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[Loomba]

This.... is bad news.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

i'd rather april oneil

The only answer.

 

[brianjones]

Megan Fox to play April O'Neil in Michael Bay's TMNT movie

 

[SeanR1221]

Shia should play Casey.

 

[Insane Metal]

Wasn't this cancelled?????

 

[shinshoryuken]

whats with all the Megan Fox hate? she ain't the greatest actress, but she will be acting along side CGI mutant turtles...

 

[Cheebo]

Variety said she beat out Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Olsen for it.

How?!?! Both are much better fits and far better actresses

 

[Femmeworth]

It's not like this was going to be good in the first place.

Variety said she beat out Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Olsen for it.

How?!?! Both are much better fits and far better actresses

Which is why they weren't suited for this project.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Shia should play Casey.

Mark Wahlberg

 

[Chamber]

Man, Chad Warden and Megan Fox making comebacks in the same week. So good.

 

[sans_pants]

Variety said she beat out Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Olsen for it.

How?!?! Both are much better fits and far better actresses

michael bay

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Variety said she beat out Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Olsen for it.

How?!?! Both are much better fits and far better actresses

 

[Volimar]

Pass.

 

[Raistlin]

I'm okay with this

 

[lazybones18]

I'd like to see Bay direct her.

Now I am imagining what a Bay-directed adult movie would look like. It is glorious in my mind.

Watch the Nostalgia Critic review of Pearl Harbor to get an "idea"

 

[Secret Fawful]

Can't a better actress suck Bay's rock to get in his movies?

 

[Oersted]

she is a terrible actress

Jennifers Body, Friends with Kids, funny cameo in dictator... nothing special but acceptable. Again, Bay is the problem.

 

[Reiko]

I'd like to see Bay direct her.

Now I am imagining what a Bay-directed adult movie would look like. It is glorious in my mind.

Michael Bay x Megan Fox x Peter North

 

[Cheebo]

The fact we nearly got Anna Kendrick as April which actually seems like a really great fit is just insane. How did paramount let bay pick Megan Fox over them? Ugh.

 

[DirkDiggler]

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

It's not like this was going to be good in the first place.

It's nice to get confirmation though

 

[iqubal]

Meh, a Michael Bay movie is still going to suck regardless if they cast Daniel Day Lewis as April Jones lol.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

Variety said she beat out Anna Kendrick and Elizabeth Olsen for it.

How?!?! Both are much better fits and far better actresses

Fuck me, Anna Kendrick would've been so goddamn perfect.

I have such a crush on her.

 

[kylej]

i'd rather april oneil

godtier

 

[Secret Fawful]

Next we'll see: Shia LeBeouf is now Casey Jones. Hugo Weaving is Shredder. Leonard Nimoy is Splinter.

 

[TheOMan]

Movie ruined? Probably not, but this is not making me want to see it :-(

 

[Nakazato]

Uhhhgggggh

 

[DJ_Lae]

Good to see I'm not alone in thinking April O'Neil should play April O'Neil.

Excuse me while I go and do some photo and video browsing.

 

[SpartanForce]

Fuck it she's hot

 

[MisterHero]

Mark Wahlberg

"Hey turtles. I'm Casey Jones. I like your shells, they look really good on ya. I hear you're Ninjas, what's that all about? Say hi to your master for me."

 

[I'M FINISHED!]

Teenage Alien Explosion Turtles will explode your beloved franchise with awesome Bayness!

 

[Dr Prob]

Casting Megan Fox is the only thing stopping this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film directed by Michael Bay from becoming an eternal classic.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Casting Megan Fox is the only thing stopping this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film directed by Michael Bay from becoming an eternal classic.

He's not directing it.

 

[I'M FINISHED!]

Let's let Platinum Dunes' excellent track record explode for itself.

 

[tino]

So Megan start sucking Michael Bay's dick again?

 

[Stitch]

The new show is so good and now they try to ruin the turtles again

 

[Edelknoedel]

It's not locked yet. Maybe she's playing Ninjara the fox. Got it?

 

[bPod]

she probably slept with him to get back on his good graces

 

[Gartooth]

Fuck this movie, I swear it's almost comical at this point like Bay is trying to impress us with how stupid he can make this movie be.

Honestly I would be fine with it existing just to have a few laughs at the movie's expense, but this is the damn Ninja Turtles we are talking about and I would hate to see the property take a fall from this after the great resurgence of the property recently with the cartoon and comics.

 

[Revenant]

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

I do think Paramount is in an odd position with the franchise.

As I understand it, the Nickelodeon show has been a hit, pleasing old fans, and building up a large fanbase of children. If this Michael Bay production was released a few months ago, then he could do anything and it would make bank no matter what and establish a new stage of the franchise. Now, they run the risk of either the show or the movie series hurting the other.

But yeah. TMNT isn't hard to adapt and have it work. It's really odd that Bay is going through so much trouble to put his own "twist" on things, when nobody seems to want one.

 

[gblues]

April O'Neil

god damn it

I'd let her wibbly-wobbly my timey-wimey.

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

haha, all you people freaking out. it's a michael bay film, folks!! it's gonna suck either way. who cares?

 

[Quick]

I had funny thoughts when I read the title, then I finished reading it: "...in Michael Bay's TMNT movie."

 

[Kunan]

...

Ugh.

 

[Gartooth]

I do think Paramount is in an odd position with the franchise.

As I understand it, the Nickelodeon show has been a hit, pleasing old fans, and building up a large fanbase of children. If this Michael Bay production was released a few months ago, then he could do anything and it would make bank no matter what and establish a new stage of the franchise. Now, they run the risk of either the show or the movie series hurting the other.

But yeah. TMNT isn't hard to adapt and have it work. It's really odd that Bay is going through so much trouble to put his own "twist" on things, when nobody seems to want one.

My biggest fear is that the movie could turn kids away from the show, effectively killing it and the property. Or worse, the movie is popular and as such the property is changed to tailor to Bay's version. Either way we lose, and I was hoping that the movie would be outright cancelled altogether.

 

[BoosterDuck]

I thought this potentially disastrous movie had already been cancelled.

 

[Colin.]

Never even realized Michael Bay was doing a TMNT movie. He's already ruined one franchise, leave this one alone please.

 

[Aurongel]

Didn't the script leak out for this a while ago and it was apparently filled to burst with pizza and fart jokes?

 

[JLG-]

YES!