Movie Web Article: Michael Bay's 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Are Actually Adults

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

http://www.movieweb.com/news/michael-bays-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-are-actually-adults?utm_cid=prod-email-topstories&utm_emailalert=daily&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HxlWsOoeBoLbHY

Remember when Michael Bay wanted to call the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot simply Ninja Turtles? Well, there was a reason for that. According to a new toy photo, which reveals the Evolution Figure pack, the four mutant brothers are no longer teens in this version of the story. They're actually young adults traversing the streets of New York City and its underground sewer system. How old are they? We don't quite know yet, but its likely that they are Megan Fox's contemporaries, which would place them at roughly 28 years old. Which in turtle years (they can live to be over a hundred years old)...Makes them infants?

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Leonardo, shown in the photo, is actually the oldest of the four brothers, with the unpictured Michelangelo being the youngest. In the comic books and cartoons it's believed that Leo is 16 while the other three turtles are 15. The Evolution figures show the teen turtles as quite juvenile. Its possible that they are tweens, between 11 and 12 years of age, while the Turtles we'll meet in the movie are between 18 and 19, still making them teens? This may not be revealed in the finished movie at all, but one thing is for certain from these latest photos, we'll definitely get a 'growing up' montage that features Raphael running around in his tighty whities. Michael Bay: 1. Fans: 0.

[xChri5x]

nitpick

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[RedRocBoy]

nitpick

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verb (used without object)
1.
to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
verb (used with object)
2.
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Yep! Here we go with this crap. So tired of the haters. :tmad::tmad::tmad::tmad:

[Puddinpop]

nitpick

nit·pick [nit-pik] Show IPA
verb (used without object)
1.
to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
verb (used with object)
2.
to criticize by focusing on inconsequential details.
noun
3.
a carping, petty criticism.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a nitpicker or nitpicking.

I like that definition... great choice xChri5x :smile:
This has been discussed over and over again in other threads like the "origin thread".. but lets make another thread for it lol..

Bc the purpose of this isn't obvious or anything :lol:

[Zulithe]

This article is making a lot of assumptions based on incomplete information.

The person writing this has no integrity.

[Dākunaito]

They don't really look like teenagers, but who's to say what a mutated teenage turtle would look like to begin with?

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I'll just post something that I posted a while ago

Maybe the 'Teen' figure means a young teen, which would still make the fully grown Turtles Teenagers, but possibly older than previous incarnations?

[Glados]

What? That's all just assumption based on the toys! Didn't Eastman JUST say in an interview that they are teenagers? I think someone in the toy production messed up and named the "kids"-version of the turtles "teenagers", cause those figures seriously look like children, not teens (in that case they must be very early teens) and now everyone on the Internet is flipping over it...

Edit: Aaand I skimmed over the "tighty-whities" comment, which is again an error, they're not underpants, but a shirt or something either hanging down or some garment he tied around his waist.

[Radical Raph]

Or that could be them as younger teenages (12-13) and now they're 16-18. Or maybe they are closer to adults, but the crux of the story is about them as teenagers.

[Candy Kappa]

a bit of an leap of conclusion, if the article writer only bases this off the Evolution three pack, sure they have quite a large build, but that doesn't mean they aren't within thee thirteen to nineteen years old.

[Dākunaito]

Or that could be them as younger teenages (12-13) and now they're 16-18. Or maybe they are closer to adults, but the crux of the story is about them as teenagers.

This is kind of what I was thinking, they're mutated so they probably develop at different rates.

[samxsteal]

What? That's all just assumption based on the toys! Didn't Eastman JUST say in an interview that they are teenagers? I think someone in the toy production messed up and named the "kids"-version of the turtles "teenagers", cause those figures seriously look like children, not teens (in that case they must be very early teens) and now everyone on the Internet is flipping over it...

Edit: Aaand I skimmed over the "tighty-whities" comment, which is again an error, they're not underpants, but a shirt or something either hanging down or some garment he tied around his waist.

yes I have heard this from Johnathan, Nemic, Eastman, and Even

[IndigoErth]

Honestly I've been making the adult assumption since the models went public, especially given that "teenage" was originally not in the title. Those models never looked like teens to me.. more like badly aged adults.. Can't say I'm surprised this has come up.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Edit: Aaand I skimmed over the "tighty-whities" comment, which is again an error, they're not underpants, but a shirt or something either hanging down or some garment he tied around his waist.

Because we know it's Mikey that has a pair of tighty whiteys. But "That, my friend....is a story for another time."

Honestly I've been making the adult assumption since the models went public, especially given that "teenage" was originally not in the title. Those models never looked like teens to me.. more like badly aged adults.. Can't say I'm surprised this has come up.

Have to say it wouldn't surprise me if they were meant to be adults based on dropping the "teenage" from the title originally, the old alien shtick, and that they seem to have kept the Green Door feel of them being built like NFL linebackers.

