32]

I saw some where on a site that they'll be showing a trailer at comic con on July 20th in hall h but not sure if its official

[Powder]

I saw some where on a site that they'll be showing a trailer at comic con on July 20th in hall h but not sure if its official

http://sdccblog.com/2013/04/sdcc2013-schedule/

"5:00pm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Those alien turtles are back! Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams bring us the first footage from his new TMNT motion picture. Will Donatello and April’s relationship survive the news that he is from another planet? Will their baby be more alien, turtle, or human? And, how can the turtles be mutants if they are aliens? Bring your questions and Michael Bay probably will not answer them!
Hall H"

...It was an April Fools article. :roll:

[Jester]

The inaccuracies in that, even as a joke, make my head hurt.

[chrisdude]

A teaser would be so stupid for this film.

You can get away with showing a logo and not much else with Superman, Batman or Spider-Man but this franchise can't really live on reputation alone seeing as it's shaky at best.

They need to show off something when they get around to it. If that means waiting longer, whatever.Um. Remember when the TMNT 2007 teaser was better than the movie? That was the sickest trailer of my life.

[The Stryker]

Um. Remember when the TMNT 2007 teaser was better than the movie? That was the sickest trailer of my life.

Well that's wonderful for you.

But I still say this movie needs to get the goods out there on display for the most part. If it's gonna be crazy, show that it's gonna be crazy.

[CyberCubed]

I just need to see the designs of the Turtles before I get interested in this movie.

Its obvious they're going to go for a realistic look, but how realistic remains to be seen. If they look like dinosaurs...god help me.

[The Stryker]

I just need to see the designs of the Turtles before I get interested in this movie.

Its obvious they're going to go for a realistic look, but how realistic remains to be seen. If they look like dinosaurs...god help me.

God help you....with what exactly?

Are you gonna die if they look ugly?

[CyberCubed]

I probably simply won't see the movie. I'm already not planning on playing the new videogame unless there are character skins to make them look like any other Turtles from the cartoons or comics.

[Cure]

God won't help you for that.

[DONATELLO DUZMACHINES]

I hope the design looks something like the work that Santalouco has been doing. I've never really been a fan of the overly muscular grown man body type that they would all share. This look seems to be heavily inspired by the design of the Nick version, which I like aside from the Rescue Hero feet that they have in the show.