Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
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infymys
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God forbid if Storm Shadow wasn't played by an Asian actor. And I was hoping you would mention Ra's Al Ghul (who is supposed to be of Arabic/Asian descent) in Nolan's Batman.
Shyaporn
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With the way those GI Joe movies came out, it almost would have been a bullet dodged for the Asian acting community if they hadn't used an Asian actor...God forbid if Storm Shadow wasn't played by an Asian actor. And I was hoping you would mention Ra's Al Ghul (who is supposed to be of Arabic/Asian descent) in Nolan's Batman.
It's why I didn't complain about whitewashing in The Last Airbender as much after it came out. "Oh, THAT's the movie Shamalan made? Nevermind...." Of course, there were plenty of other things to complain about in that nonsense.... basic storytelling, cinematography, dialogue, mediocre casting apart from race, etc...
And I find Nolan's Batman franchise pretty blah on the whole, so I care very little. Impressive that he's made such an audience-engaging series of Batman movies when the least interesting character in them is, in fact, Batman.
suckface
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pretty funny that he he's loving the new look ???? must have a thing for men in grey jump suites with pen on their faces lol
the other thing that concerns me is filming in the day when they will most likely adjust this later to night time never looks right to me
I was wondering when will someone point that out
. But he is obviously referring to the completed look which was likely shown on monitor as pre-vis footage during their set visit, though maybe not be fully rendered images it shows what the actor's face with the proposed CGI will look like.
Westies14
Master Member
A bit from William Fichtner on AICN:
Capone: Are you presently shooting TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES right now? Is that where you are?
WF: Hey listen, if I tell you I’ve got to go after you. [laughs] Yes, I am. I’m in the middle of it right now, yeah.
Capone: Tell me about playing The Shredder.
WF: Listen, are you ready for the politically correct answer? I play a guy named Eric Sachs, who goes through changes.
Capone: Got it.
WF: Okay, there we go. We’ve got that out of the way. No, you know what? Kind of similar to THE LONE RANGER, this came up very quick, and I was literally flying back from Santa Fe having worked on Tommy Lee Jones’ film, THE HOMESMAN, and I’m in the airport in Santa Fe, and by the time I got home, I had to read this, because I was going to travel like two days later. And I read it and I talked to my representation and my wife, which is the head of the representation, and I said, "I’ve got a feeling this is cool." And I’ve worked with Michael Bay before, and that gives it an awful lot of pop right there, but it was more than that.
I spoke to the director and some of the producers on the phone and I knew that what they were going to make…. See TURTLES was not my time; it was my niece and my nephew's thing. They're in their 20s now or early 30s. I called them up and said, “Hey, what do you think about Uncle Bill doing this?” They were like, “What do you mean what do we think about it? You better do it!” And I’m really glad that I did. I think that whatever I remember of the Turtles being more cartoony, and I don’t mean that as a knock, it’s just what I remember, that’s not this. This is cool. This is a little wild. It’s a little freaky. I’ve been having an excellent time working on it.
Capone: Ninjas should be cool, of course. Why wouldn’t they?
WF: Yeah, it’s been a real character to explore, and we're figuring it out. This guy has grown a lot more since the day I got off the plane to start working on it, that’s for sure.
Capone: Are you presently shooting TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES right now? Is that where you are?
WF: Hey listen, if I tell you I’ve got to go after you. [laughs] Yes, I am. I’m in the middle of it right now, yeah.
Capone: Tell me about playing The Shredder.
WF: Listen, are you ready for the politically correct answer? I play a guy named Eric Sachs, who goes through changes.
Capone: Got it.
WF: Okay, there we go. We’ve got that out of the way. No, you know what? Kind of similar to THE LONE RANGER, this came up very quick, and I was literally flying back from Santa Fe having worked on Tommy Lee Jones’ film, THE HOMESMAN, and I’m in the airport in Santa Fe, and by the time I got home, I had to read this, because I was going to travel like two days later. And I read it and I talked to my representation and my wife, which is the head of the representation, and I said, "I’ve got a feeling this is cool." And I’ve worked with Michael Bay before, and that gives it an awful lot of pop right there, but it was more than that.
I spoke to the director and some of the producers on the phone and I knew that what they were going to make…. See TURTLES was not my time; it was my niece and my nephew's thing. They're in their 20s now or early 30s. I called them up and said, “Hey, what do you think about Uncle Bill doing this?” They were like, “What do you mean what do we think about it? You better do it!” And I’m really glad that I did. I think that whatever I remember of the Turtles being more cartoony, and I don’t mean that as a knock, it’s just what I remember, that’s not this. This is cool. This is a little wild. It’s a little freaky. I’ve been having an excellent time working on it.
Capone: Ninjas should be cool, of course. Why wouldn’t they?
WF: Yeah, it’s been a real character to explore, and we're figuring it out. This guy has grown a lot more since the day I got off the plane to start working on it, that’s for sure.
Scareb
Sr Member
I'm so confused by all this now. I mean why change the shredder and lose the foot clan altogether? I mean are Ninjas not cool anymore or something?
I know he said he's playing the shredder but is he actually the shredder? And what does he mean by changes? Are they gonna do something stupid like have him get infected by the ooze and then all of a sudden start sprouting blades all over him? God I hope not.
