Judith Hoag spotted on set of TMNT 2.

[graphic_content]

As we all know Judith Hoag played the original live action APRIL O'NEIL.

Her tweets as of late have been somewhat cryptic...but they allude to her

1) travelling to NYC (from LA)
2) doing a wardrobe fitting
3) and meeting 3 out of the 4 guys working on the same project

see for yourself...

http://i.imgur.com/UnQoADy.jpg

people keep asking her about it, but she's been very tight-lipped regarding details of this 'secret' project she is working on.

[Powder]

While I'm not psyched about them constantly adding more & more people, if you're gonna do it, this is how you do it. Neat. Love her.

[Autbot_Benz]

I say get rid of the Lingerie model and the NBA guys and give all their screen time to Hoag besides Hoag's screentime if this is legit.

[Sabacooza]

This is probably only a cameo but if not then get rid of someone else.

No more new cast members after this. It's already way too cluttered. Before it's all said and done, the TMNT will only have about 30 minutes of screen time In their own freakin' movie. :roll:

[IndigoErth]

Well that could be anything really, but if it is then that is awesome. :)

But the pizza reminds her of a guy she once knew? Yeah, that sounds suspicious. lol

[Darth Knuckles]

It would be so great to see Judith Hoag in another TMNT anything, let alone a movie. I hope she is indeed in it because I would love to see her in it. :tcool:

[TrickOrTreater]

I bet her cameo will be just as awesome as Kevin Eastman's was!

Right guys!

Right!

Haha!

[MsMarvelDuckie]

This is interesting, because ION was doing it's weekly matathon of Criminal Minds, which both she and Mae Whitman have done episodes of! Talk about a coincidence.....

[drewizzle88]

I would love to see her make an appearance, I hated that she wasn't in #2 or 3 as a kid. She has aged so well, she's stunning.

[pennydreadful]

I've got a better idea - fire Megan Fox and make Judith Hoag April again; it's something that would actually get my ass into a cinema seat.

[neatoman]

So is she going to be April's mom or something?

[zkarlette]

I thought the same thing. I really don't care what she plays, I would just love to see her back.

[Shark_Blade]

Hot April 1990 meets Hot April 2k16. :tlove:

[chrisdude]

Good find, Graphic. I'm putting notifications on her tweets. :lol:

[IndigoErth]

Was thinking both the same... April's mom or just replace Megan Fox. If only.

[Galactus]

I bet her cameo will be just as awesome as Kevin Eastman's was!

Just like Kevin Eastman's involvement it'll probably engender the same amount of an good will; none.

If Judith really is in the new movie then we certainly are getting quite a packed cast and I'm sure more to come and people are banking on more turtles in this movie.

[turtlefanforever]

JUDITH WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?! STAY AWAY!! STAY VERY VERY VERY FAR AWAY FROM THIS "movie"!!!!

IF you wouldn't join tmnt 2 or 3 you sure as hell shouldn't sign onto this thing. Keep your name synonmous with the BEST film of the franchise.

[TigerClaw]

Judith Hoag Favorited a tweet I made about her possibly being in TMNT 2.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Judith Hoag Favorited a tweet I made about her possibly being in TMNT 2.

She must think you're so clever for "figuring out" what her next big project is. :P

[Leo656]

Those are some heavy-handed "hints", that's for sure.

To be fair to Judith, although I'm well aware she's indeed been "doing stuff", to most people, they only know her from TMNT and that's all. So, from her perspective, there's no better time to get her name and face out there again in front of her biggest "audience". She most likely saw how much money the first one made and wished she'd done that one, so she probably campaigned for a spot in this one. And since the first movie turned off a lot of the old-school fans, the producers probably see her as a good nostalgia gimmick to get some of those fans to reinvest in the movie.

It'll probably be, like, a minute or two of screen time, but since we're already talking about it, it did the job.

[NYShell]

I bet her cameo will be just as awesome as Kevin Eastman's was!

Right guys!

Right!

Haha!

Lol... i hope she really is in the movie

[Warhorse]

Not shocking though, considering she was in Michael Bay's Armageddon.

[TrickOrTreater]

Just like Kevin Eastman's involvement it'll probably engender the same amount of an good will; none.

If Judith really is in the new movie then we certainly are getting quite a packed cast and I'm sure more to come and people are banking on more turtles in this movie.

No but it's totally okay this time! Because apparently the Turtles might be in the very beginning of the movie!


...


This is how low the bar has been set. We're excited that the Turtles will be in the very first few minutes of their own movie.

And people actually paid money to see the first movie. And then bought the DVD after that.

The human mind is a fascinating thing.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Not shocking though, considering she was in Michael Bay's Armageddon.

forgot about that

[Jester]

Not shocking though, considering she was in Michael Bay's Armageddon.
Actually... (http://www.imdb.com/search/title?roles=nm0387432,nm0000881&title_type=feature,tv_episode,video,tv_movie,tv_sp ecial,mini_series,documentary,game,short,unknown)

[Leo656]

Skimming her wikipedia page, she seems like the type who'll pretty much take anything. :lol:

I've apparently seen her cameo in a bunch of stuff where I didn't know it was her. Like the newest Nightmare on Elm Street. Weird.

[bushido]

Not shocking though, considering she was in Michael Bay's Armageddon.

Like James Saito was in Pearl Harbor...

[Darth Knuckles]

Yeah I remember seeing the 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street and during the movie I said "That's April O'Neil!" :tsmile:

[Shark_Blade]

Oh so she has appeared in other Bay films....

So her chance of appearing in Turtles 2 is very, very high. Great! :D

[graphic_content]

This pretty much confirms it...


http://i.imgur.com/6jXnBya.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GYVwZAi.jpg

[TigerClaw]

This pretty much confirms it...


http://i.imgur.com/6jXnBya.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GYVwZAi.jpg
This is huge news for fans of the original.

