Interview With Michael Bay: Talks About Problems With TMNT

[Bob]

I think a lot of people won't be too happy after they read this. It’s an interview about other stuff, too, but these are the bits pertaining to TMNT:

"Michael has this divining rod for where the problems are going to be. On Turtles, I don't think we had the right tone. Our original cut was more of a brooding action movie, maybe for an older audience. It's hard to tell the tone in dailies because you can have fun scenes, but when you put the whole thing together, there's an overwhelming emotion you get [that may be different from what you expected].

(HR) At what point did you realize the tone was wrong?

(BAY) When they came to Miami to show me the first cut. We went out to dinner after I saw it, and it was a very civil dinner [with] the director and editor and [VFX supervisor]. So we're having a steak dinner, we have a martini each — and I'm texting Drew. Then he goes to the bathroom. I go to the bathroom. He's at the urinal and [I say], "We are in so much f—ing trouble!" I write Paramount, "Guys, we have a serious problem. We need funny writers right now. Because the pipeline has to keep going." We really had to get that tone right. It was dicey.

(HR)Do you get final cut?

(BAY) We're a final-cut production company. If it's a seasoned veteran, I'm not going to step on their toes. It's their thing. But we listen to the audience."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...oducers-758333

Well, I don't think Jonathan Liebesman will be working with Bay anytime soon.