Have Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles been revealed?
Last week, a costume company inadvertently leaked the designs for what was assumed to be Michelangelo in Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remake. The costume depicted the turtle wearing board shorts, a tied sweater around his waist, and a pooka necklace with a tribal piece - the very definition of "trying too hard '90s chic." While the costume looked hideous, it appeared to just be a mix of cheap kids' Halloween designs and the unofficially first official look at the new turtles, raising speculation as to how the rest of the group would appear in the film.
Late last night, an inside source leaked what appear to be either toys or physical mockups of the Ninja Turtles. Michelangelo's design does appear to be in line with last week's costume leak, but spruced up and not as bad looking. The rest of the Turtles also have their own individual styles to them, such as Leonardo's samurai-esque garb and Donatello's gadgets and tech. Also revealed are the early designs for William Ficthner's Shredder.
What do you guys think? Are you back on board with Michael Bay's reboot, or are you still skeptical?
[via comicbookmovie.com]
William Fichtner confirmed to play Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot
Michael Bay is definitely taking some liberties with the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film reboot. While no roles have been confirmed, other than the voices of Leonardo (Pete Ploszek), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher), Donatello (Jeremy Howard), Raphael (Alan Ritchson), and Splinter (Danny Woodburn) , both Will Arnett (Arrested Development) and Megan Fox (Transformers) have been attached to the film. Earlier this week, it was reported that William Fichtner will be portraying the turtles' arch-nemesis, Shredder (Prison Break).
This is an interesting development as Shredder has traditionally been portrayed as a former Japanese samurai... ninja... bad guy. I'm all for changing up various elements when it comes to adaptations, especially when it comes to reboots for new generations. However, this casting choice might be a bit off. Michael Bay's name already carries a level of apprehension, the least of which involving the rumored script for the film that I may or may not have read through. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is at least a year away, so we can only hope that the final product will do the franchise justice.
[via Collider]