[bushido]

This is huge news for fans of the original.

Where is Elias Koteas now ?

[graphic_content]

Where is Elias Koteas now ?

If he cameo'd as Casey's father, I would lose it. (in a good way)

[chrisdude]

Veteran reporter, perhaps? Pretty awesome.

[turtlefanforever]

This is huge news for fans of the original.

So we are aware they're ruining her career too?

[IndigoErth]

:tsmile: Well that was quick confirmation.

I'm sure adding any TMNT veterans might only create an illusion of hope, but awesome if they can get some involved. (No cameo for Ice yet? Like that isn't going to happen sooner or later. lol)

[graphic_content]

(No cameo for Ice yet? Like that isn't going to happen sooner or later. lol)

He's too busy filming Mac n Cheese commercials. :D

[TigerClaw]

More shots of Judith Hoag on the set.

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-set-photos/tmntsetphotos0001.jpg

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-set-photos/tmntsetphotos0002.jpg

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http://cdn2-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-set-photos/tmntsetphotos0006.jpg

[IndigoErth]

He's too busy filming Mac n Cheese commercials. :D
True, very true... lol


(Am I the only one that looked at her dress and quickly though "it's gray and black"? lol Just made me think of that argued over dress for some reason. heh)

[Autbot_Benz]

They should bring in Elias Koteas to play Casey's Father.

[neatoman]

They should bring in Elias Koteas to play Casey's Father.

No, it should be Schwarzenegger.

[bushido]

No, it should be Schwarzenegger.

Et tu Casey ?

[Autbot_Benz]

So we are aware they're ruining her career too?

this isn't ruining her career she mostly known as April so it makes sense to be in this.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

Since there will probably be four or five of these movies like they did with Transformers, I WOULD like to see Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, and the guy who was in the taxi in the first movie (who was also Raphael's body and voice actor) all be in future movies.

[plastroncafe]

Holy Crap!
The return of Ms Hoag! Something I'm actually interested in seeing!
Someone check the weather in Hell, make sure it's not snowing.

[Vicky82]

Since there will probably be four or five of these movies like they did with Transformers, I WOULD like to see Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, and the guy who was in the taxi in the first movie (who was also Raphael's body and voice actor) all be in future movies.

Maybe they should get Robbie Rist and Corey Feldman to have cameos too :D

[plastroncafe]

Ain't It Cool News has a page about this today:

New Pics From The NINJA TURTLES Sequel Shoot Reveal… (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/71459?utm_source=full-feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=coolnews&utm_campaign=1310_RSS&hootPostID=d464cebd757bdbcc9e37bebe95693707)

With a nice new pic too:
Scratch that, it's just a different cut of a previously posted pic.

[TrickOrTreater]

http://i.imgur.com/6jXnBya.jpg

Megan can you get the hell out of the way please? I can't see Judith completely.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

They should bring in Elias Koteas to play Casey's Father.

nah man it should be an uncle or cop....i like Elias to much to have to want to hate his character since casey father is usually made a drunk...know what i mean

[Autbot_Benz]

nah man it should be an uncle or cop....i like Elias to much to have to want to hate his character since casey father is usually made a drunk...know what i mean

fine by me just get him in one of these movies

[Galactus]

Honestly I couldn't care less if Judith Hoag is in this.

It's clear her casting is purely to manufacture some goodwill in a movie series that is desperately in need of some. She's the best live action April we've had but her being in this is by no means indicative of a turn in quality afterall actors have to take anything they can get until they make it big.

These kind of things are neat but wont sway anyone anymore than Kevin Eastman's continued endoresements or their cutsey references to previous versions so blatant you expect the actors to wink at the camera all the while actually ignoring the story and characters we want to see.

So we've got Vern, Carmello Anthony, Alessandra Ambrosio, Laura Linney's character and a cameo from assorted NBA players all in a movie in which the biggest complaint about it's predecessor was the focus on anything but TMNT related stuff. Anyone else think they are just making things worse?

[graphic_content]

So we've got Vern, Carmello Anthony, Alessandra Ambrosio, Laura Linney's character and a cameo from assorted NBA players all in a movie in which the biggest complaint about it's predecessor was the focus on anything but TMNT related stuff. Anyone else think they are just making things worse?

im with you on this part...Vern, ill take, but the rest of them?! what were they producers thinking adding MORE humans to this movie.

if they think adding ball players, models, and Laura Linney was gonna draw a bigger audience to a TURTLE movie...they need to reconsider their business model.

who goes to a TMNT movie to see Laura Linney? Ball Players? ... show me that target demographic, please enlighten me.

[plastroncafe]

The people behind this movie know they've got their target demographic in the bag, what they're trying to do is diversify that demographic.

[IndigoErth]

Not to mention the creators of it clearly must not have an ounce of any ability to feel that they or the audience can relate to the Turtles.

Cripe, they have actual actors on set seen and portraying them, that should make it that much easier to shoot it in a way that you're treating the Turtles like people and the stars of it via their actors. But no.

"We don't understand the subjects, so just load it up with other stuff we do understand."

[Galactus]

im with you on this part...Vern, ill take, but the rest of them?! what were they producers thinking adding MORE humans to this movie.

if they think adding ball players, models, and Laura Linney was gonna draw a bigger audience to a TURTLE movie...they need to reconsider their business model.

who goes to a TMNT movie to see Laura Linney? Ball Players? ... show me that target demographic, please enlighten me.

To be honest under normal circumstances I'd be curious about someone like Laura Linney in a movie like this.

Having Judith Hoag in there is wise in the sense that at least some people remember and like her portrayal of April in the classic movie will be more willing to give the sequel the benefit of the doubt and think "well gee if the first April likes it must be good". Sadly for them I don't think there's enough of those kind of people to make a difference but like Linney's casting I wouldn't necessarily see it as something negative in itself.

