I have this kind of idea or a storyline floating around my head for a while now for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot/remake,I have drawn alot of sketches for my own vision of the film. As you see I grew up with the TMNT movies and the 2003 TV show. I founded out that the 80's TV show has only been loosly based on Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's comicbooks published by Dark horse comics,which is Dark ,Gritty and cold blooded. In this Article I will show you my Vison and my Dream Cast of the new TMNT movie!
The Realism of the characters: I wanted to Mix The Make up and the CGI motion Capture technology just like how Robest Zemekis make his Movies.
Director : Edgar Wright
Why Him?: well.. He recently directed "Scott Pilgrim VS. The World" which is an adaptation of one favorite comicbook series Scott Pilgrim which i thought that he really did a good job on. I was really suprise how he blended the humour and the main stoyline together. He will direct the next installation of the Marvel Studios movie "Ant Man" which i am really exited of.
Title: TMNT
Running time: 135 Minutes. 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Rating: i would probably rate it around PG-13 because this will include alot of bad words and some violent but not that much of a blood bath,i'll tone the rate up in the 2nd installment (part 2).
Plot/Concept:
I would personally want this first film to be a tribute to the animated series, in this film i want it to include the main channel 6 crew members like April O'Neil,Burne Thompson,Erma and the Wise ass Cameraman Vernon Ferwick. Casey Jones will be introduced in the second half of the movie by the turtles. BTW I would really want an cameo of Jeff Goldblum as Baxter Stockman (i like this version of the stockman more than the 2003 animated), so it would be kind of like a reminder or tribute of his work like "The Fly" and "Independence Day" which he played an really similar character.Also the Turtles would need to disguise to spy April O'neil about the secret about them trusting her or not.
i didn't really want to put a big bunch of characters in it cause it would ruin the film and also will suffer the same problem as "Spiderman 3".
The main plot is about the Turtle's relationship to one another mainly with Ralphael and Leonardo. In the second half of the movie Splinter will be killed off by The Shredder. They then wanted revenge and seeks vegance,and having Casey Jones and April O'neil as their allies/friend.The Villain's main point is having Shredder and Krang openning Dimention X and Summoning the Rock Soilders,using the Technodrome to destroy the city.
well thats enough writing for now lets get on with the Cast!
The Turtles:
The Leader.. Leonardo - Garret Hedlund
Why Him?: he really has the potential character in himself which of course of a leader. in Tron II:Legacy I really feel deep in him that he would be the perfect leonardo.
Others I consider: None
Movies that starred him:
-Tron Legacy
-Eragon
-Country Strong
The Hot Head.. (The Asshole) - Ryan Gosling
Why Him?: He really has the looks and the voice for Ralphael,in many movies he had played a hot head in nearly every movie i saw so i that's why i thought he was perfect.
Others I consider: Dan Fogler and Shia Labeouf.
Movies That Starred him:
-Crazy Stupid Love
-The Note Book
-Fracture
The Smart One.. Donatello - Nicholas Hoult
Why Him?: In X-Men First Class he really showed us his acting talent and his first big screen role,which he had really done well. In the role he played as Hank Mccoy is realy similar to donatello and i want atlease donatello to invent something in this film that he hasn't done in the previous films.
Others I consider:Justin Long, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Elijah Wood.
Movies that Starred him:
-Xmen: First Class
-Skins S1 and S2
The Crazy One.. Michaelangelo - Sean William Scott
Why Him?: I can Possibly think of someone else for this role. Look! he's just perfect in the American pie Trilogy and Dude Where's my car he really showed the crazy side of him and reminded me of Michaelangelo.
Other's I consider:Matt Smith and Ashton Kutcher.
Movie's that starred him:
-Dude,Where's My Car
-Role Models
-American Pie Trilogy
Minor Characters:
April O'Neil - Rachel McAdams
She Has the looks for the role, she also a pretty good Actress.
Other's I consider: Sarah Mithchelle Gellar,Jeniffer Love Hewitt andOlivia Wilde
Movie's that starred her:
-The Hot Chick
-Morning Glory
-The Note Book
Erma - Emma Stone
She played a similar role pretty much like the Darcy (from Thor) of this movie.
Other's I consider: Kat Dennings.
Movie's that starred her:
-Easy A
-The House Bunny
Burne Thompson - Mike Starr.
If you watch Ed Wood you'll know why I casted him.
Other's I consider: Jack Black,Dan Fogler,Nick Frost and Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Movie's That starred him:
-Ed Wood
-Dumb and Dumber
-Jersey Girl
Vernon Ferwick - Bruce Campbell
He's really funny and always making wise ass remarks! He's Bruce Campbell He's the MAN!
Others That I consider : Jeff Goldblum.
Movie's that Starred him:
-The evil dead trilogy.
Splinter - Jackie Chan/James Hong
Jackie Chan in make up and motion capture doing stunts while James Hong does the voice! James Hong really has the voice of Slinter and he's pretty old now so he would be pretty much the same age as the mutated Rat!
Other's I consider: NONE.
Movie's that starred him.
-The Karate' Kid (Jackie Chan)
-Balls of Fury,Kung-Fu Panda (James Hong)
Casey Jones - Taylor Kitsch
In Xmen Origns Wolverine he(he plays Gambit) resembles the personality of Casey Jones. He would ROCK AS CASEY!
Other's I consider: Brandon Routh and Chris Evans.
Movie's that starred him:
-Xmen Orgins Wolverine
-John Carter
-Battleship
Villains:
The Shredder/Oroku Sagi - Tadanobu Asano
He's just perfect for the role! Shredder needs to be small and fast that that really resembles him in "The Great Khan"
Other's I consider: Ken Watanabe.
Movie's That starred him:
-Thor (as Hogun)
-The Great Khan)
Krang(CGI) - Andy Serkis Voice Robot form/Kevin Durand.
I thought he was unbelievable in Rise of the Apes and would too in a pretty big role as Krang.
other's I consider: Jim Carrey.
Movie's He starred in:
-Rise of the planet of the apes (Caesar)
_Burke and Hare
Bebop and Rocksteady - Seth Rogen and Danny McBride.
I wanted at lease them to be the comic relief and an bad ass small villain that always get punished and always crack up dirty jokes all the time and i thought Seth Rogen and Dannt mcbride is really perfect for the character.
Movie's They Starred in:
-Pineapple Express
CAMEO:
Baxter Stockman (begining of the movie and after credits scene) - Jeff Goldblum.
The Reimagening Progress-
Baxter Stockman is an billionare/Scientist for his work inventing the Radioactive Ooze (used instead of Nuclear power) that formed up Splinter and the Turtles. Krang is an alien from outerspace that has been leaved behind for thousands of years and later discoverd later in the movie by shredder.
I'll upload some of my sketches and Part 2 later on this week.