TMNT 2 to Shoot in Albany

[Bloodsucker]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

But anyone hurts Leo then I hurt them... even if it is only mentally (calm down FBI). I dunno about the comics, but at least other two versions of him ended up unconscious last year.

with so many Leonardo around who do you find the most sexy? You crushing him!kkkkkkk. I think he is the most handsome in 90's movie.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Powder

Hardly, the OT had farrrr more annoying characters than that. Surely you're forgetting/unaware of Mr. Ogg, for example...

Or the Badd Family and Howie Hardy.

[Orochi]

Originally Posted by Galactus

And the IDW series is a family friendly comic. We've had assertions from people involved stating that Nickelodeon vets everything with the possibility of young readers in mind.

I wouldn't call IDW family friendly in the slightest sense. Granted Nick won't allow certain things, but they allowed what happened in issue #44 and showed it rather graphically.

[NYShell]

Originally Posted by Powder

& what's interesting about them shooting in Albany? They shot there for the last one. FYI they shot a bunch of stuff on Jones Beach, so LI is already covered.

Idk if they actually referenced it as long island though. When Raph sees Donny's tracker i think it shows it as upstate.

[Powder]

Of course they didn't, I'm just saying they shot there. Doesn't get a mention in the film or anything.

[IndigoErth]

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...ing-next-month

“There is no better way to project the character of this city than through television and film,” Council Member Dan Garodnick said. “And what’s more New York than pizza-loving ninjas and a talking rat?”

Just wanted to say I love that second part.

I envy you a little NYC, getting to pretend they are local citizens, at least in spirit.

[TigerClaw]

The sequel will be filming in New York, and they estimated that, it will be about 70 million dollars in spending.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2157366

The action flick sequel, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2,” will begin filming next month in New York City and Buffalo, which officials estimate will result in $70 million in spending.

The bulk of that money — $63 million — will be spent in the Big Apple, according to Paramount.

"New York City knows how to host blockbuster films," said Mayor de Blasio.

“We welcome ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ to New York City, and look forward to the many jobs and tens of millions of jobs this will bring to our local economy.”

The details of where the shoots will take place and what stars are featured are being kept under wraps.

“We can only imagine what the filmmakers have in store,” said Cynthia Lopez, commissioner of the mayor's office of media and entertainment.

70 million is a lot of money to spend on this film, But then again, It could be higher when you have to take into account all the CGI they have to add later.

[MastahShredder]

Hey fellas. Anyone mind breaking down whats up with this film as far as cast and characters? Shredder was really disappointing in the first. Hope, if he is in it, they fix that.

[Bitsy83]

Originally Posted by MastahShredder

Hey fellas. Anyone mind breaking down whats up with this film as far as cast and characters? Shredder was really disappointing in the first. Hope, if he is in it, they fix that.

Ok, I'm going to get a LOT of criticism for this, but...I'd rather the sequel focus more on Kraang.

Let me explain: The first movie did a...somewhat decent (though incredibly messy) introduction of the Shredder. And now that we know he possibly survived the fall, we could have him sit out the second film and focus more on the origins of the ooze.

I've only seen the movie once while it was in theaters, so I'm probably skipping a few parts, but remember how Sachs said that the mutagen was created by an ancient alchemist from hundreds of years ago in feudal Japan? What if that "alchemist" was an Utrom who was looking for test subjects for the mutagen? Yeah, that'd be borrowing from the Nick show, but this IS produced by Nickelodeon, so there you go!

Anyway, Kraang and the Utroms have been living on earth and have been working in secret with the help of Baxter Stockman. Stockman is promised protection and insurance of not being enslaved or mutated in the global domination the Utrom have planned if he agrees to use the mutagen for them to help build an army. He and Sachs are the ones who go to O'Neil and together they form the Renaissance Project.

Stockman is upset with Sachs since Sachs is sharing the knowledge of the mutagen with Shredder and wants to do that idiotic "Quarentine half of New York and become stupid rich instead of just rich", but is unable to stop O'Neil from burning down the lab. Stockman has been secretly hiding out with Kraang and his Utroms, then discovers Sach's plan.

I assume Sachs was likely arrested for...being a douche and later released because he has enough money to buy his own law firm if he wanted. Anyway, Stockman is there at Sach's mansion and tells him how he botched up his great plan and hands him over to Kraang, who take Sachs into their custody and mutate him into some giant creature that Turtles will likely fight and kill at the end of the second movie.