The problem is since the last movie which not only the had the turtles and Splinter but also Shredder vying for screentime and Karai reduced to a background character even having Megan Fox pretty much the focus even when they were around then it's very bad omen to have the sequel overloaded with so many other characters and stories particularly as they've set themselves to accomplish more storywise than the first.

Really if you think about last years movie only needed to have an origin for the turtles and Splinter, meet April and have some conflict with Shredder. Anything else of just extra and yet it was those extras that took priority and shortchanged what people wanted to see.

This year we need an origin for Casey, establish a connection between him and the main cast, Baxter Stockman, an origin and conflict with Bebop and Rocksteady and some kind of Shredder conflict...and that's before getting into fans hopes they'll somehow correct that origin but even now we've got even more extras that seem to be priority over the stuff we need to see.

You're right that it isn't a good business model for the long term. Last years movie was successful but not successful (or liked) enough for them to coast on the idea that they'll get better as the go. There's a lot of fans that didn't really care for it but still defend the Platinum Dunes movie in the belief there was enough there to improve. If the sequel falls into the same pitfalls then I think that faith will waver.

[NYShell]

Even though my expectations are even lower after seeing the first one, I can't wait to see Judith Hoag in this flick. It's kind of hitting me that she'll now have had 2 roles in the TMNT universe.

[Andrew NDB]

"Half Shell"? This should be sutitled: "TMNT: Placate Fans." Because doing crap like putting 1985 on a license plate and giving Judith Hoag a walk-on cameo means anything in a film with no script that's some kind of toy-driven hyper-realization of all the horrors of the Fred Wolf show.

[TrickOrTreater]

Honestly I couldn't care less if Judith Hoag is in this.

It's clear her casting is purely to manufacture some goodwill in a movie series that is desperately in need of some. She's the best live action April we've had but her being in this is by no means indicative of a turn in quality afterall actors have to take anything they can get until they make it big.

These kind of things are neat but wont sway anyone anymore than Kevin Eastman's continued endoresements or their cutsey references to previous versions so blatant you expect the actors to wink at the camera all the while actually ignoring the story and characters we want to see.

So we've got Vern, Carmello Anthony, Alessandra Ambrosio, Laura Linney's character and a cameo from assorted NBA players all in a movie in which the biggest complaint about it's predecessor was the focus on anything but TMNT related stuff. Anyone else think they are just making things worse?

Having Judith Hoag in there is wise in the sense that at least some people remember and like her portrayal of April in the classic movie will be more willing to give the sequel the benefit of the doubt and think "well gee if the first April likes it must be good". Sadly for them I don't think there's enough of those kind of people to make a difference but like Linney's casting I wouldn't necessarily see it as something negative in itself.

"Half Shell"? This should be sutitled: "TMNT: Placate Fans." Because doing crap like putting 1985 on a license plate and giving Judith Hoag a walk-on cameo means anything in a film with no script that's some kind of toy-driven hyper-realization of all the horrors of the Fred Wolf show.

No yeah that's pretty much exactly what they're doing. 100% without a doubt. It's just more bullsh*t pandering that the hacks behind this movie can point to and say "see!? we care about you f*cking nerds!! We put the original movie April into a scene or two, and Bebop and Rocksteady, and Foot clan that kinda look like Foot ninjas!! Now enjoy more Megan Fox and Will Arnett staring at her ass! Oh and the good-looking dude from Arrow and some model are in it too! Look Megan Fox in a blonde school girl costume! *waves hands fast*"

But...then I saw Judith in that suit in that one picture and...some of those feelings just kinda went away for a minute. And it was nice.

But then reality came back and I want to beat this movie to death with a shovel.

[THGhost]

Yep, confirmed. More pics (large):

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-set-photos/tmntsetphotos0001.jpg

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-set-photos/tmntsetphotos0002.jpg

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-set-photos/tmntsetphotos0004.jpg

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[Jester]

Just keeps getting more beautiful with age.

[oldmanwinters]

Just keeps getting more beautiful with age.

That she does!

I can't help but hope that maybe she's a creative consultant for Megan Fox's performance. :tlol:

[pennydreadful]

I was going to say - for a brief second, I considered relaxing my "no way in hell am I sitting through this" stance just to watch Judith out-shine Megan Fox's "acting".

But then I realized it would just depress me.

Seriously though - Judith f*cking repreSENTS, yo. She could eat that little plastic twig Fox for breakfast, and she's freaking gorgeous. They should have re-cast her as April in the first place - I don't see why we can't have an older April. They're so intent on changing things up in this movie series anyway - but noooo, gotta bank on FHM-style sex appeal so the Bayfans will fork out money to pop a chubster. :trolleye:

[CyberCubed]

She looks pretty old now, how old is she? I realize this is literally 25 years after the first TMNT movie...

[Jester]

@Penny - "My shell is tightening!"

@Cubed - She's 46 man.

[TigerClaw]

Imagine a scene of the Turtles watching a news broadcast with April in it, And then seeing her interviewing Judith Hoag's character, And then Mikey is like. "Am I seeing double? Which ones April?"

[CyberCubed]

@Cubed - She's 46 man.

She's only 46? Surprising, I thought she was in her late 50's by the pictures.

[IndigoErth]

It would have been so awesome had they brought her in as April, labeled the Turtles as adults (while leaving exact act unknown and up to interpretation), and just made it out like it was many years later after the original films.


I wonder if having the original April there is a little intimidating for Fox. (Wonder if Fox has the humility to be at least slightly intimidated.)



She's 46?? Wow, she was rather young in the original film then, more than I'd have thought.

[syk_skillz]

Yea she was 20-21 when she filmed the original movie I think. She looks even better with age and I never was a fan of the big hair she had in first movie although I realize it was still the style at the time.

