Official TMNT 2 Discussion

[TigerClaw]

I wouldn't be surprise when they release the Blu-ray for TMNT 2, that amazon releases a version with a Bebop or Rocksteady figure, like they did with the Raph figure, Which I still have.

Figures for those two characters are gonna be huge for collectors.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by graphic_content

http://i.imgur.com/Y0dZW4Z.jpg

April O'Fox, Junin of the Foot Clan!?

[Vicky82]

Looks like the UK got more confidence in this movie as I've seen tweets from Nick UK and Paramount UK promoting this movie already.

[Casey]

Originally Posted by Bry

Was there an on-set bet about how bland and boring they could make these characters or what?

I echo this. He looks like a character on a soap opera.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Says the guy with the ginger-bashing sig...lol.

Hey, I didn't write it, I just thought it was amusing.

[Etsyturtle2]

Unlikely-- what if krang comes in third act and turtles go back in time with the utroms ? Their were turtle things on the scroll along with utroms in Eric Sachs room.

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

I wouldn't be surprise when they release the Blu-ray for TMNT 2, that amazon releases a version with a Bebop or Rocksteady figure, like they did with the Raph figure, Which I still have.

Figures for those two characters are gonna be huge for collectors.

Dammit, I want Leo and was disappointed they left it up to a vote last time and made it Raph only.

They aught to do more than one character this time, I'm sure plenty of the other Turtles' fans want a chance to own similar. At the very least do one of the other Turtles and one of the baddies. Leo statue figure in those pants... want.

[graphic_content]

part of me hopes that the Turtles get sucked up into the portal that opens up in the skies of NYC, and end up in the time of the dinosaurs...

...and then they have to travel through various time periods to return to NY.

...essentially Turtles in Time: The Movie.

[Etsyturtle2]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Dammit, I want Leo and was disappointed they left it up to a vote last time and made it Raph only.

They aught to do more than one character this time, I'm sure plenty of the other Turtles' fans want a chance to own similar. At the very least do one of the other Turtles and one of the baddies. Leo statue figure in those pants... want.

man, I wish they made a Leo statue too! Nice fish by the way.

[graphic_content]

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by graphic_content

http://i.imgur.com/ME6D8V9.jpg

Cool that they still kept TCRI and its alien connection.

The 1st film was grounded more in reality, and now the sequel is really opening up to the parts of TMNT, that are more fantastical with the scifi elements.

I can't believe we finally get a movie where we will have Dimension X plus Krang

With other sequels they can do the mystical elements and maybe some time travel.

[Etsyturtle2]

Dude! Dude! What?! Holy crap how did I not notice that?

[Etsyturtle2]

After commercial break on cbs, tmnt cast and set is on entertainment tonight with Megan fox and Stephen amell!

[graphic_content]

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

After commercial break on cbs, tmnt cast and set is on entertainment tonight with Megan fox and Stephen amell!

hoping that makes it way online.

[Spike Spiegel]

Good parts of an interview article found on Collider

http://collider.com/teenage-mutant-n...stephen-amell/

Spoiler:

“There were a lot of frustrating issues with the first one, as both a viewer and as someone being in the movie who knows what they chose to edit out,” [Pete] Ploszek mentioned. “We all know that we’re lucky to be back. We made money but we’re actually now making what we should’ve made the first time.” Which Howard bluntly defined: “the first movie was one-third turtles, this one is two-thirds turtles.”

Spoiler:

The actors said they’re taking the fans’ favorite scene from the first film, the elevator scene, and trying to get that playful team spirit throughout the sequel. “You’re really going to see four brothers being brothers, and fighting and trying to make up and telling each other how they feel,” Ploszek said. “We’re essentially almost no longer teenagers, and so with that comes our own identity. You’re going to se the four of us realize that we’re pretty different than on another.”

Spoiler:

Amell teased that the vigilant-justice wannabe, Jones, will be introduced differently than how he was in previous films, where he was already wielding his hockey mask and stick weapons. “I’m doing a completely different job when you meet me than what I am doing by the end of the movie,” Amell said. “It’s very much an origin story for [Casey Jones].”