This would also be a good way of bringing in Bebop and Rocksteady. They could've been "volunteers" who were mutated by the Utroms and agreed to serve them until the invasion.

Of course the Turtles come in, stop them, stop Stockman, and the Utroms are defeated. Or assumably defeated. Then during the credits we see Kraang overlooking the city and swearing vengeance and that's when Shredder shows up and offers a pact.

Stupid idea? Obviously, I just came up with this a few days ago. I just thought by having Kraang AND Shredder in the same movie without giving us enough time to learn about Kraang and the Utroms would be even worse than reshooting the scenes with Sachs as Shredder and coming up with that moronic scheme. Plus, having Sachs mutated early on, thus giving him a sort of "Cyclops in "The Last Stand" treatment would be a nice way of tying up his story arc. I REALLY hated this character.

Sorry for making that so long...

[Powder]

Originally Posted by MastahShredder

Hey fellas. Anyone mind breaking down whats up with this film as far as cast and characters? Shredder was really disappointing in the first. Hope, if he is in it, they fix that.

Bebop, Rocksteady, & Sachs are confirmed, villain-wise. Beyond that, it's all up in the air. I'd say it's fair to assume Shredder will be back, but Tohoru Masamune has not yet been said to return, so who knows. Maybe they'll put Sachs in that suit as they had originally intended (blech!). Sorry there's not much to report on at this time.

[Leo656]

Other than, they start shooting really soon and are "still trying to work in" characters like Casey. SO, no script, either! "Point, shoot, and Scotch tape it all together in post-production!"

Seriously, I'm sorry, there's zero chance this thing can be any good. It's like they're writing the book on "How To Succeed In Movies Without Even Trying... And, In Fact, Doing Every Single Thing Wrong."

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Bitsy83

Ok, I'm going to get a LOT of criticism for this, but...I'd rather the sequel focus more on Kraang.

Spoiler:

Let me explain: The first movie did a...somewhat decent (though incredibly messy) introduction of the Shredder. And now that we know he possibly survived the fall, we could have him sit out the second film and focus more on the origins of the ooze.

I've only seen the movie once while it was in theaters, so I'm probably skipping a few parts, but remember how Sachs said that the mutagen was created by an ancient alchemist from hundreds of years ago in feudal Japan? What if that "alchemist" was an Utrom who was looking for test subjects for the mutagen? Yeah, that'd be borrowing from the Nick show, but this IS produced by Nickelodeon, so there you go!

Anyway, Kraang and the Utroms have been living on earth and have been working in secret with the help of Baxter Stockman. Stockman is promised protection and insurance of not being enslaved or mutated in the global domination the Utrom have planned if he agrees to use the mutagen for them to help build an army. He and Sachs are the ones who go to O'Neil and together they form the Renaissance Project.

Stockman is upset with Sachs since Sachs is sharing the knowledge of the mutagen with Shredder and wants to do that idiotic "Quarentine half of New York and become stupid rich instead of just rich", but is unable to stop O'Neil from burning down the lab. Stockman has been secretly hiding out with Kraang and his Utroms, then discovers Sach's plan.

I assume Sachs was likely arrested for...being a douche and later released because he has enough money to buy his own law firm if he wanted. Anyway, Stockman is there at Sach's mansion and tells him how he botched up his great plan and hands him over to Kraang, who take Sachs into their custody and mutate him into some giant creature that Turtles will likely fight and kill at the end of the second movie.

This would also be a good way of bringing in Bebop and Rocksteady. They could've been "volunteers" who were mutated by the Utroms and agreed to serve them until the invasion.

Of course the Turtles come in, stop them, stop Stockman, and the Utroms are defeated. Or assumably defeated. Then during the credits we see Kraang overlooking the city and swearing vengeance and that's when Shredder shows up and offers a pact.

Stupid idea? Obviously, I just came up with this a few days ago. I just thought by having Kraang AND Shredder in the same movie without giving us enough time to learn about Kraang and the Utroms would be even worse than reshooting the scenes with Sachs as Shredder and coming up with that moronic scheme. Plus, having Sachs mutated early on, thus giving him a sort of "Cyclops in "The Last Stand" treatment would be a nice way of tying up his story arc. I REALLY hated this character.

Sorry for making that so long...

Remember back when some of us were hoping Sachs would turn out to be an Utrom exosuit upgrade for the original Oroku Saki (ala 4Kids cartoon)? Then it turned out, nope, this is just a really messy way to reassure audiences that we know Shredder is technically supposed to be Japanese and OF COURSE we weren't trying to whitewash the character.