[Shark_Blade]

This pretty much confirms it...


http://i.imgur.com/6jXnBya.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GYVwZAi.jpg

Omg wow!!! Both Aprils in one shot! :o:teek:
This is gonna be EPIC!!! :tlove:

[THGhost]

Not to jinx things, but this movie keeps looking better and better. I really hope it improves over the first one, it has so much potential to be better.

[Galactus]

Not to jinx things, but this movie keeps looking better and better. I really hope it improves over the first one, it has so much potential to be better.

It wouldn't be hard to improve on the 2014 movie but that's a far cry from being actually good.

Still even if it somehow pulled it off I think it would take some doing for the previous movie not to be the elephant in the room. These are still going to be the turtles that learned ninjutsu from a book.

[Shark_Blade]

And a rat mimicking his human to be a ninja master isn't any less dumb?

[plastroncafe]

That as least has canon to back it up.

[Shark_Blade]

Canon doesn't necessarily means it's good either. OT, 2k12 and IDW origin works better in comparison imo.

But yeah back to Judith.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

remember guys...old is bad only new is good..right shark

[Galactus]

And a rat mimicking his human to be a ninja master isn't any less dumb?

Yes...relatively speaking it is.

The movie origin also robs Splinter of any connection with Yoshi and thus any personal connection the characters have with their primary villain.

[Shark_Blade]

That connection could be explained in the sequel perhaps. Much like the ooze was explored more in Secret of the Ooze.

I hope they go the reincarnation route like in IDW. I tend to have that at the back of my kind ever since I saw that "April had pet turtles in a lab" scene in the movie. :trazz: Hmm how similar...interesting.

[IndigoErth]

I still wish they'd have just made Yoshi a guy working in the lab (who is also a ninjutsu expert), is the one that burned the place down, and became Splinter... it would have been so simple. And at least gets those needed ties and rivalry, if in a different way and reason.

But no... lab animals and book because less creative is better.

[Jester]

And a rat mimicking his human to be a ninja master isn't any less dumb?
Yea! No one ever learned martial arts by following the moments of someone else.....


OHHHHH!!!

[Shark_Blade]

Yea! No one ever learned martial arts by following the moments of someone else.....


OHHHHH!!!

By that logic, I'm gonna have my cat mimick me twerking so she can be a dance master.

[TigerClaw]

Yea! No one ever learned martial arts by following the moments of someone else.....


OHHHHH!!!
Unless they have photographic reflexes.

[Galactus]

That connection could be explained in the sequel perhaps. Much like the ooze was explored more in Secret of the Ooze.

I hope they go the reincarnation route like in IDW. I tend to have that at the back of my kind ever since I saw that "April had pet turtles in a lab" scene in the movie. :trazz: Hmm how similar...interesting.

That's a big ask to fit into a movie which is giving an origin to Casey as well as setting up he meets April and the turtles, a storyline for Baxter Stockman, Bebop and Rocksteady, some evil plan for the Shredder etc. Not to mention a sexy costume party, an NBA game, whatever Alessandra Ambrosio, Carmello Anthony and Laura Linney are doing and some news segments with Judith Hoag. Wow this better be one long movie to do all of these things justice and you're betting we'll get an expanded origin? You think they'll spend a good portion in flashbacks to ancient Japan?

Even a more classic straightforward origin seems difficult to work in. The origin that Splinter happened to find a book on ninjutsu when the enemies he would face are ninjas is already a divisive point, it would somewhat strain credibility to attach some connection to Yoshi given what they've established. He was Yoshi's pet that somehow ended up in the lab of a man who works for the guy who killed his owner?

"similar...interesting? Perhaps I'd argue similar...coincidental. Baring in mind that the turtles mutated in a lab idea has been pitched repeatedly for years prior and from Leibesman's i09 interview it sounds as if he only learned about the IDW origin late on, noticed the similarity and went with it (sorta).

If they thought a Yoshi connection was "too complex" for the first they aint going to put it in this one. Then again it strikes me that people were convinced the we'd get it in the first regardless of what Leibesman said but hey if it's not in this sequel there's always the third or fourth.

[TrickOrTreater]

Not to jinx things, but this movie keeps looking better and better. I really hope it improves over the first one, it has so much potential to be better.

Because Judith Hoag has a cameo in it?

Kevin Eastman had a cameo in the first one too. Literally the co-creator of the Turtles.

Not only did they cut it out, the movie still sucked.

What, in your opinion, makes this movie look better and better?

[Darth Knuckles]

I just think it's really cool to see Judith Hoag back in another TMNT movie. I'm really excited for her and to see what part she plays in it. I can't wait to see it.

[Gunpowder]

Those are some heavy-handed "hints", that's for sure.

To be fair to Judith, although I'm well aware she's indeed been "doing stuff", to most people, they only know her from TMNT and that's all. So, from her perspective, there's no better time to get her name and face out there again in front of her biggest "audience". She most likely saw how much money the first one made and wished she'd done that one, so she probably campaigned for a spot in this one. And since the first movie turned off a lot of the old-school fans, the producers probably see her as a good nostalgia gimmick to get some of those fans to reinvest in the movie.

It'll probably be, like, a minute or two of screen time, but since we're already talking about it, it did the job.

Couldn't have said it better myself. That said, I'm still looking forward to seeing her...call me a sucker. :lol:

Imagine a scene of the Turtles watching a news broadcast with April in it, And then seeing her interviewing Judith Hoag's character, And then Mikey is like. "Am I seeing double? Which ones April?"

I can already see that happening, and immediately upon seeing pictures with both of them, a line similar to that one popped into my head.

Not to jinx things, but this movie keeps looking better and better. I really hope it improves over the first one, it has so much potential to be better.

Because Judith Hoag has a cameo in it?

Kevin Eastman had a cameo in the first one too. Literally the co-creator of the Turtles.

Not only did they cut it out, the movie still sucked.

