seelsa73
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She's hit and miss with me...i liked her in Transformers and hated her in Jennifer's Body (not that that movie was any good anyway). I'll reserve judgement until the trailer at least.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
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She's hit and miss with me...i liked her in Transformers and hated her in Jennifer's Body (not that that movie was any good anyway). I'll reserve judgement until the trailer at least.
JLeezy23
Sr Member
those are some big shells First Look At Michael Bay's Pre-CGI TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!
JoMamma_Smurf
Master Member
Hmmmmmmmmmm.. I dunno man. My interest is up just a tad.
So, as rumor has it, Bay's TMNT may be casting a white actor in the role of Shredder.
I went a bit nuts in the Ironman 3 thread over casting a non asian as Mandarin but this is getting ridiculous.
So, it looks like we'll have a white Shredder, a white Splinter and White Trash as April.
I hate to be all fan-boyish but....
**** you mr. Bay.
I went a bit nuts in the Ironman 3 thread over casting a non asian as Mandarin but this is getting ridiculous.
So, it looks like we'll have a white Shredder, a white Splinter and White Trash as April.
I hate to be all fan-boyish but....
**** you mr. Bay.
JLeezy23
Sr Member
What about Perry White in Man of Steel, Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four reboot, Ripcord in Rise of Cobra, Harvey Dent in 1989 Batman, Kingpin in Daredevil, Logan in X-Men. Racial switcheroos happen a lot if you look around enough. British or Austrailian actors playing American roles seems to happen a lot. I really wanted to see Lando turn into Two Face though haha
Jango Wes
Sr Member
This is hypocrisy at its finest. What you are saying is that it's ok if whitey gets screwed out of a role, but if any other race/color/nationality get replaced its racism! It's BS!
I'm not being hypocritical at all. Hollywood is dominated by white talent. It's good that traditionally white characters can be given to a black actor. It's about time White actors aren't automatically given first pickings at the best roles.
The problem is that Asian actors are not being cast for roles that are for SPECIFICALLY Asian characters where the character's race informs them greatly.
David Carradine in Kung Fu
Mickey Rooney in Tiffany's
Ben Kingsley in IM3
John Wayne as Ghengis Khan
...just to name a few.
Jango Wes
Sr Member
But you are. Perry White, Johnny Storm, Kingpin, Ripcord and Harvey Dent are SPECIFICALLY white characters. Although Johnny Storm is the only one whose race really changes or dictates the character, the others can indeed be given to other actors of color. But Johnny? He's a blonde haired, blue eyed kid who has a blonde haired, blue eyed sister. How do you explain the change? He's the kid the Storm family adopted from a Sally Struthers commercial and supported for less than the price for a cup of coffee a day? Let's recast Blade with Ryan Reynolds and just listen to the uproar. Let's recast Falcon with Tom Cruise or Black Panther, traditionally black characters and give them to a white actor, you know, for no reason. Now, that's not to say Kingpin didn't work, because it did. Billy Dee as Harvey Dent didn't matter because he had all of 5 seconds of screen time.
With the exception of Ben Kingsley, the other three all come from a different era. Although the end result is still fruit, it's comparing apples to oranges. That was a time where caucasian actors were cast as EVERYTHING, from hispanic, to asian to native american. You can't lump them in with today's acting choices.
Johnny Storm's character doesn't change if you change his race. There's nothing about his race that informs who he is.
Splinter and Shredder? It's a movie about Ninjas and evil ginsu Samurai. This is Leslie Nielson in Surf Ninjas all over again.
Yet again, the last samurai is a white guy.
Splinter and Shredder? It's a movie about Ninjas and evil ginsu Samurai. This is Leslie Nielson in Surf Ninjas all over again.
Yet again, the last samurai is a white guy.
Eddybear209
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Is it me or do the footsoldiers look like a Klingon Swat team?
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crabra comander
Master Member
The Foot look like the Immortals from 300 with SWAT gear...:ninja
Kingpin logically couldn't have been anyone else...MCD is huge AND bald.
And comparing a Canadian character to a British or Australian actor is horrible. Those guys can sound totally American or Candaian if they wanted.
It is the skin tone people are complaining about here. Who knows, Shredder as a white guy sounds stupid, but it may work. Kingpin in Darevdevil was good, IMO. Black Nick Fury is better than David Hasselhof Fury.
Splinter, He's a damn rat! Now, as far as flashback scenes...WTF Mr.Bay?
