TMNT 2007 Behind The Scenes with Peter Laird

MikLeo · 06-25-2013, 06:03 PM

Some things I found interesting/weird/wtf:
◦Mr. Laird suggested Mikey be the Nightwatcher instead of Raph, and that Raph should be the one doing the birthday parties!
◦Raph was supposed to develop a friendship with an elderly man named Joe who worked at the museum as well as Joe’s 10-year old granddaughter, Bella.
◦Raph doesn’t start out the movie as the Nightwatcher, but grows “closer and closer to solo-heroism.”
◦The Leo vs. Raph fight was there from the beginning, but with a slightly different outcome. Mr. Laird suggests that Leo would’ve known instantly that the Nightwatcher was Raph based on Raph’s body shape and movements.
◦Raph is revealed as some sort of Macguffin because he apparently has “the heart of the warrior” that is needed to complete some crazy ass ritual…
◦RAPH IS ****ING KILLED.
◦…then brought back to life by a magical exo-skeleton suit thing which makes him like a “half-Turtle, half-Terminator.”

The original script, from what Mr. Laird posted, seems to really push Raph as the main hero. There’s also no mention of Casey or April, or even the Foot Clan. I personally think the Casey/Raph bits were some of the best parts of the movie, so I’m very happy they changed the script

06-25-2013, 06:03 PM	#1
MikLeo Thug Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 78	TMNT 2007 Behind The Scenes with Peter Laird Some things I found interesting/weird/wtf: ◦Mr. Laird suggested Mikey be the Nightwatcher instead of Raph, and that Raph should be the one doing the birthday parties! ◦Raph was supposed to develop a friendship with an elderly man named Joe who worked at the museum as well as Joe’s 10-year old granddaughter, Bella. ◦Raph doesn’t start out the movie as the Nightwatcher, but grows “closer and closer to solo-heroism.” ◦The Leo vs. Raph fight was there from the beginning, but with a slightly different outcome. Mr. Laird suggests that Leo would’ve known instantly that the Nightwatcher was Raph based on Raph’s body shape and movements. ◦Raph is revealed as some sort of Macguffin because he apparently has “the heart of the warrior” that is needed to complete some crazy ass ritual… ◦RAPH IS ****ING KILLED. ◦…then brought back to life by a magical exo-skeleton suit thing which makes him like a “half-Turtle, half-Terminator.” The original script, from what Mr. Laird posted, seems to really push Raph as the main hero. There’s also no mention of Casey or April, or even the Foot Clan. I personally think the Casey/Raph bits were some of the best parts of the movie, so I’m very happy they changed the script