What, in your opinion, makes this movie look better and better?

Dude, relax. :tlol: It's perfectly okay for people to be hopeful.

To be fair, this is the first news I've seen about this film that makes me actually want to see it; but I highly doubt that they'll be pitching Hoag's scenes, considering she's among the only gimmicks they have to draw in old-schoolers who hated the 2014 one.

[Wolfie65]

Will she be playing April's mother?
'Now, dear, you know there are no such things as talking turtles. And why won't you go out with that nice cardiologist I've introduced you to? He's been asking about you....'
This is starting to sound more & more like Harry Potter nos. 4-6, where they also tried to stuff 700+ pages of book into barely 2 hours of movie, which doesn't work unless you really take the hatchet to the story - which they did.
How anyone who hasn't read the books can follow the action in those movies, I'll never know.

[Gunpowder]

Will she be playing April's mother?
'Now, dear, you know there are no such things as talking turtles. And why won't you go out with that nice cardiologist I've introduced you to? He's been asking about you....'

I sincerely hope they don't keep milking that "April tries to prove she isn't crazy" thing...it's been done so many times. We all know she isn't crazy, and we all know that no one will believe her about it unless they see it for themselves. So it's a pointless scenario to tackle.

[TigerClaw]

This is interesting, I just read something about why she was replaced by Paige Turco in the other two TMNT movies, Apparently she was complaining about the 1st film being violent, And its the reason why she got replaced.
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/megan-fox-judith-hoag-april-oneil-tmnt-2-118742532422.html
Variety caught up with Hoag last August, as the first installment of the rebooted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was hitting theaters. The actress, who can currently be seen on ABC’s TV hit Nashville, talked about being replaced (by Paige Turco) in two sequels that spawned from the original '90 film. She believes it’s because she complained about the film’s violence. “Everybody was beating everybody up,” she said. “I thought the movie suffered because of that. It was something I spoke to the producers about, I think they thought I was too demanding, and moved on.”

Hoag didn’t seem the least bit bitter: “I will see it out of curiosity,” she said of 2014’s relaunch, which, like the 1990 version, became a major box-office hit, racking up almost $200 million in the U.S. alone. “You want the franchise to keep going forward and do well.”
The fact she thought the 1990 film was violent, would rub some people the wrong way, Considering she was the original April in that film.

[Leo656]

Characters in a movie with "Ninja" in the title, beating each other up. The horror. :lol:

Goes to show you that someone can be good at playing a role, and still know nothing at all about what is best for the franchise in the long run.

[TigerClaw]

Characters in a movie with "Ninja" in the title, beating each other up. The horror. :lol:

Goes to show you that someone can be good at playing a role, and still know nothing at all about what is best for the franchise in the long run.
To some, It's just an acting gig, And they don't care if they know about it or not.

At least Megan Fox cares, I mean she wanted to be in this thing, since she was a fan, Despite all the hate she gets by some fans, But see seems very passionate about it.

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

And a rat mimicking his human to be a ninja master isn't any less dumb?

This I can agree with. No matter which version of TMNT you're talking about, the rat origin is just plain stupid!

I'm betting on Hoag playing another reporter, too! And even after all these years, she still looks GREAT!

[TigerClaw]

This I can agree with. No matter which version of TMNT you're talking about, the rat origin is just plain stupid!

I'm betting on Hoag playing another reporter, too! And even after all these years, she still looks GREAT!
There are two possibilities, Shes either a rival reporter, or April's new Boss at Channel 6.

[TigerClaw]

Check it out.

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/megan-fox-judith-hoag-april-oneil-tmnt-2-118742532422.html
Actually, I already linked to that article.

[TigerClaw]

I wonder what's going on here, Could the two characters be family, Or just friends?

http://40.media.tumblr.com/6448dc719f1a83183bceebd4308c6f7d/tumblr_no8esxFZjo1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

[turtlefanforever]

this isn't ruining her career she mostly known as April so it makes sense to be in this.

She's mostly know for the GOOD movie. Now her names gonna be attached to this trash

[turtlefanforever]

I wonder what's going on here, Could the two characters be family, Or just friends?

http://40.media.tumblr.com/6448dc719f1a83183bceebd4308c6f7d/tumblr_no8esxFZjo1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

why limit it to just those two? are you really that opposed to someone possibly being a lesbian that you wouldn't even list it as an option? It's probably not, but pretty homophobic to completely rule it out like "no that could never be"

[neatoman]

I wonder what's going on here, Could the two characters be family, Or just friends?

http://40.media.tumblr.com/6448dc719f1a83183bceebd4308c6f7d/tumblr_no8esxFZjo1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

No what's going there is far more sinister, clearly what happened was that April losing her job made her so desperate she became the trophy wife of that woman. I know this because reasons I refuse source and if you're calling me a liar I will have to abuse the "NO U!" meme.

[TigerClaw]

why limit it to just those two? are you really that opposed to someone possibly being a lesbian that you wouldn't even list it as an option? It's probably not, but pretty homophobic to completely rule it out like "no that could never be"
I saw it posted here.
http://meganfox86.tumblr.com/post/118770356733/could-megan-and-judiths-characters-be-family-or

So the two characters know each other, Either she's a member of April's family, or a colleague at Channel 6 she is friends with, Given the friendly kiss on the side.

[bushido]

I wonder what's going on here, Could the two characters be family, Or just friends?

http://40.media.tumblr.com/6448dc719f1a83183bceebd4308c6f7d/tumblr_no8esxFZjo1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

http://www.google.fr/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20141104032750/degrassi/images/9/9a/Fap-now-kiss-l.png&sa=X&ei=NjxSVc3zOcH4UPj4gKAK&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNHYP9a4zytn9OhfVfgBM7AvDWjdEA

[IndigoErth]

They should make her April's highly opinionated, critical news anchor aunt - whom April has aspired to be like - who pulled some strings to get April her job back and took it upon herself to be there to mentor her to make sure little April doesn't screw it up this time. :trazz:

[Galactus]

To be fair not only has their been several contradictory reasons put out there why Judith was replaced for Secret of the Ooze some from Judith herself.

