[TigerClaw]

Super Hero Hype has another interview with that screenwriter here.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/29...rtles#/slide/1

Here is some of the interesting bits.

Q: Krang and Dimension X seem like elements better suited to a sequel.
Nemec: Dimension X is a lot to cover. But yeah, we had to create our own versions of what these turtles are to not just be recreating stuff that was already out there.

Q: What was the primary source for this take on the turtles?
Nemec: You know, the canon of the turtles, in all their iterations, always seems to harken back to a being a story about family, a story of friendship and a story about brothers. I think that, ultimately, when you look at all the different stories, whether it's the Laird comic or the cartoon now or the cartoon from the late '80s, or the movies where they're in the suits, it really always boils back down to being a story about brothers. That really was the most driving principle for us, making sure that that element was always a central component of the movie.

Q: What about as far as the personalities of the four guys go? Is it pretty consistent with the characters everyone knows?
Nemec: They've all been pretty consistent over the years. Amazingly, they're all pretty well represented by the weapons they use. Michelangelo has always been the freewheeling nun-chucks guy. Donatello has the bo staff, which is a simple but complicated weapon. He's the tech guy. Leonardo has the swords of a leader and Raphael carries these big, brutish sais, which are really about doing the maximum destruction in the shortest amount of time.* They have always, in the canon, lived by those principles. They're four individuals who are individuals all alone, but, combined, really make one person, which makes them really interesting to watch. They sort of make their decisions, not to get too heady about it, but when those brothers are interacting, it's almost like watching one person come to terms with the direction they're going to move in, whether it's left or right.