Michael Bay Says "We're Not" Making The Turtles Aliens & That Its "The Ooze"

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Originally Posted by marcelangelo

but arent there many official script submissions for a film like this?I understood it that this was an official take but not necessaryly the one that was agreed upon being the blue print for the film...I guess we can never know for sure...

In one aspect, you are correct. Often times, the studio/producers will commission writers. When what they're writing doesn't work, or if it needs expanded upon and they're held up by other writing duties, they will commission other writers. But, it's not like fans submitting scripts. These scripts are the real deal.

And even when the screenplay is settled, the writing doesn't always cease to stop. Often, ghost writers and script doctors are brought in, sometimes by an a-list actor like Bruce Willis. Sometimes, the script doctor is an up-n-comer, like Quentin Tarantino (who did uncredited work on Crimson Tide) and Joss Whedon (likewise with Speed).

But you're making them sound like petty fan scripts, which they are not. These are official, studio-commissioned screenplays. The leaked script fell in that line. Bay is simply stating that it was written before his deal was completed. A lot of it might not have survived, but I'm sure some of it will, even if it is just a line of dialogue or an entire action sequence. It could also be the same story structure, just without the Turtles being aliens.