Didn't she long say it was comments about how the studio's cuts had "gutted" the movie that there was more character building and more spiritual stuff in the movie.

The whole idea that she found it too violent is a new one though and you have to wonder if she had a problem with that what she thinks of last year's movie given that it had toothless but more overt violence. Maybe that will be gone in the sequel snd she's just towing the current party line of that it's "for kids".

[TigerClaw]

They should make her April's highly opinionated, critical news anchor aunt - whom April has aspired to be like - who pulled some strings to get April her job back and took it upon herself to be there to mentor her to make sure little April doesn't screw it up this time. :trazz:
That seems like a good idea, I remember April having an Aunt in the original series, who was a private detective.

[Darth Knuckles]

That seems like a good idea, I remember April having an Aunt in the original series, who was a private detective.

Oh yeah, Aunt Agatha "Aggie" Marbles from the Original Cartoon. :tcool:

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

By that logic, I'm gonna have my cat mimick me twerking so she can be a dance master.

Unless they have photographic reflexes.

you guys both realize...STUDENTS mimic their TEACHERS in real life to learn these movements


this franchise just put a twist on it


i will never understand this now "all past turtles ideas are stupid in favor of the new "

[Warhorse]

Actually... (http://www.imdb.com/search/title?roles=nm0387432,nm0000881&title_type=feature,tv_episode,video,tv_movie,tv_sp ecial,mini_series,documentary,game,short,unknown)

Well, I just picked Armageddon, considering she isn't the only TMNT/Michael Bay related actor/actress to have been in that movie.

http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1998_Armageddon/998AMG_William_Fichtner_001.jpg

:tsmile: Well that was quick confirmation.

I'm sure adding any TMNT veterans might only create an illusion of hope, but awesome if they can get some involved. (No cameo for Ice yet? Like that isn't going to happen sooner or later. lol)

Probably not. He was convicted of some sort of theft down here in Florida, and I think he needs to do some sort of community service or some junk like that.

And a rat mimicking his human to be a ninja master isn't any less dumb?

Both versions are kind of dumb. It's the one big change Fred Wolf did that I thought made sense, making Yoshi and Splinter the one and the same.

[THGhost]

Dude, relax. :tlol: It's perfectly okay for people to be hopeful.

Yep. Some of the people here really needs to loosen up. :P

It wouldn't be hard to improve on the 2014 movie but that's a far cry from being actually good.

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/287/278/3e5.jpg

Both versions are kind of dumb. It's the one big change Fred Wolf did that I thought made sense, making Yoshi and Splinter the one and the same.

It made it easier for kids to follow. I appreciated the change.

[turtlefanforever]

I saw it posted here.
http://meganfox86.tumblr.com/post/118770356733/could-megan-and-judiths-characters-be-family-or

So the two characters know each other, Either she's a member of April's family, or a colleague at Channel 6 she is friends with, Given the friendly kiss on the side.

So two lesbians can't greet each other with a "friendly" kiss on the cheek? Megan fox's character surprising enough has no obvious male significant other, she lives with another female, and now she's out having what appears to be coffee with another woman clearly smiling and enjoying it.

I'm not saying it means she's a lesbian but the fact that you're so against it and dead set that it's "just a friendly kiss" She HAS to be family or friend. it's completely homophobic.

[TigerClaw]

So two lesbians can't greet each other with a "friendly" kiss on the cheek? Megan fox's character surprising enough has no obvious male significant other, she lives with another female, and now she's out having what appears to be coffee with another woman clearly smiling and enjoying it.

I'm not saying it means she's a lesbian but the fact that you're so against it and dead set that it's "just a friendly kiss" She HAS to be family or friend. it's completely homophobic.
I don't know what your big deal is, But I never said anything about being against it, I'm just wondering if the two characters are related, or just friends, I'm just going by what the site said.

Anyways, Let's get back on topic about Judith Hoag.

[THGhost]

Let's get back on topic about...

This forum in a nutshell. :roll:

She'll probably be a friend of April's, a relative or just someone she looks up to; another journalist.

[mexichrist83]

I wonder what's going on here, Could the two characters be family, Or just friends?

http://40.media.tumblr.com/6448dc719f1a83183bceebd4308c6f7d/tumblr_no8esxFZjo1rsah24o1_1280.jpg

You do realize that just because a picture from the set exists it doesn't exactly mean that it is a shot from a scene in the movie right? This moment could just be a pic snapped during a non filming period.

[IndigoErth]

You do realize that just because a picture from the set exists it doesn't exactly mean that it is a shot from a scene in the movie right? This moment could just be a pic snapped during a non filming period.
This and was thinking the same. Like last time, it's hard to tell what is movie related and what is people just being themselves between takes. Although it's a plus imo, it helps blur the speculation game.

[TigerClaw]

This forum in a nutshell. :roll:

She'll probably be a friend of April's, a relative or just someone she looks up to; another journalist.
True that, Hard to stay on topic when people takes some things personally.

Laura Linney is playing a detective in the movie, So we can leave her being April's Mom out.

So Judith could be a rival reporter, April's Boss, Given her attire, Which looks business like.

[THGhost]

True that, Hard to stay on topic when people takes some things personally.

I second that!

...April's Boss, Given her attire, Which looks business like.

No more Whoopie Goldberg, thank God. Sure, I love her work. But she shouldn't have been cast in TMNT. :P

[TigerClaw]

I second that!



No more Whoopie Goldberg, thank God. Sure, I love her work. But she shouldn't have been cast in TMNT. :P
Yeah, Whoopie Goldberg's character was so dismissive with April, Not even giving her a chance, If Judith Hoag is the new boss, She would probably allow April do what she wants, and be an actual reporter.