I doubt, however, there will be much emphasis on laying out their age and the article is right that one could argue they're "teenagers" for far longer than 18 years due to turtle lifespans. Their maturity could be teenager for 20-30 years despite their body's age.

[IndigoErth]

I doubt, however, there will be much emphasis on laying out their age and the article is right that one could argue they're "teenagers" for far longer than 18 years due to turtle lifespans. Their maturity could be teenager for 20-30 years despite their body's age.
True. Prob a pretty vague detail as far as the movie is concerned. But if they retain a longer lifespan and are teens longer than most... Poor Splinter. lol


Their maturity could be teenager for 20-30 years despite their body's age.
I've certainly seen some human equivalent with all the bickering and defensiveness over this film.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

True. Prob a pretty vague detail as far as the movie is concerned. But if they retain a longer lifespan and are teens longer than most... Poor Splinter. lol

It would explain why they kept the Teenage title for so long too! ;)

I've certainly seen some human equivalent with all the bickering and defensiveness over this film.

......NUH UUUUUH! ;)

[Puddinpop]

Honestly I've been making the adult assumption since the models went public, especially given that "teenage" was originally not in the title. Those models never looked like teens to me.. more like badly aged adults.. Can't say I'm surprised this has come up.

The guy that wrote that article is misinformed. They are teenagers.. in this movie.
Again... the title being just "Ninja Turtles" a looong time ago was a request by Paramount to make the title "simple". That's it.. I suspect that we will see the Turtles in their early years
12/13 years old.. but 18/19 years old will probably be their ages for the majority of the film.. They will be teenagers. The guy probably just saw the toy package and decided to write an article about " Michael Bays Turtles are Adults" without actually doing any research and it's ridiculous. Just another uninformed dude jumping on the internet hate wagon.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Just another uninformed dude jumping on the internet hate wagon.

Yeah, but you're pretty uninformed too. Paramount may have wanted the title shorter, yes, but it's also very possible that they dropped the 'Teenage' part for another reason (i.e., could they be adults?)

[samxsteal]

Yeah, but you're pretty uninformed too. Paramount may have wanted the title shorter, yes, but it's also very possible that they dropped the 'Teenage' part for another reason (i.e., could they be adults?)

Besides the fact that Johnathan, Nemic, Even, and Eastman all say they will be teens yup just another lie

[Puddinpop]

Yeah, but you're pretty uninformed too.

Don't.....make....me....laugh. Am I misinformed? Me and everyone else in this thread that agreed..? How can Bay and Paramount be uninformed? Sorry man.. I've been following this film religiously since Laird announced it back in 09. I've been in contact with a few folks involved. I don't just go posting things without doing my research. With Google being literally a finger swipe away there is no excuse. So.. trust me. I am well informed

M. Bay's exact words
Paramount marketing changed the name. They made the title simple.

So once again with the " they're lying to you" argument?

[IndigoErth]

*shrug* Doesn't really matter to me if they are or if they aren't. I kinda like the concept of them being portrayed as adults, and given the models it would reasonably fit it. But if they are still teens? *shrug (again)* Well kinda normal old news on this franchise, don't really care either way.

Boils down to just one more camp of complaint to add if people are going to act all up in arms over if they are or aren't. At this point I think most should have been able to find their own 'camp' by now... dear god what else could there be.

[Puddinpop]

*shrug* Doesn't really matter to me if they are or if they aren't. I kinda like the concept of them being portrayed as adults, and given the models it would reasonably fit it. But if they are still teens? *shrug (again)* Well kinda normal old news on this franchise, don't really care either way.

Boils down to just one more camp of complaint to add if people are going to act all up in arms over if they are or aren't. At this point I think most should have been able to find their own 'camp' by now... dear god what else could there be.

Well, I.......agree. It doesn't matter to me either.. It also surprises me what folks get upset over..

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Besides the fact that Johnathan, Nemic, Even, and Eastman all say they will be teens yup just another lie

Where was this said by all 4

[pdizzle]

This thread man......:ohwell:......what a waste of space in these forums...:roll: the drome is getting ridiculous and and yet the stoked crowd are plants.....seems to me that some of these nay sayers have other agendas other then to give thier honest opinions....its almost like marvel and disney got scared of the compition this movie would bring and have all these neggative ball bashing fuks to just storm these threads spearding not opinions....but hate....some people man.....:trolleye:

[Candy Kappa]

....its almost like marvel and disney got scared of the compition this movie would bring and have all these neggative ball bashing fuks to just storm these threads spearding not opinions....but hate....some people man.....:trolleye:

Oh no. My cover has been blown

http://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/6a00d8341c630a53ef01287698fbd2970c-300wi.jpg

[pdizzle]

Oh no. My cover has been blown

http://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/6a00d8341c630a53ef01287698fbd2970c-300wi.jpg

Wasnt really talking about you....besides theres a difference between disscussing something and shoving speculation and negativity down someones throat....but hey....you want in on it it fits your status anyway :o

[chrisdude]

What does this MovieWeb guy matter? He doesn't have special information. We saw the same toys. :ohwell:

[Candy Kappa]

So... This bit in the article bother me more then his "the turtle must adults, cause toys said so" theory. He muses that the turtles are around 28 (April's age) and that since turtles lives so long, by turtle years they must be infants.

