Alan Ritchson hated working on the two TMNT Movies

[Wildcat]

I don’t mind him complaining if he felt mistreated. No matter what job you have you should be treated fairly but I don’t understand how he could possibly think he’d be more than “just a guy in a mask”.

I mean the entire point of the motion capture was to cgi on turtle faces. What exactly could be misunderstood here?

From the studio’s standpoint how can you pitch it the way he says it was? Even if they just lied it makes no sense because everyone knew it was cgi and the human stars were Megan Fox and Will Arnett.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

I don’t understand how he could possibly think he’d be more than “just a guy in a mask”.

He literally said how, in the video. Ya know, that he'd be able to go be the face of his character, doing press & the like, actually being known for his role.

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by Powder

He literally said how, in the video. Ya know, that he'd be able to go be the face of his character, doing press & the like, actually being known for his role.

Oh I misunderstood that part I guess. I thought he was thinking his face would appear in the movie.

[Candy Kappa]

Of course the dumpster fire movies was a dumpster fire production. It sucks that the Turtle actors was treated like this. They where toted as new big stars and didn't even get a ride from the studios? pathetic by Bay & Co.

The promises was red flags though, getting the back end of the BO?
That means "zero cash for you dancing monkey, now keep dancing" Even if BayTurtlers did Box Office records of all time, you'll rarely see any BO money as a actor or director if that's what you're agreed to get paid in unless you have a really good contract that have the right wording like Sandra Bullock had in Gravity.

Being the same company, how can the reboot be any better though?
Maybe don't hire actors for being the Turtles but go stunt actors and voice actors combined to make the Turtles route instead.

[AquaParade]

I know I should have empathy, but its it's hard because he was talking up the film like it was the greatest thing ever in the press - that's his job. I get it. But I'm the guy you're essentially lying to, so idk, hard for me to feel bad.

Sure sounds like a crap situation to be in for those guys though. Let's just hope this is the "Batman and Robin" (1997) to our Batman Begins.

[TurtleTitan97]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

I know I should have empathy, but its it's hard because he was talking up the film like it was the greatest thing ever in the press - that's his job. I get it. But I'm the guy you're essentially lying to, so idk, hard for me to feel bad.

I'd almost forgotten that. Didn't he and Megan Fox basically smacked talk against people who were criticizing the first film around the time they were promoting it? Hard to feel empathy.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

I'd almost forgotten that. Didn't he and Megan Fox basically smacked talk against people who were criticizing the first film around the time they were promoting it? Hard to feel empathy.

I just think it's interesting that this guy is willing to speak his mind about the whole debacle. Honestly, good for him. You don't see that in Hollywood very often, and you know that Hollywood execs never fess up to their BS. So it's almost always on the actors or writers.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

I know I should have empathy, but its it's hard because he was talking up the film like it was the greatest thing ever in the press - that's his job. I get it. But I'm the guy you're essentially lying to, so idk, hard for me to feel bad.

Sure sounds like a crap situation to be in for those guys though. Let's just hope this is the "Batman and Robin" (1997) to our Batman Begins.

I feel more like it's TMNT's version of F4NTASTIC 4... and our only hope is somebody buying the rights away from Viacom/Nick.

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

Oh I misunderstood that part I guess. I thought he was thinking his face would appear in the movie.

Although...it would have been cool for them to do like the original film did and let them all have a bit part cameo too.

Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

I'd almost forgotten that. Didn't he and Megan Fox basically smacked talk against people who were criticizing the first film around the time they were promoting it? Hard to feel empathy.

No, pretty sure that was Donnie's actor -- apologies to him as I can't recall his name at the moment -- who unfortunately decided to go in on that a bit along with Fox and Bay. Wasn't too fond of him after that. But at least he sort of walked it back a little when they were all finally able to voice their own criticisms later on how it turned out.

I don't recall the other three getting into that.


Hearing that they were treated this crappy though makes me feel a little sadder for Leo's actor for getting his voice replaced in the first. (Esp after the 2nd proved that he's a great fit.) Cripe, at least Alan got to keep his voice in it. Poor Pete basically became a voiceless full-body puppeteer.

[CyberCubed]

Once we saw those noses and nostrils for the first time we knew these movies were going to be god awful.

[IndigoErth]

Well obviously everyone knows that noses have the power to stifle the writing quality.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Now I'm wondering how the other 3 felt about working on the 2 movies

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Once we saw those noses and nostrils for the first time we knew these movies were going to be god awful.

Now that is a blanket statement I can absolutely get behind....

[oldmanwinters]

Made the trending headlines on Yahoo! today.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...113437680.html

[Prowler]

Can't blame him. I'd have hated taking part of such garbage movies as well. Bob Hoskins also absolutely hated working on the Super Mario Bros. movie.

I think I'd be embarrassed to have such movies on my CV.