[Powder]

Oh please, nobody would believe her. "THERE'S GIANT CREATURES FIGHTING CRIME, AS PROOF, HERE'S A PHOTO OF SOME GRAFFITI!" Doesn't make Burnadette an unreasonable person.

[Shark_Blade]

I think Judith is a rival reporter.

[TrickOrTreater]

Oh please, nobody would believe her. "THERE'S GIANT CREATURES FIGHTING CRIME, AS PROOF, HERE'S A PHOTO OF SOME GRAFFITI!" Doesn't make Burnadette an unreasonable person.

It's really entertaining to watch some people try to patch up this movie's plot holes and ridiculous logic in really poor ways.

[TigerClaw]

I think Judith is a rival reporter.
What if she's a rival reporter, But isn't April's antagonist, But rather, someone giving her some advice since she's a veteran.

Besides, the two were scene filming talking to each other while sitting at a table, So maybe she was giving her some pointers.

[IndigoErth]

What if... she's a rival reporter, making nice and buying her trust, only to try to steal her story later. Bwahahaha!

Though I still want her to be April's news veteran aunt.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

What if she's a rival reporter, But isn't April's antagonist, But rather, someone giving her some advice since she's a veteran.

Besides, the two were scene filming talking to each other while sitting at a table, So maybe she was giving her some pointers.

that picture couldve literally been anything...its not automatically a movie scene...they couldve just been talking while waiting to film

[TigerClaw]

that picture couldve literally been anything...its not automatically a movie scene...they couldve just been talking while waiting to film
There are pictures and videos of them filming a scene at the table, There was a mic above them.

This

https://igcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11240742_1060776107283655_1480454715_n.jpg

[Jester]

What they are saying is the "kiss" could be something that took place between takes and isn't part of the scene.

[Warhorse]

What if Hoag's character is playing a reporter reporting on M.Fox's April (like what happened in the 1990 movie where April in there was like in a discussion with a fellow reporter)

[DevilSpooky]

What if she's a story? What if April is investigating Baxter after discovering he had ties to Sachs and Judith is his assistant or someone that works close to him and they get in contact? Would be a nice reference, assistant April working with reporter April to stop Baxter :P

[Gunpowder]

What they are saying is the "kiss" could be something that took place between takes and isn't part of the scene.

That's what I was thinking, too.

[Huzzah]

It's obvious, Megan Fox is an imposter April, she's garnered just enough attention that the real April (Judith Hoag) has come to call her out on the facade. Because of...I dunno...aliens or some such. What seems a friendly cheek kiss is really Hoag whispering that she knows the truth, that it's time for Fox to drop the charade. Then we learn that April is really a Krang (because of obligatory Fred Wolf reference, and non comic readers will say Utroms are Krang ripoffs) sleeper agent.

[Matt2310]

danny woodburn has been answering me on twitter about questions from the first movie... i asked if he was still contracted to be quiet about it and he asked what i wanted to know... told me the story with shredder was basically the same before they changed to a new guy

@mattym812
May 13
@DannyWoodburn haha, can you share what was originally supposed to happen before they scrambled and changed shredder around?



Danny Woodburn
@DannyWoodburn

May 13

@mattym812 pretty much the same story

[Galactus]

^^^

In that case can we drop the whole idea that it was the reshoots to "please the fans" thst caused the movie to be not be good. It was never going to be good.

[THGhost]

"Pretty much the same story" does not mean "the exact same story". :P

[TrickOrTreater]

^^^

In that case can we drop the whole idea that it was the reshoots to "please the fans" thst caused the movie to be not be good. It was never going to be good.

Yep. All they did was produce a different bad movie than the original bad movie.

[Xav]

nah man it should be an uncle or cop....i like Elias to much to have to want to hate his character since casey father is usually made a drunk...know what i meanWasn't that just the IDW comics though? He was a nice guy in the 4Kids series.
Imagine a scene of the Turtles watching a news broadcast with April in it, And then seeing her interviewing Judith Hoag's character, And then Mikey is like. "Am I seeing double? Which ones April?"So Mikey is retarded now?
Laura Linney is playing a detective in the movie, So we can leave her being April's Mom out.So April's mom can't possibly be a detective?

[TigerClaw]

Wasn't that just the IDW comics though? He was a nice guy in the 4Kids series.
So Mikey is retarded now?
So April's mom can't possibly be a detective?
No one knows who April's Mom is, That still remains a mystery, However, in the old cartoon, April had an Aunt who was a Private Investigator.

[Garfield]

The nostalgic fan in me thinks its cool, but I really didn't like the 2014 film and I don't think Judith Hoag is going to win me over in seeing the second. But see it or not I'm going to be curious as hell to how she will turn out and what kind of character she will portray in this movie. So in that respect, honestly they have succeeded in hooking me on that.

But good on her for getting a role in the movie. If I were in her shoes I would have to, because being in a movie seems like it could be a blast. and I dig Judith because she has passion for the TMNT movie she was in, interacts with the fans to. She could have easily stuck her nose up at the Turtles movies, because it was this crazy popular (annoyingly so to a lot of adults at the time.) thing at the time for little kids. I can see a lot of actors seeing something like Ninja Turtles as something below them or making fun of it.

Also ef the hate for Megan Fox. I like her portrayal of April. And like Paige I think its cool that she likes TMNT.

[THGhost]

No one knows who April's Mom is, That still remains a mystery, However, in the old cartoon, April had an Aunt who was a Private Investigator.

Didn't April's Mom appear in the Nick cartoon, a clone created by the Kraang or something?

[TigerClaw]

Didn't April's Mom appear in the Nick cartoon, a clone created by the Kraang or something?
Yep, as a clone, But I'm talking about the other incarnations.