Now, I'm sure it was just a attempt at a joke, since the idea of turtle years, dog years cow years are rather silly notions. And is mostly. Myth since breeds age differently.

But, using those ideas. Turtle years apparently is more or less the same as cat years, so using that context, the Turtles would be far from infants...

[Galactus]

Fans were never upset about the title change itself. After all as people have said many fans already abbreviate the title to "ninja turtles" anyway and it's a fine way to differentiate it from the previous movie series.

It wouldn't surprise me if that's what Michael Bay genuinely thinks as a lot of people involved in this movie just don't seem to "get" why fans are upset but his response to changing the title back did strike me as if he was deliberately avoiding talking about the real issue in order to trivialize it the whole mess.

It was never about the title change itself but the fact that it confirmed that they were planning to make the turtles aliens and that leaked script was indeed something they were working on.

(I honestly don't mind either title for this movie but it actually seems funny to me that after making such a fuss about changing it back they are still they're still trying to push their version with how they've designed the logo. It also worries me slightly what else they are trying to push from their original vision)

Besides the fact that Johnathan, Nemic, Even, and Eastman all say they will be teens yup just another lie

Well I personally believe that the turtles will be teenagers in the movie and that the toy packaging is just ill thought out so I probably shouldn't comment...but I can't help but point out that a lot of times you make claims about things people involved with movie have said and even link to it then I click on those same links it leads to an interview were the relevant person hasn't said anything close to what you claim.

Just sayin'

M. Bay's exact words


So once again with the " they're lying to you" argument?

Is this the same Michael Bay that claimed that the turtles were never supposed to be aliens and that script was not something Platinum Dunes was involved in? If so then he pretty much is a liar.

Again just sayin'

This thread man......:ohwell:......what a waste of space in these forums...:roll: the drome is getting ridiculous and and yet the stoked crowd are plants.....seems to me that some of these nay sayers have other agendas other then to give thier honest opinions....its almost like marvel and disney got scared of the compition this movie would bring and have all these neggative ball bashing fuks to just storm these threads spearding not opinions....but hate....some people man.....:trolleye:

Well some of the people that aren't thrilled about this movie and feel they should voice their complaints have been members here and have been posting here for years including myself?

Are you suggesting that Marvel and Disney has some kind of time machine and sent us years back in time to prepare for the great 2014 TMNT smear campaign? :lol:

[pennydreadful]

FWIW, I think that the Turtles will be teenagers in this movie - but if they weren't, it wouldn't phase me either way.

[Bry]

Are you suggesting that Marvel and Disney has some kind of time machine and sent us years back in time to prepare for the great 2014 TMNT smear campaign? :lol:

Ha ha ha, as if we've been lying in wait this whole time, waiting for our moment to strike! What a ridiculous notion.

http://s23.postimg.org/71c2wqhl7/hail_hydra_01.jpg

Hail Marvel.

[pdizzle]

Well some of the people that aren't thrilled about this movie and feel they should voice their complaints have been members here and have been posting here for years including myself?

Are you suggesting that Marvel and Disney has some kind of time machine and sent us years back in time to prepare for the great 2014 TMNT smear campaign? :lol:
geez....I specificly said some of the nay sayers not all. Im all for difference of opinion but this these forums are ridiculous...if you placed yourself in this catogory thats your problem bro....

Ha ha ha, as if we've been lying in wait this whole time, waiting for our moment to strike! What a ridiculous notion.

http://s23.postimg.org/71c2wqhl7/hail_hydra_01.jpg

Hail Marvel.

Just as ridiculos as the speculation of the positive people being from micheal bay and company or pd on here just to defend the movie?? And please dont act like this never happened....i guess it only works when your against this movie and think it has nothing possitive worth talking about....senitive senitive people...get over your selfs already

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

This thread man......:ohwell:......what a waste of space in these forums...:roll: the drome is getting ridiculous and and yet the stoked crowd are plants.....seems to me that some of these nay sayers have other agendas other then to give thier honest opinions....its almost like marvel and disney got scared of the compition this movie would bring and have all these neggative ball bashing fuks to just storm these threads spearding not opinions....but hate....some people man.....:trolleye:

someone has found me out..better call the boss mouse