Bitter disappointment, utter disbelief, shattered dreams... Good times.

And yet, a very small and very foolish part of me is clinging to the hope that maybe Eric Sachs will turn out to be an Utrom in the sequel.

Foolish, foolish me. I should know better. And, in fact, I do. But hope doth spring eternal...

[Bitsy83]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Remember back when some of us were hoping Sachs would turn out to be an Utrom exosuit upgrade for the original Oroku Saki (ala 4Kids cartoon)? Then it turned out, nope, this is just a really messy way to reassure audiences that we know Shredder is technically supposed to be Japanese and OF COURSE we weren't trying to whitewash the character.

Bitter disappointment, utter disbelief, shattered dreams... Good times.

And yet, a very small and very foolish part of me is clinging to the hope that maybe Eric Sachs will turn out to be an Utrom in the sequel.

Foolish, foolish me. I should know better. And, in fact, I do. But hope doth spring eternal...

Eeeeyup. All part of being a creative fan. Though, to be fair, sometimes a bad movie based off something you love does give you some good ideas. Like you take the things you liked from the bad movie (and for me, that was pretty much anything NOT involving any human characters), then fixing it around to see what you would've changed in the second movie. While your theories don't even come close to what actually happens, you do give yourself a little pat on the back for creative ideas.

Just saying.

[IndigoErth]

An overflowing closet packed full and bursting at the hinges with explosions, plot devices, lame ideas, half-assed story, celebrity names, lame acting... The title "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" is scrawled in permanent marker across an unnecessary gold plate on the door. An arrogant and wayward film maker desperately tries to keep everything contained while the door forces itself open a few inches beyond his control; his hand is shoved through that space while he shouts, "Get in there, Turtles!"

[IndigoErth]

They what now.

http://comicbook.com/2015/03/26/teen...meos-by-five-/

Surprise! The sequel to 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has already begun filming! The scenes involve Will Arnett, a supermodel and an NBA basketball game.

Last night at the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers game, Alessandra Ambrosio filmed a scene with Will Arnett, who plays Vern Fenwick in TMNT. Alessandra was spotted kissing Vern on the cheek. Guess the Channel 6 Eyewitness News cameraman is over his crush for April O'Neil (Megan Fox), or he's just trying to move on. Not a bad way to move on. You can see pictures from the shoot by clicking here.

And later today, more scenes will be shot, but these will include some of the basketball players from the game. Los Angeles Clippers players DeAndre Jordan, Matt Barnes, J.J. Redick, Austin Rivers and Spencer Hawes are filming a scene today for TMNT 2. "Jordan is the only one currently slated to have a speaking role in the scene," thescore.com reports, "though Rivers plans to improvise something."

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

They what now.

http://comicbook.com/2015/03/26/teen...meos-by-five-/

WTF.

We're confirmed to have Leo, Don, Raph, Mike, Splinter, Rocksteady, and Bebop in the movie, which means expensive CGI out the wazoo... and they're wasting part of their budget on this!?

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

They what now.

http://comicbook.com/2015/03/26/teen...meos-by-five-/

Here's the article, including the picture with Will Arnett.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...ed-friend.html

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

They what now.

http://comicbook.com/2015/03/26/teen...meos-by-five-/

Does this seem very un-TMNT? The kind of crap that no one watching will care about?

Well wasn't that what we got with the main bulk of the 2014 movie. Did they not listen to critics? To fans? I know it's a small thing but this being the first piece of news of what is actually going in the movie sets up that this will be no different. Vernon has no business as a focus character and he certainly wasn't a popular aspect of the last movie even with the people who liked it.

This isn't really bad for the multitude of people who who disliked the movie it but the many fans who defended it as a decent enough start, that things will be different and they'll listen to fans and fix all the mistakes for the sequel and ditch the characters no one cares about and focus on TMNT and their story. Instead we're opening with news of the kind of crap which could have been in the last movie.

[IndigoErth]

More pics at this link as well. (Nothing too exciting though.)

http://www.laineygossip.com/Will-Arn...-Turtles/38013

Spoiler:

Dear film makers... please insert the Turtles quietly unnoticed there watching the game. Thank you. (But you'd never think of that, they're prob just props that fight the bad guys.)

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

They what now.

http://comicbook.com/2015/03/26/teen...meos-by-five-/

Vernon getting a date? That's very out-of-character... Even for Platinum Dunes