New Kevin Eastman Interview
 

The TMNT site has posted part 1 of a new Kevin Eastman Interview that they have done, He talks about all things TMNT, the 30th Anniversary and the new movie.
http://tinyurl.com/kedb2mw

Here's the part he talks about the new TMNT movie
When ever they post part 2, It will have why Kevin thinks Turtles fans are unhappy with the new movie Turtles designs, among other TMNT stuff.

Haha this is great

Looks like this interview came out today, too. I was about to post it, but why make another thread?

http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/int...nt?oid=2840039

He also talks about the 30th anniversary issue and the Nick cartoon.

I need to watch Fist of Legend in the next couple of days.

Show us with a new trailer please!

HAHAHA yeah i just saw your twitter post this is a great interview as well.

So he didn't really say anything we didn't know or address any of the worries. Just telling how everyone's hearts are in the right places, basicaly the same "it'll be good...honest" that we've gotten throughout.

Nice interview but on the subject of the movie Kevin really didn't offer anything reassuring.

^ This.

Not to sound like a jerk or anything, but Eastman really didn't address the problems people have against this movie.

"he wanted to bring that big martial arts energy"

"I want to do fight scenes that no one's ever seen before. I want to keep it true to the roots."

"I think some of the action stuff is going to be what hopefully blows the fans away."


Well, none of the Promotion has shown any hints of that 'martial arts energy', 'action that would blow fans away', or 'fight scenes that no one's ever seen before' (which by the way, how is that possible? I would guess that he means 'never seen in a Turtles movie' but that is certainly not how it was worded...).

And it might sound silly, but when one says 'True to the Roots', what does that necessarily mean? People here have said countless times that each incarnation of the Turtles is different...so if one says 'True to the roots', then what are those roots? The fact it has 4 Turtles, a rat named Splinter, and an April?

Perhaps I was too quick to talk. I assumed the two links posted were different parts of the same interview. I'll give some benefit of the doubt that he might chance directly addressing concerns we have even if in all likelihood it will be pretty much the same as the other interview.

Apparently he will address some of the fan-worries in the next part of the interview, which isn't out yet (to my knowledge)

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that we definitely need to see some of these much-touted "martial arts" scenes that we keep hearing about in interviews... bring on the new trailer already!

Its interesting that we hear stuff about the movie having martial arts like The Raid, And then hearing about Fist of Legends. With all this talk, Were all hoping for, The most Bad Ass martial arts ever seen on film.

Inorite? This is awesome.. I think I've posted the same video a thousand times so this is refreshing to see. I can't wait to see my boys fighting with that kind of intensity.:D

'Look, I want to do the best Turtles movie ever. I want to do fight scenes that no one's ever seen before. I want to keep it true to the roots. I want to do something exciting and fresh and give it my own spin, but I also want it to be something the fans can relate to.':tgrin:
I have faith in you Kevin

imo
 

I agree.. I think he has definitely talked about it with the team.. I remember when he said in an interview that if they didn't make it true to the Turtles they would get " F-ing murdered" lol. But it still seems that some don't understand what a NDA is and think that people like Eastman and other actors can come out and shoot their mouths off about details without getting in trouble. I understand that no matter WHAT he says he'll be called a big fat liar. So it doesn't even matter. What matters is what we see on August 8th. People around here have been saying how the marketing sucks and the trailers suck just because they don't get everything they want while "imo" simultaneously contradicting themselves.. Obviously they want more lol. If you watch a trailer and are finding yourself asking for more every single day then... I think the trailer did it's job :D

I had no idea Ice Cream Kitty was supposed to be Klunk.

No, I just wish they would show one, lol.

That's what I'm thinking. I really want to believe him though!

Part two is out, where Kevin approaches the negative feelings about this movie: http://www.*************************...erview-part-2/

Basically, he says, once more is revealed, he thinks people will start liking it, and the people behind it really have a passion for the movie.

You can read part 2 with the link below.
http://tinyurl.com/ll9m7zg

Here's the part he talks about the movie

Freaking awesome Dude i love these interviews great stuff

So really...it's just "yeah, there have been different stuff in the past. It's kinda scary. But once you see it, it's really cool. Trust us."

So it really doesn't answer anything. How about the questions people want to know? Like is it More of a Turtles movie, or is it more of a Humans movie ala The Transformers films?

And he just briefly mentions the looks...he just says "people are uncomfortable, but I think they'll like them once more revealed."

People aren't Uncomfortable. They just think that the Designs Look Awful. And the Looks are Already Revealed, Kevin...and a lot of folks think they look like Crap.

It's a nice interview, but it doesn't give us a lot new information. Nor any actual dwelling into the new designs.

But, I'd be very happy with the action, if it's closer to classic Martial Arts movies.

