Michael Bay a director and producer known for his subtly and cinematic artistry, is set to produce a reboot of the 1980′s fan favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Bay was recently speaking at Nickelodeon Upfront and stated that they planned to make a few tweaks to the 30-year-old franchise. He announced just a few minor changes that fans of the series will probably not even notice. What sort of little changes could Producer Bay and Wrath of the Titans Director Liebesman have in mind.
How about if the turtles were not actually mutants at all and instead aliens? I am sure fans of the series and characters will not notice that change at all. Apparently, gone is the origin story of some turtles being exposed to radioactive waste in a sewer. Bay did not address how alien turtles from space would become proficient in the art of the Ninja. He also did not mention anything about how the turtles would be trained by a rat named Splinter, or if they would have a love of pizza.
Has Michael Bay finally gone to far? Has he finally ruined your childhood memories and dreams enough that it is time to take action? Should Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo hunt down Bay and Liebesman and transport them to Gitmo for permanent detention?
Check out the full article from EW here http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/03/19/michael-bay-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-aliens/?cnn=yes
**** Update, Michael has set everything right via a post on his official website “fans need to take a breath, and chill” wrote Bay, in a totally non-douchey way. *****
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I can understand audience’s running away in terror at hearing Bay is going to make a film let alone a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. But the original wasn’t an exercise in cinematic greatness either so I’m not fussed if he makes one or not. All this talk will at least get people revisiting the original, and maybe new audiences will find it also.
Dan I was hoping for a more faithful adaptation of the original comics. Also I hate Michael Bay
As long as Corey Feldman is in this I’m totally sold. I actually was a fan of the old black and white comics from back in the day, but honestly I don’t expect much from any adaptation of the Ninja Turtles. Not a huge Bay fan, but there could be far worse people involved in this re-boot. Uwe Boll?
Have Michael Bay and Uwe Boll ever been seen in the same room together? :-0
I loved Raph and Mikey~~~~ Of course, I only remember the ’90s cartoons of them I used to see on Cartoon Network. (Is that channel even still around anymore? Last I saw of it was when my younger cousins were going through a Spongebob Squarepants stage and I couldn’t help but thinking cartoons just aren’t the great quality they used to be.) ’90s was the best time to be a kid and watching cartoons on television, just my opinion.
And ew to the thought of the Turtles being ninja aliens. Just…no. ><;;
Rae as a father of a 3.5 year old I can assure you that Cartoon Network and several other all animated stations are still around. At least I have him hooked on the old Scooby Doo cartoons.
Yeah if they are going to be aliens, why not make them middle aged alien racoon pirates.
Rae, you are probably too young to know anything about this but it used to be that cartoons were only on Saturdays. All morning long we would bask in the cartoony goodness and our parents would thank their lucky stars that we were being quiet for awhile. This was the heyday for cartoons. Getting up at 6 am to draw with captain Bob and then enjoy some Hong Kong Phooey and Super Friends was where it was at.
Your Old
Hahahaha.
But o_O to cartoons only being on Saturdays. @_@ How did you guys survive?? When I was in elementary school, that stuff played from like 8 till I don’t remember when every morning. Some shows played after school too, like Scooby.
Comparing Uwe Boll and Michael Bay is like deciding if you would rather get punched in the face or kicked in the nuts. Neither result is going to be pleasant.
Besides that in my opinion, Boll is the less harmless of the two. He sucks, but everyone knows that he sucks. Some people actually think Bay makes good films. He is warping the minds of potential young filmmakers with his shitty movies as we speak.
You know that part of Fight Club where they talked about who they would fight if they could fight anyone? I would fight Michael Bay.
I would put my $ on you in a fight with Michael Bay. Could I fight Shia LaBeouf on the undercard?
When Bay decides to reboot the Monchichis, I know the world is f***ed.
Thanks for making me google that Rodney
Man, I’m pretty pissed about this. Come on, alien turtles?!? Really, we are going to go there…this is not good. I grew up with TMNT, so if Bay is not going to keep their backstory, then I don’t know how Teenage MUTANT NINJA turtles title is going to work out. It’s just going to be called Teenage Turtles, whoa, it’s already sounding like a different movie. LOL
Jen I imagine they will not be eating pizza either. They will probably only eat taco bell doritos tacos as some sort of corporate tie in.
No pizza! Blasphemy. LOL
What a dick.
Pete, I could not have said it better myself.
Somebody needs to stop this guy
I think Bay is an alien sent here to destroy cinema
I hope he keeps the Turtles as aliens, and makes everyone else aliens: Splinter, Shredder, Rocksteady, Bebop, Krang, Shredder’s daughter, Casey Jones, April O’Neil, Irma, Baxter Stockman…but NOT Leatherhead. That is a line Bay better not cross!!!!!
Tars, why stop at just aliens? Who says they need to be turtles? How about alien muskrats or alien armadillos?
Well, at least with Michael Bay helming it, it’ll get cash thrown at it.
boatloads of cash to be sure, I only wish they spent some of that money on a script or actors and actresses.
What a coincidence! I posted an 80s tribute to kids TV over at my blog yesterday, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was included ! The intro theme song to the cartoon is famously addictive music, as are lots of other 80s tv themes.
Agreed, I’m always sceptical, if Michael Bay is involved in any shape or form.
Sweet Chris, I will head on over and check it out, thanks for the heads up.
Life with 8 channels was rough, and no dvr so if you missed a show or two things were on at once you were SOL.