I want them to cast Ryan Reynolds as the next Spawn...:eek
Kingpin logically couldn't have been anyone else...MCD is huge AND bald.
And comparing a Canadian character to a British or Australian actor is horrible. Those guys can sound totally American or Candaian if they wanted.
It is the skin tone people are complaining about here. Who knows, Shredder as a white guy sounds stupid, but it may work. Kingpin in Darevdevil was good, IMO. Black Nick Fury is better than David Hasselhof Fury.
Splinter, He's a damn rat! Now, as far as flashback scenes...WTF Mr.Bay?
I want them to cast Ryan Reynolds as the next Spawn...:eek
KrangPrime
Master Member
Ugh...anyone else dissapointed we have a new turtles movie, and the only thing they are talking about is, well, Meghan Fox? Meghan Fox rides a bike..Meghan Fox in yellow..Meghan Fox in.. Who the heck cares about Meghan Fox? So many hotter actresses than her that can act and have a personality and are REAL. there is nothing special about this woman other than the fact that she caught so many eyes bending over a motorcycle in a transformers movie.
As for Michael Bay, I fully expect to see this in the first five minutes of the movie...
- No less than three explosions
- A splinter with an insulting Japanese Accent and giant teeth (oh, so sawwy)
- Turtles talking more slang than usual (think Randy Jackson)
- A Rap or Heavy Metal soundtrack (cause that's what your kids are into, yo...)
- At least one of the turtles making a crude sexual joke toward april...
- April will probably have a scene where she strips for a shower before getting gagged and taken prisoner by the foot..
- Vanilla Ice in a leading role (just to **** off fanboys)
This guy is hated in hollywood from what I've heard, and the fan community hates him even more. WHY the hell would Paramount let him anywhere NEAR this movie after spending so much for the franchise?
We could have gotten so many cool things finally done right in a big budget feature. A Movie that has the darker atmosphere of the first one. Baxter Stockman, mousers, Mystic Ninjas, Elite Ninjas, Hun....Rat King. A REALLY COOL Shredder and Krang team up. As it is, we are probably stuck with Colonel Shrader. Yeah...that's an original surprise. no clues there.
I have no hope whatsoever for this movie. I'm almost tempted to start a kick starter for all the people who would donate money NOT to see it..but I doubt that would cause paramount to start from scratch.
It just amazes me. They get the comic so right. They get the animated series close to right (It has flaws, but it TRIES). Why screw up the movie so badly? that should be their biggest tent pole!
As for Michael Bay, I fully expect to see this in the first five minutes of the movie...
- No less than three explosions
- A splinter with an insulting Japanese Accent and giant teeth (oh, so sawwy)
- Turtles talking more slang than usual (think Randy Jackson)
- A Rap or Heavy Metal soundtrack (cause that's what your kids are into, yo...)
- At least one of the turtles making a crude sexual joke toward april...
- April will probably have a scene where she strips for a shower before getting gagged and taken prisoner by the foot..
- Vanilla Ice in a leading role (just to **** off fanboys)
This guy is hated in hollywood from what I've heard, and the fan community hates him even more. WHY the hell would Paramount let him anywhere NEAR this movie after spending so much for the franchise?
We could have gotten so many cool things finally done right in a big budget feature. A Movie that has the darker atmosphere of the first one. Baxter Stockman, mousers, Mystic Ninjas, Elite Ninjas, Hun....Rat King. A REALLY COOL Shredder and Krang team up. As it is, we are probably stuck with Colonel Shrader. Yeah...that's an original surprise. no clues there.
I have no hope whatsoever for this movie. I'm almost tempted to start a kick starter for all the people who would donate money NOT to see it..but I doubt that would cause paramount to start from scratch.
It just amazes me. They get the comic so right. They get the animated series close to right (It has flaws, but it TRIES). Why screw up the movie so badly? that should be their biggest tent pole!
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Seriously. I still don't get why they are using CGI Turtles. They could easily create some awesome looking costumes that would still allow the actors to be flexible, and add the minor details in post-production. Ever see The Raid: Redemption? Give those guys some Turtle suits, and let them go crazy. BAD ASS. And as for Megan Fox? Why? What about Alison Pill? Doesn't she seem like a no-brainer for April?
Kerr Avon
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Toe thumbs.
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Because you CAN'T move like a ninja wearing a turtle costume that looks like the TMNT. There's not nearly enough freedom of movement.
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