No. It really just means, TMNT has been tweaked or changed in EVERY incarnation at some point. It's evolution, it's versatility. He's telling whiny fan boys, attached to one version of the characters to get over yourself. If the co-creator is down with the changes, there isn't a reason for fans to be so outraged either.

yes, criticizing poor designs is being a whiny fan boy. It's nice to see individuals of the "positive" side don't lower themselves to name calling... Oh, wait. :P

Y'know, despite the apprehension I have for the film and despite this sounding like anything concrete beyond "just wait and see" I'm at least happy to hear his enthusiasm for it and how he relates it to the changes that were scary in the past.

I'm still not sold and I still don't like the new look, but I'm still willing to give it a chance if they show me enough to convince me it will be a solid film.

I have to admit, I do appreciate Eastman's optimism for all things TMNT, though. I may not agree with it all the time, but I really do appreciate it.

The big difference to me is when you get a different art style in the comics, you're stuck with it a few months, maybe a year. When you get a style you don't like in films, you're stuck with it for about a decade. I still don't like Optimus Prime's movie design being so complicated, but I'm going to be seeing it for more than a decade.

Still doesn't really answer much for me.

You're right Chucker. How could we be so blind to evolution. We're all like TMNT creationists or something.

... Like in how the T-Rex slowly evolved to the common chicken?

Nah, just think a lot of you guy's are irrational, and short sighted. Oh, and in specific cases, such as RamboRaph, Candy Kappa, Leo656, electric_sheep. Delusional as well. You guys make moutains out of mole hills over the stupidest reasons, can't see the forrest through the trees.

You know a big part of what irritates me about the Powers That Be with this movie? This attitude that all of the internet negativity is unwarranted - like we're all just being killjoys for the fun of it, and we're making a big deal over nothing and we should all just shut up.

Why couldn't they have had someone come out and say "You know what guys, the leaked script was crap, we went completely in the wrong creative direction with that one and we're glad that you all care enough about the Turtles to have this much of a strong reaction to it - we're going to make the best movie that we can for you."

Instead of just this high-handed, dismissive attitude of "we rewrote the script, now shut up and stop mentioning it and be happy with everything we give you cuz we know best." If they hadn't given us a reason to complain in the first place, there wouldn't be so much pre-existing skepticism towards the film. We have a legitimate right to be concerned.

This is the kind of antagonism that makes things escalate into thread-lockery. Please try to stop making your arguments personal. It's not fair that the rest of us can't enjoy the forums just because some of you can't stop feuding.

It is interesting to read Eastman's thoughts along side Laird's thoughts. With the former being far more invested in the TMNT franchise today than the latter.

One aspect I've grown to love about the Mirage TMNT is the vast variety of artists and stories. But the guest series of Vol. 1 was not all good. It had high points like Michael Zulli and Rick Veitch, but GOOD GOD nobody wanted to read Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeney's vision.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dw0lGl0uty...s1600/38-1.jpg

Oh gosh ... that comic was horrible. I felt uncomfortable and dirty, all the while turned off by the utter stupidness (which I believe it was meant to do). But, still, I really ... really didn't like that take.

I haven't read that one... do I dare ask what they did?

I particularly enjoyed this little snippet:

Sweet interview.. So glad we are getting what we are getting. I'm glad that they picked these guys for this movie. I'm glad that my turtles look awesome and that they're gonna kick some royal backside in this film. I watched the first 1990 film today and realized that it's definitely not a masterpiece. It's my favorite TMNT film.. but the fight scenes weren't all that impressive.. The foot barely fought back.. It took like 50 foot to take Raph down lol.. I cant wait to see some real fight scenes with the Foot actually fighting back and the turtles using their weapons. I can't wait to see the expression on their faces during conversations in the new lair. Which is the most amazing lair I have ever seen in a turtle film. Every time I watch the trailer I get chills. Just 69 days left :D What an awesome exciting time to be a Turtles fan. I know we'll get an entire trilogy with these Turtles. That means we get to see these Turtles in action for the rest of the decade :D Hell yea.

What a horrible time to be a TMNT fan that will probably be.

For some.. Unfortunately. there's always next decade

For most I'd say.

While I suppose the wait 'till I'm almost 40 to get something possibly better isn't horrible it seems like Bay is not letting go of Transformers, even bucking the recent trilogy trend so unless these movies don't perform well PD could have them for much longer.

Talk about a Faustian bargain Viacom has signed.

Well, if it does good, and spins a trilogy. I may not be into the PD TMNT, but at least we who don't like them will get something in return with the money sprinkling onto projects we can enjoy. Similar like Transformers, hate the movies, but I do enjoy Animated. Prime and Fall for Cybertron, another game I like the designs far better then the movie :lol:

and who knows, maybe the story and choreography is great in the PD movie(s), and maybe I personally can enjoy the movies on that premise, despite the creature designs and other changes.