Paramount Moves ‘TMNT’ To August 8, 2014

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Donatello19

As a kid I always wanted to see awesome, live action Bebop and Rocksteady costumes just like the turtles for the movies. It would be awesome to see them in this movie.

Unfortunately Bebop and Rocksteady wont be in this movie, But I bet if they do a sequel, they will.

[Donatello19]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Unfortunately Bebop and Rocksteady wont be in this movie, But I bet if they do a sequel, they will.

Yeah, I'm aware. Just saying, it would be cool if they were. Since they were in that original leaked scrip thought, it's obvious that they were at least considered.

[sdp]

Too bad the original Mirage inspired movie never happened, that's a what if Laird hadn't sold the turtles, however I think I'm the only one genuinely excited for the movie, it seems such a crazy interpretation of the turtles that it just might work. At the very least it'll be fun, something that hasn't really happened since TMNT II.

I'm sure we'll get a Mirage version eventually after this version is rebooted, but we do have the original movie which while dated works, this new take seems interesting enough. TMNT IV was just so lackluster.

[Casey]

Originally Posted by sdp

Too bad the original Mirage inspired movie never happened, that's a what if Laird hadn't sold the turtles, however I think I'm the only one genuinely excited for the movie, it seems such a crazy interpretation of the turtles that it just might work. At the very least it'll be fun, something that hasn't really happened since TMNT II.

I'm sure we'll get a Mirage version eventually after this version is rebooted, but we do have the original movie which while dated works, this new take seems interesting enough. TMNT IV was just so lackluster.

I consider Barron's film to be inspired by Mirage. There are several plot points taken straight from the comics and even bits of dialogue and whole sequences. There aren't too many super hero movies that are based on comic book characters that stick directly to the plot lines laid out by the original books. That movie added only a few elements from the toyline/cartoon to help encourage a wider audience.

[krangsaneurysm]

more waiting... but it's a smart move overall, can't compete with Transformers.

[HeroTurtlesFan]

Originally Posted by sdp

however I think I'm the only one genuinely excited for the movie, it seems such a crazy interpretation of the turtles that it just might work.

No, there are plenty of us. We're just often drowned out by those that are not excited!!

[NinjaPug]

Just think, if they'd stuck to the original release date we'd be seeing this movie (at least the version from the leaked script) in 5 days.

[mikey22]

Aliens invade Earth and inadvertently spawn a quartet of mutated reptile warriors, the Ninja Turtles, who rise up against them to defend the world.


wow i really dont like that imdb description eep.

[MastahShredder]

[CyberCubed]

I wish this movie was "moved" to the canceled bin.

[Eiko]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I wish this movie was "moved" to the canceled bin.

You really should just wait till you see it first then judge.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by mikey22

Aliens invade Earth and inadvertently spawn a quartet of mutated reptile warriors, the Ninja Turtles, who rise up against them to defend the world.


wow i really dont like that imdb description eep.

Sounds like Mirage/2K3 origin mixed with 2012's.

[chrisdude]

That's been the IMDB description since back when the Michael Bay said "aliens," and the title was "Ninja Turtles." It just hasn't been updated.

[NinjaPug]

Didn't know where to post this and didn't want to start a new thread but they're about to do some reshoots.

“@alanritchson: And so begins the return to being green. #reshoots #TMNT #Raph #ishouldprobablystretch”

[Powder]

Jesus Christ. They're never gonna finish this movie, are they?

[NinjaPug]

Reshoots are standard. The new X-Men movie, which is out in May, just did reshoots about a month ago.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by mikey22

Aliens invade Earth and inadvertently spawn a quartet of mutated reptile warriors, the Ninja Turtles, who rise up against them to defend the world.

wow i really dont like that imdb description eep.

Originally Posted by chrisdude

That's been the IMDB description since back when the Michael Bay said "aliens," and the title was "Ninja Turtles." It just hasn't been updated.

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if that's still the case. This would make them, after all, mutants and not aliens. And it's unlikely an angle as large as an "alien invasion" was completely scrapped from the script when production was shut down briefly for rewrite.

Originally Posted by MastahShredder

I stared at it for a moment, thinking it was about to reveal William Fichtner... but then that. Nice.

Originally Posted by Powder

Jesus Christ. They're never gonna finish this movie, are they?

We should be so lucky.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

"Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Coming to a cinemas near you on August 20th, 2055"

That's what it feels like to me.

[Bob]

I know everyone here will blow it out of proportion, but in all honesty, reshoots are incredibly standard. Especially for films such as this. No one will listen to that, though, hence why we're just going to have loads of posts like the one above.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Bob

I know everyone here will blow it out of proportion, but in all honesty, reshoots are incredibly standard. Especially for films such as this.

That's true. In a big budget movie like this, it'd be weirder if there wasn't some manner of reshoots.

As someone a bit in film myself, the only real oddities from a production standpoint are 1) That they actually opened a production office for the film without a finished script and then shut down said office for rewrites for a few months (I don't even know of another time this has ever happened for any film), 2) That it's 7 months from release and there isn't so much as a teaser trailer of any kind.