Spoiler:

We can expect to see a lot more light and a lot less shadows in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Partially due to budget restraints on the first film, when it came to animating the turtles’ faces, Liebesman decided to keep them in the shadows. But also because they’re shooting in more real locations the shots be less shadowy, and the Turtles will be less hidden.”There were no real artistic shots in the first movie,” Ploszek said. “But this time, it looks beautiful. We’ve already shot some action pieces in Buffalo that are mind-blowing. We got the guys from The Fast and the Furious [movies] to come in and do it. It looks like a summer blockbuster movie this time.”

[Bry]

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

Good parts of an interview article found on Collider

See, this is exactly why I'm so skeptical about this movie. Because you get this:

Spoiler:

“There were a lot of frustrating issues with the first one, as both a viewer and as someone being in the movie who knows what they chose to edit out,” [Pete] Ploszek mentioned. “We all know that we’re lucky to be back. We made money but we’re actually now making what we should’ve made the first time.” Which Howard bluntly defined: “the first movie was one-third turtles, this one is two-thirds turtles.”

...which sounds a little promising, owning the fact that the first movie failed and treated the Turtles like supporting characters in their own movie. Okay.

And then you get this...

Spoiler:

The actors said they’re taking the fans’ favorite scene from the first film, the elevator scene, and trying to get that playful team spirit throughout the sequel. “You’re really going to see four brothers being brothers, and fighting and trying to make up and telling each other how they feel,” Ploszek said. “We’re essentially almost no longer teenagers, and so with that comes our own identity. You’re going to se the four of us realize that we’re pretty different than on another.”

...which also sounds a little promising, at least from a character perspective, making you hope they got things right this time.

And then you get this...

Spoiler:

We can expect to see a lot more light and a lot less shadows in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Partially due to budget restraints on the first film, when it came to animating the turtles’ faces, Liebesman decided to keep them in the shadows. But also because they’re shooting in more real locations the shots be less shadowy, and the Turtles will be less hidden.”There were no real artistic shots in the first movie,” Ploszek said. “But this time, it looks beautiful. We’ve already shot some action pieces in Buffalo that are mind-blowing. We got the guys from The Fast and the Furious [movies] to come in and do it. It looks like a summer blockbuster movie this time.”

...which tells me, nope, they didn't actually listen this time either and instead ran full-speed in another wrong direction instead of actually trying to understand the property they're dealing with. Again.

The problem with the first movie wasn't the shadows. The shadows are fine! They're freaking ninjas! The shadows are expected and appreciated, and are in fact a core part of the entire freaking concept! We just need a plot that makes sense, with genuine emotion and characters we care about. We don't need brightness, Fast & Furious-style chase scenes, and more explosions -- we need intense ninja action with real, personal, emotional stakes. That was the problem with the first movie, and it doesn't seem like they understood that at all. Again!

[IndigoErth]

Awesome, thank you!

I'd like to place a bit of faith in what's being said here... hope it's proven true. (Still reading though.)

However, they acknowledged, “Leonardo’s no one’s favorite.”

Aw, my poor baby Turtle. No, Leo, you have plenty of fans that love you and know you're awesome.




Edit: Wait... Knoxville...? If Pete is only in for a trailer and they change it between now and then. Grr. Dammit article, don't dash my hopes.

[Technogeek29]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Awesome, thank you!

I'd like to place a bit of faith in what's being said here... hope it's proven true. (Still reading though.)



Aw, my poor baby Turtle. No, Leo, you have plenty of fans that love you and know you're awesome.

Boo that's only from the "fans" who just seen the OT and think Leo is a one note wet blanket.

[TheJ-manTurtleMan]

Wow, that's a really interesting article. I'm really starting to hate Liebesman, almost more than Bay. I feel real sorry for all the actors.

[Bry]

Okay. I said the same in another thread, but it bears repeating:

I "get" why the PD team is trying to throw Liebesman under the bus, because they're all covering their own asses and he's an easy scapegoat. But that's just them trying to frame their own narrative and dodge responsibility for a movie that disappointed a lot of people. Don't buy it -- that movie's problems stemmed from every single step of the creative process, starting long before he was hired. As bad a job as he did (and he did a terrible job), it's not all on Liebesman, not by a long shot. He was cherry-picked for the job by the people in charge for very specific reasons. And everyone else who dropped the ball last time is still involved in this one.