Megan Fox on Ninja Turtles set

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A lot is happening on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (AKA Ninja Turtles) including Megan Fox appearing as April O’Neil. Seems like the wardrobe has changed for April O’Neil’s character as Megan Fox is not wearing the classic April O’Neil Yellow Jumpsuit. Clothing decisions fall on Costume Designers and Directors, it has been 20 years since Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III so expect some change. Check out the photos and tell us your thoughts on what you see.

The New TMNT Movie Poster?

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We just got an interesting picture of a pretty awesome looking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster and we’re absolutely enthralled. Based on an anonymous tip, we are being told that this is the poster that was used at CinemaCon to promote the film. Some of you may recall that rumors leaked from the convention of a potential name change to the project. While it had originally been titled simply “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Paramount decided last year to change the name to “Ninja Turtles.” However, if rumors are to be believed, when the studio revealed the logo for the film at this convention recently, the full title was shown once more to include the words “Teenage” and “Mutant.”

With the reveal of this totally radical poster, it would appear that the rumors are true. Not only do we get to see what this new title actually looks like, but this poster also reveals the possible character models for our beloved heroes in a half shell. While many were afraid that they would try to make the characters look a little too much like actual turtles, it would appear that they’ve chosen to stick with a rather familiar design for the TMNT. Needless to say, the title looks pretty familiar, basically falling back on the easily recognizable and well known logo of the past. Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo all look a little different, but for the most part I’d have to say that these are the guys we are very familiar with.  Their CGI look on the poster looks fascinating!

As you can probably see, the poster features the words “Lean, Green And On The Screen in 2013,” which doesn’t quite match up with the film’s official release date in 2014. As such, we are unsure whether or not this is a new or old poster, or where it fits in with the history of the film’s production. Regardless, it’s cool to get an idea of what the turtles might look like in the new movie and we’re psyched about this awesome poster. What do you think?


Acid Burn: Now i remember a few month i found this and i was asking myself the same question about this poster when i post this in my facebook group...But i was answer back that this is a fan made by  Alexander Llanos who made this and this person have other artwork like this...

 

But i would like to add this,  Alexander Llanos should do the cover for the new movie and everything for this.. i mean look at this. This is truly amazing work..

Turtle Bits: Movie Title Possibly Changed as Splinter Gets a New Face

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The past week has offered up quite a bit of interesting TMNT movie news, so rather than focusing on one particular tidbit, why not touch base on everything in a long overdue Turtle Bits!

Earlier this week, it was revealed that the new Ninja Turtle movie might have received a title change when a CinemaCon presentation unveiled a logo featuring the words “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” As of yet, the title change remains unconfirmed, but it would seem odd to produce a logo for the film at this point which doesn’t accurately reflect the actual title. While stranger things have happened, a recent interview with Michael Bay seems to suggest that the title change might not actually be happening.

While he seemed to be avoiding the question a bit, when the interviewer posited whether or not the title was still “Ninja Turtles,” the filmmaker’s response was a simple “yeah, yeah.” This is far from a confirmation and we aren’t sure exactly when the interview took place, but it does call into question whether or not that new logo was actually correct. As with most rumors, we’ll just have to wait and see what they do in the end. It’s worth noting that during this interview, Bay was sure to point out once more that this isn’t his movie – he is only producing it, Jonathan Liebesman is directing. As the famed Transformers director puts it, “The director makes the movie.”

Speaking of the film, yet another interesting casting choice was made recently when Danny Woodburn was chosen for the role of Splinter. With cast members like Alan Ritchson and even producer Michael Bay recently talking about how lifelike this new motion capture CGI is, the choice to bring on this well known actor as the turtle’s iconic sensei is a rather interesting one. As casting news continues to flow in, we can start to actually formulate some idea of what the characters might look like, which is obviously very exciting. 

Few fans have made any complaints about this casting choice, as Woodburn has plenty of experience in the film industry, having recently performed in films such as Mirror, Mirror and Watchmen. Considering how vocal the fans have been about Megan Fox and the boys brought on to play our beloved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it’s nice to see that in this case, the fans seem to be happy with the choice that was made. Sadly, most of you are still pretty upset about everything else that has been revealed about the film and we still don’t know quite how it will turn out. What do you think? Is there reason to be hopeful for this movie again? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Sketch of Donatello Costume Concepts, 1984

Kevin Eastman's sketch:

 

From Kevin's Blog:

 Very rare opportunity to own a very very early concept piece.  Pen and ink on pare, signed and dated 1984

"Even in the first year  we were trying out other outfits for the guys - not used until many years later" - Kevin E.

