Donatello, O'Neil In Favor of Bay's TMNT Reboot

[CBR News]

Sides continue to be taken as the actors who portrayed Donatello and April O'Neil in the original TMNT movie have come out in support of Michael Bay's vision for an updated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."


Full article here.

[Prince Of Orphans]

Brian Tochi voiced Leondardo.

[Beast]

Watch all this sound and fury over the sound bite be for nothing. Since "From an Alien Race" can easily be referring to the Utrom Ooze.

[TimberBear]

what does eastman and laird think?

[NormanB]

Thank the Lord we all know what Brian Tochi thinks now.

[Bret]

Brian Tochi voiced Leondardo.

Looks like they fixed it...well, sort of: "LEONARD". Close enough I guess.

Now we need to know how Corey Feldman thinks while we're on this path, lol.
I always found it weird Feldman didn't voice Michelangelo instead of Donatello.

[Darrell D.]

what does eastman and laird think?

Well, seeing as one of the creators are working on the story, I'd say that at least one of them like the idea.

[Castel]

Can't wait to read what the guy who dubbed some random thug in the episode 21 has to say about all that.

[Monty_Cristo]

when will Casey Jones opine?

[Beast]

what does eastman and laird think?

Who cares what Laird thinks. He hates anything that he didn't personally bring to the franchise. Especially the classic cartoon.

Glad he sold out to Nickelodeon. Notice also how as soon as he sells out, Eastman returns. He probably can't stand Laird either.

[PsychoGoatee]

Who cares what Laird thinks. He hates anything that he didn't personally bring to the franchise. Especially the classic cartoon.

Glad he sold out to Nickelodeon. Notice also how as soon as he sells out, Eastman returns. He probably can't stand Laird either.

There's no need for that, and those two guys created turtles together in the most epic and indie of ways and put the first issues together themselves with a zerox machine. Their studio, they pretty much lived together. Whether they agree on everything or not, and whether you agree with his opinions or not, your post is baseless negativity. Plus Laird wrote lots of great Turtles comics while Eastman wasn't interested in being involved for years, so it goes both ways there. Plus, the Ultimate hardcover editions being released now feature commentary from both of them. They're both to be praised, turtle power.

Ha, and as for the Bay hilarity of turtles from space, and his arrogant response to the obvious backlash... he doesn't have turtle power. Next project please.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

It must be a slow news week. I half expect CBR to have the composer for the animated 80's TMNT series weigh in soon.

[Darrell D.]

Or what the people who worked in the sweatshop factories making lunch boxes and pencil erasers think.

[DyslexicDan]

J.J. Abrams was able to reboot a franchise more profound than the TMNT without alienating the diehard fans. Bay doesn’t create work that is going to be tomorrow’s nostalgia.

[Darrell D.]

It's a movie based on a cartoon (based on a parody comic) that was created to sell merchandise.