I know he said he's playing the shredder but is he actually the shredder? And what does he mean by changes? Are they gonna do something stupid like have him get infected by the ooze and then all of a sudden start sprouting blades all over him? God I hope not.
Yeah, I don't think you can compare this to The Lone Ranger.
Have you seen the box-office on bay's films? This is gping to make money. Which ius more than can be said for TLR.
JLeezy23
Sr Member
Here's what it all sounds like now:
Meet Eric Sachs, a pet store owner/ Miracle Blade seller who finds an alien tube with a green thick liquid in it with symbols that look like they say "ouus," it spills on a rat & turtles. Thinking the rat & turtles will die, he drops them down a sewer. 5 years later, a large company buys out the pet store & says "sorry, the foot is coming down on small businesses" and so he makes a suit of blades and says "They want the foot? They'll get THE FOOT!" He spends a decade training to become a revenge-fueled bad guy.
As for the rat & turtles in present-day, they're now teenagers. And hate pizza. Mikey is a free-runner who fights with homemade nightsticks, Leo fights with machetes, Donnie fights with a steel pole, and Raph fights with straight razors. Plus LOTS of 'splosions reminiscent of Death Star 'splosions. And Megan Fox.
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Here's what it all sounds like now:
Meet Eric Sachs, a pet store owner/ Miracle Blade seller who finds an alien tube with a green thick liquid in it with symbols that look like they say "ouus," it spills on a rat & turtles. Thinking the rat & turtles will die, he drops them down a sewer. 5 years later, a large company buys out the pet store & says "sorry, the foot is coming down on small businesses" and so he makes a suit of blades and says "They want the foot? They'll get THE FOOT!" He spends a decade training to become a revenge-fueled bad guy.
As for the rat & turtles in present-day, they're now teenagers. And hate pizza. Mikey is a free-runner who fights with homemade nightsticks, Leo fights with machetes, Donnie fights with a steel pole, and Raph fights with straight razors. Plus LOTS of 'splosions reminiscent of Death Star 'splosions. And Megan Fox.
Meet Eric Sachs, a pet store owner/ Miracle Blade seller who finds an alien tube with a green thick liquid in it with symbols that look like they say "ouus," it spills on a rat & turtles. Thinking the rat & turtles will die, he drops them down a sewer. 5 years later, a large company buys out the pet store & says "sorry, the foot is coming down on small businesses" and so he makes a suit of blades and says "They want the foot? They'll get THE FOOT!" He spends a decade training to become a revenge-fueled bad guy.
As for the rat & turtles in present-day, they're now teenagers. And hate pizza. Mikey is a free-runner who fights with homemade nightsticks, Leo fights with machetes, Donnie fights with a steel pole, and Raph fights with straight razors. Plus LOTS of 'splosions reminiscent of Death Star 'splosions. And Megan Fox.
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Here's what it all sounds like now:
Meet Eric Sachs, a pet store owner/ Miracle Blade seller who finds an alien tube with a green thick liquid in it with symbols that look like they say "ouus," it spills on a rat & turtles. Thinking the rat & turtles will die, he drops them down a sewer. 5 years later, a large company buys out the pet store & says "sorry, the foot is coming down on small businesses" and so he makes a suit of blades and says "They want the foot? They'll get THE FOOT!" He spends a decade training to become a revenge-fueled bad guy.
As for the rat & turtles in present-day, they're now teenagers. And hate pizza. Mikey is a free-runner who fights with homemade nightsticks, Leo fights with machetes, Donnie fights with a steel pole, and Raph fights with straight razors. Plus LOTS of 'splosions reminiscent of Death Star 'splosions. And Megan Fox.
My thoughts exactly. I know Bay has a hate clan after him. But the guys a gold mine. If he destroyed ALL he touches then he wouldnt still be so high up. Feel free to whine if you hate his films. But to compare it to TLR is ridiculous lol. Its not just opening weekend sales luck with Bay. People watch them over and over. He does something right for a LOT of people. Still. Im not holding my breath with this one. I cant stand the new cgi series. And it seems to be successful so wonder if the film will be OTT for the kiddies. Ill see with time I guess.
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Raphael Wears a Disguise in New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set Photos | Superhero Hype
Raphael looks huge, also the raised shell really looks odd. He is grabbing more attention to himself in that getup. I wonder if they will tone it down in post-production. In the 1990 movie they managed to make the disguise more subtle.
After seeing these shooting pics despite the involvement of Bay and Megan Fox, I am still excited about this movie. After all it's the Turtles, how can I not be?
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Raphael looks huge, also the raised shell really looks odd. He is grabbing more attention to himself in that getup. I wonder if they will tone it down in post-production. In the 1990 movie they managed to make the disguise more subtle.
After seeing these shooting pics despite the involvement of Bay and Megan Fox, I am still excited about this movie. After all it's the Turtles, how can I not be?
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crabra comander
Master Member
Oh my....Raph is wearing that classic fedora/trench-coat combo. But clearly these turtles shells are HUGE...:lol
JLeezy23
Sr Member
So much for the "no trench coats" stuff we heard of a while back, even if it makes little sense I'll enjoy it haha. I see April is still holding onto his sai. What is that, a Porsche? They need vehicles with massive room if all 4 turtles go somewhere together... I guess they'll fit in this huh? Found it on technodrome forum http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/57529L.jpg
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