Alan Ritchson Reveals Details About Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles

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Among rather heavy clouds of doubt surrounding the Michael Bay produced film Ninja Turtles, one of the latest additions to the crew actually has some positive things to say about the movie. Alan Ritchson, set to play Raphael in the film, gave THR the scoop recently at the MTV Movie Awards
going so far as to say that “everything you read online is wrong.” Considering that a lot of people closely attached to the franchise have said some rather negative things about the project, you might be thinking that the words of a relative rookie to the Turtle-verse probably don’t mean as much as something like Peter Laird’s recent words about Megan Fox. However, the truth about this interview with Ritchson is that it is very revealing, giving us insight into exactly how the film is being produced. 

 While it was once speculation, we can now pretty much confirm that the actors hired on to play our beloved Turtles will not just be voices, they will be motion capture animated CGI characters. Ritchson explains the process as such:

 “It’s been an interesting process with the kind of technology we’re working with, this live action motion capture thing. There’s just a lot of technology involved, so there’s some kinks to work out. We’ve had some trial runs and we’ve actually started shooting some. We’re also in this phase right now that is sort of developmental. We’ve gotta be ninjas, unfortunately for me, who can barely walk and talk at the same time, so we’re learning a lot of the fight choreography and that kind of thing, so we’ve got these unbelievable stunt trainers that work us every day to the bone. It’s been a great process.”

 Some reputable sources
had been reporting that this production was moving forward with motion capture technology, but until now we hadn’t really had confirmation of this information. Thanks to this interesting interview, we can now develop a better idea of what to expect from this film. After all, it seemed an odd choice to bring on four relatively unknown actors to play everyone’s favorite heroes in a half shell, didn’t it? Well, now that we know that they are there to run around in motion capture suits and try to perform some interesting choreography, it’s easier to see why they were chosen for the roles. When it comes right down to it, you don’t hire a well known actor to play a part where their face won’t even be a prominent fixture in the film. Ritchson had more to say about the process later in the interview:

 “It’s live action motion capture, so like, we’re running around Manhattan, me and Megan Fox; her looking wonderful and me looking like some kind of ant with cameras all over my face and dots. It’s ridiculous and it sucks running around with that kind of stuff on in public, but it’s what we must do.”

 Whether or not this is a good thing will be left up to the fans to decide. Sadly, Ritchson didn’t have many positive things to say about the fans during this interview:

 “The frustrating thing for me, since I’ve signed on, is that you hear that it’s already got a reputation –  this movie that hasn’t come out yet. I think people assume that they know what it’s going to be about, and those people are wrong. The assumptions, all – everything you read online is wrong. It’s frustrating, because you want to tell everybody how great it is and you can’t really say why, but it is. It’s so much better than people think. I promise that. It’s going to look way better than anybody could imagine. I can’t wait for people to see this. I think it’s going to live up to and exceed everybody’s boyhood dreams of being a Ninja Turtle.”

 Well, TMNT fans? What do you think?

Eastman's Art on Alien Turtle 2012 (old news)

Now, as you may already read that this isn't going to happen anymore. I mean this would be a cool Playmates toys. But not for a movie. This is an old artwork that Eastman was going to the turtles to look like but now due to the last email i've gotten...
The turtles will be forever a Mutation and not an Alien...Thank god!

Yes, we already know the ooze is from an Alien planet and may by Aliens, and there for the turtles are half Alien thanks to the ooze..But If you read the old Bay's scrip that they are Aliens from another planet call Demotion-x Or aka Turtle planet.

Thank you again for changing this into the original idea for the TMNT, we true fans made this happen from blowing up at Bay's bullshit ideas..

(to add): The cap are the colored with the original of "Purple, Blue,Orange, and yes Red".. Casey found the turtles first, and he's getting confuse who is who. So he ripped up the bottom of the turtle's caps and made this into a mask for each of the turtles so he can tell them apart......(yeeeeeaaahhh).

Bay’s flick renamed to “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”

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Saturday, April 20th, 2013 | 12:52 pm


BREAKING NEWS:
Paramount pictures revealed the official movie logo at CinemaCon and it now reads “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. The “Teenage Mutant” aspect has been added to the former title “Ninja Turtles” to finally complete the name that Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman created.
The past year has been hectic for both Michael Bay and TMNT fanatics. Many TMNT fans have bad vibes for this film but this move makes a positive statement. The leaked script has been rewritten by Evan Daugherty and it seems the “Alien” concept is no more.  So tell us what you think TMNT fans.