[graphic_content]

^^^

In that case can we drop the whole idea that it was the reshoots to "please the fans" thst caused the movie to be not be good. It was never going to be good.

What kills me is that pretty much solidifies the fact that these writers NEVER intended to have the Oroku Saki/Hamato Yoshi conflict ever be part of this universe. Why Hollywood? Why do you think you can do everything better than the people that created the things you adapt?

[Matt2310]

hes actually been talking to me for like 2-3 days about the movie. this has been pretty cool, anyone have questions? ill ask him

[IndigoErth]

What kills me is that pretty much solidifies the fact that these writers NEVER intended to have the Oroku Saki/Hamato Yoshi conflict ever be part of this universe. Why Hollywood? Why do you think you can do everything better than the people that created the things you adapt?
Yeah, how anyone can decide to forsake something that is part of the foundation of it, I don't even know... :ohwell:

In a way I guess Shredder basically turned into Eric Sacks' minion to go after Splinter and the Turtles, because he sure as heck had no reason to have any beef with them other than his associate losing one opportunity to make money. But he "practically raised" him, so I guess 'daddy' was mad.


Although I somewhat look forward to seeing what they do with changing the Shredder actor, now that this guy is younger and couldn't possibly have raised Eric Sacks. lol

[THGhost]

I somewhat look forward to seeing what they do with changing the Shredder actor, now that this guy is younger and couldn't possibly have raised Eric Sacks. lol

I'd be perfectly okay with them retconninng the first film entirely. :P

[graphic_content]

Yeah, how anyone can decide to forsake something that is part of the foundation of it, I don't even know... :ohwell:

Although I somewhat look forward to seeing what they do with changing the Shredder actor, now that this guy is younger and couldn't possibly have raised Eric Sacks. lol

I'd be perfectly okay with them retconninng the first film entirely. :P

yes. and yes.

i hoping they go the reincarnation route, and somehow the spirit of Oroku Saki, and Hamato Yoshi find themselves in the bodies of Shredder, and Splinter respectively.

they NEED to find a way to make that conflict matter - otherwise its really just blah, when in fact that is one of the great rivalries in comic book history, imo.

[THGhost]

yes. and yes.

i hoping they go the reincarnation route, and somehow the spirit of Oroku Saki, and Hamato Yoshi find themselves in the bodies of Shredder, and Splinter respectively.

they NEED to find a way to make that conflict matter - otherwise its really just blah, when in fact that is one of the great rivalries in comic book history, imo.

I wholeheartedly agree. However, lets face it, it's not gonna happen. Maybe with the next inevitable incarnation?

[Matt2310]

what if shredder actually is a utrom?

[neatoman]

what if shredder actually is a utrom?

Would explain why he looks different.

[THGhost]

what if shredder actually is a utrom?

Would explain why he looks different.

That was a theory for the first movie; would have been a nice reveal.

[TigerClaw]

Here's a new video interview with Judith Hoag.

CME9IUv_XOk

[Sabacooza]

what if shredder actually is a utrom?Either that or someone mentioned the first Shredder could've been Oroku Nagi and the new one is Oroku Saki.

[papa_smurf73]

Wow she's gorgeous. I'll probably be that idiot that makes her say her fans are crazy. Haha. Hopefully meeting her this year. Excited to see her in the next movie. :)

[Wolfie65]

I sincerely hope they don't keep milking that "April tries to prove she isn't crazy" thing...it's been done so many times. We all know she isn't crazy, and we all know that no one will believe her about it unless they see it for themselves. So it's a pointless scenario to tackle.

Sadly, milking that which has been milked many times yet again is wut moovees do.
It does make sense from the standpoint of your average studio exec, who figures that everyone buying tickets is a brand-new sukkah who wuz born jus' yesterday, and has no clue what the movie's about anyway. Make that 'even less clue than the exec'.
As for the rat background, I actually prefer that one. While I do agree that it doesn't make sense that a rat would be mimicking his Ninja owner, they are considerably smarter than most people give them credit for (see also: movie exec/audience, above).It would also create more of a bond between Splinter and the turtles, since they would both be animals mutated into humanoid creatures by zeh ooze.
Yes, I am deliberately ignoring the fact that a real rat would likely try to eat rather than clean & raise 4 baby turtles.

[TerranigmaFreak]

http://i.imgur.com/bWYhz5y.jpg

So this just happened.

[graphic_content]

Dont mean to sound like a jerk, but this actually filmed a few weeks back, the pictures of which have been circulating on these boards since that time.

it is really exciting tho to see Judith again.

[TerranigmaFreak]

Oh, news just gets buried sometimes.

[Autbot_Benz]

Old news bro. We were talking about this a few weeks ago. You're late to the party.

[Powder]

You're late to the party.

Considering someone already pointed that out, so are you.

[TerranigmaFreak]

Yeah, sorry guys. I did a quick scan, and didn't see it. I was really surprised to see the pictures. Should have looked more carefully.

[TerranigmaFreak]

Guys guys guys, what if Judith is really The Shredder? They hired an Asian guy to bait and switch for the big plot twist.

[Powder]

No need to apologize, mane.

[Commenter 42]

I wholeheartedly agree. However, lets face it, it's not gonna happen. Maybe with the next inevitable incarnation?

Let's hope not.

[Toitlefan]

If they want old-school fans' approval there needs to be a scene where Hoag beats the holy hell outta Fox. That would be the ultimate chick fight/nerdgasm. I know I'm not the only one :tlol:

[IndigoErth]

If they want old-school fans' approval there needs to be a scene where Hoag beats the holy hell outta Fox. That would be the ultimate chick fight/nerdgasm. I know I'm not the only one :tlol:
This. This must happen. Make it happen.

[Shark_Blade]

Here's a new video interview with Judith Hoag.

CME9IUv_XOk

Aww she's adorable. :tlove: