Preferred Director?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-12-2015, 05:19 PM

So if you could choose the director for a rebooted TMNT movie franchise, who would it be?

Christopher Nolan? Jon Favreau? Guillermo del Toro? Peter Jackson?

Myself, I'm thinking Peter Jackson... he's got it in him to do great mocap and CGI, he's great at adaptations (please don't turn this into a Hobbit-hate thread), he's used to CGI height differences (the Turtles are supposed to be around four feet tall), and he's great at developing groups of characters (Dwarves or Fellowship of the Ring).

*Cure* · 01-12-2015, 05:34 PM

I love the Fast and Furious movies, and after hearing he's doing Star Trek 3, I'd wanna see Justin Lin. The Fast movies are about great set pieces and family; things that he could implement perfectly into Ninja Turtles.

Purse Grabbin Puke · 01-12-2015, 06:48 PM

Rian Johnson - Looper, Brick, he's directing the Star Wars sequels.

Neill Blomkamp - District 9, Elysium, Chappie

McG - I love Terminator Salvation, and think he could deliver a very good TMNT movie.

Edgar Wright - Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, The Worlds End

Doug Liman - Bourne Identity, Jumper, Edge of Tomorrow. He also directs a lot of episodes of Suits which really mixes the comedy and drama.

Gareth Evans - The Raid movies

The team of Evan Glodell and Jonathan Keevil - Bellflower and Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins. This is my dream, to have them tackle an R rated, gritty, TMNT movie.

*Panda_Kahn_fan* · 01-12-2015, 10:59 PM

My ideal? Get a hong kong/wuxia director in there, someone like Zhang Yimou or Ang Lee. They know the genre, and would do the TMNT justice.

*Autbot_Benz* · 01-12-2015, 11:11 PM

Peter Jackson Guillermo Del Toro Sam Raimi

~~Leo656~~ · 01-12-2015, 11:15 PM

Oh man. This guy wants McG to get another gig. Do you even movies, bro?

Actually I also didn't hate "Salvation" but on the whole I think that guy's an A-1 Hack. I think Bale secretly backseat "directed" that film, or at the very least screamed at everyone until they did what he wanted, which is actually kind of the same thing.

*TrickOrTreater* · 01-12-2015, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Oh man. This guy wants McG to get another gig. Do you even movies, bro?

Actually I also didn't hate "Salvation" but on the whole I think that guy's an A-1 Hack. I think Bale secretly backseat "directed" that film, or at the very least screamed at everyone until they did what he wanted, which is actually kind of the same thing.

F*ck it, let's bring Ratner in. He almost got the first movie, why the hell not.

McG.

McG.

~~Leo656~~ · 01-12-2015, 11:34 PM

I hate X-Men 3 but I'd take Rat-Bastard over McNuggets any day.

B-Man · 01-13-2015, 12:22 AM

Ratner & McG were the two could-totally-see-happening choices that I'm truly thankful didn't. Don't want their names anywhere near this franchise. Liebesman has a track record of dull, bleak, lifeless, sepia-filtered, personality-free films (big reason why I was suprised with the film we got & don't oppose to it the way most do). Wouldn't have minded him staying onboard, it's the screenwriters I wanted replaced. None of my dream directors would realistically touch this but I'm excited to see how Dave Green does. His work gives you zero indication of what we'll get (one family movie & a bunch of violent shorts) but at least Screen Junkies (massive Turtle fans & friends of Green) gave him the thumbs up.

ScrewtheMirageTMNT · 01-13-2015, 12:44 AM

Are there rumors or concrete information about why Liebesman stepped down as the director?

~~Commenter 42~~ · 01-13-2015, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ScrewtheMirageTMNT

Are there are rumors or concrete information about why Liebesman stepped down as the director?

He's Directing Transformers 5, apparently.

David Fincher would be awesome. George Miller would be great as well.

Also ANYONE can use choose to use practical effects, people should learn to separate the director and the VFX used. Del Toro is too Cheesy. I'm glad he's no where near it. I get that many people want rubber suits again, but literally any director could opt for practical suits.

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Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

he's used to CGI height differences (the Turtles are supposed to be around four feet tall), and he's great at developing groups of characters (Dwarves or Fellowship of the Ring).

I'm all for 4 1/2 foot short turtles!

B-Man · 01-13-2015, 03:21 AM

YES, George Miller would be perfect. He's done both family films & hardcore actioners. He could combine both sensibilities & make the perfect TMNT.
Yeah Liebesman is rumored to be onboard for T5. He's also in the middle of doing a TV series, which could have something to do with it. It's also possible they just didn't want him back considering their problems with Liebesman's initial more serious version of the film.

Ville Leskinen · 01-13-2015, 04:47 AM

Alejandro Jodorowsky? I'd be okay with alien turtles if he was directing it.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 01-13-2015, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ville Leskinen

Alejandro Jodorowsky? I'd be okay with alien turtles if he was directing it.

At 85, he might not last the production. He would be an interesting choice.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 01-13-2015, 07:41 AM

I actually WANT CGI Turtles. The Turtles were the best part of the movie (which was as it should have been).

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Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Also ANYONE can use choose to use practical effects, people should learn to separate the director and the VFX used. Del Toro is too Cheesy. I'm glad he's no where near it. I get that many people want rubber suits again, but literally any director could opt for practical suits.

Purse Grabbin Puke · 01-13-2015, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Oh man. This guy wants McG to get another gig. Do you even movies, bro?

Actually I also didn't hate "Salvation" but on the whole I think that guy's an A-1 Hack. I think Bale secretly backseat "directed" that film, or at the very least screamed at everyone until they did what he wanted, which is actually kind of the same thing.

Yes because he's the only director I listed...I've only seen one movie of his, and it was with a franchise I love just as much as TMNT. And he did it justice, he paid homage, and it's a damn good Terminator movie, despite the fact the studio made him cut it from R to PG-13. And in my opinion Bale is the worst part of the movie.

This just made me realize Sam Worthington would be a kick ass Casey Jones...

~~Leo656~~ · 01-13-2015, 08:54 AM

The only thing Christian Bale could ever possibly be the "worst part" of would be a family reunion. And I'm sure his mom had it comin' in the first place.

...That's a really dated joke. I'unno if anyone's gonna get it.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 01-13-2015, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Purse Grabbin Puke

Yes because he's the only director I listed...I've only seen one movie of his, and it was with a franchise I love just as much as TMNT. And he did it justice, he paid homage, and it's a damn good Terminator movie, despite the fact the studio made him cut it from R to PG-13. And in my opinion Bale is the worst part of the movie.

This just made me realize Sam Worthington would be a kick ass Casey Jones...

Wait, you think Terminator Salvation was a good film?

Aye...

Okay, great. LOLOLOL...no that's just...

that's great.

massakre · 01-13-2015, 09:58 AM

Clint Eastwood

~~Leo656~~ · 01-13-2015, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Wait, you think Terminator Salvation was a good film?

Aye...

Okay, great. LOLOLOL...no that's just...

that's great.

C'mon, it's alright. Were you sad there weren't lasers? I know, I know, we were promised lasers. T2 told us lots of things that no longer apply.

No way it ends up being worse than "Gyni-..." "Ginys..." ...than that f*cking abortion they're working on as we speak. Impossible. Impossible.

01-12-2015, 05:19 PM	#1
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Preferred Director? So if you could choose the director for a rebooted TMNT movie franchise, who would it be? Christopher Nolan? Jon Favreau? Guillermo del Toro? Peter Jackson? Myself, I'm thinking Peter Jackson... he's got it in him to do great mocap and CGI, he's great at adaptations (please don't turn this into a Hobbit-hate thread), he's used to CGI height differences (the Turtles are supposed to be around four feet tall), and he's great at developing groups of characters (Dwarves or Fellowship of the Ring). __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

01-12-2015, 05:34 PM	#2
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	I love the Fast and Furious movies, and after hearing he's doing Star Trek 3, I'd wanna see Justin Lin. The Fast movies are about great set pieces and family; things that he could implement perfectly into Ninja Turtles. __________________

01-12-2015, 06:48 PM	#3
Purse Grabbin Puke Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: 'merica Posts: 731	Rian Johnson - Looper, Brick, he's directing the Star Wars sequels. Neill Blomkamp - District 9, Elysium, Chappie McG - I love Terminator Salvation, and think he could deliver a very good TMNT movie. Edgar Wright - Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, The Worlds End Doug Liman - Bourne Identity, Jumper, Edge of Tomorrow. He also directs a lot of episodes of Suits which really mixes the comedy and drama. Gareth Evans - The Raid movies The team of Evan Glodell and Jonathan Keevil - Bellflower and Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins. This is my dream, to have them tackle an R rated, gritty, TMNT movie. __________________ Oh you don't like my opinion? ---->

01-12-2015, 10:59 PM	#4
Panda_Kahn_fan Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,715	My ideal? Get a hong kong/wuxia director in there, someone like Zhang Yimou or Ang Lee. They know the genre, and would do the TMNT justice. __________________ My TMNT fanfic: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1266176...n-a-Half-Shell IDW is the best version of TMNT If they make a TMNT reboot movie retelling the shredder battle/origin, I won't buy a ticket.

01-12-2015, 11:11 PM	#5
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,141	Peter Jackson Guillermo Del Toro Sam Raimi __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

01-12-2015, 11:15 PM	#6
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Oh man. This guy wants McG to get another gig. Do you even movies, bro? Actually I also didn't hate "Salvation" but on the whole I think that guy's an A-1 Hack. I think Bale secretly backseat "directed" that film, or at the very least screamed at everyone until they did what he wanted, which is actually kind of the same thing.

01-12-2015, 11:34 PM	#8
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I hate X-Men 3 but I'd take Rat-Bastard over McNuggets any day.

01-13-2015, 12:22 AM	#9
B-Man Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: New Zealand Posts: 406	Ratner & McG were the two could-totally-see-happening choices that I'm truly thankful didn't. Don't want their names anywhere near this franchise. Liebesman has a track record of dull, bleak, lifeless, sepia-filtered, personality-free films (big reason why I was suprised with the film we got & don't oppose to it the way most do). Wouldn't have minded him staying onboard, it's the screenwriters I wanted replaced. None of my dream directors would realistically touch this but I'm excited to see how Dave Green does. His work gives you zero indication of what we'll get (one family movie & a bunch of violent shorts) but at least Screen Junkies (massive Turtle fans & friends of Green) gave him the thumbs up. __________________ "They were many. But we kicked... We fought well."

01-13-2015, 12:44 AM	#10
ScrewtheMirageTMNT Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 493	Are there rumors or concrete information about why Liebesman stepped down as the director? Last edited by ScrewtheMirageTMNT; 01-13-2015 at 01:15 AM.

01-13-2015, 03:21 AM	#12
B-Man Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: New Zealand Posts: 406	YES, George Miller would be perfect. He's done both family films & hardcore actioners. He could combine both sensibilities & make the perfect TMNT. Yeah Liebesman is rumored to be onboard for T5. He's also in the middle of doing a TV series, which could have something to do with it. It's also possible they just didn't want him back considering their problems with Liebesman's initial more serious version of the film. __________________ "They were many. But we kicked... We fought well."

01-13-2015, 04:47 AM	#13
Ville Leskinen Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 120	Alejandro Jodorowsky? I'd be okay with alien turtles if he was directing it. __________________

01-13-2015, 08:54 AM	#17
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	The only thing Christian Bale could ever possibly be the "worst part" of would be a family reunion. And I'm sure his mom had it comin' in the first place. ...That's a really dated joke. I'unno if anyone's gonna get it.

01-13-2015, 09:58 AM	#19
massakre Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Indiana Posts: 182	Clint Eastwood