NEW PROJECT FOR SARAH!

ohiofan · 12-21-2006, 01:39 PM

Thanks to RJ for the following information:

The Chinese calendar says 2007 is the Year of the Pig, but Warner Bros. is hoping to make it the Year of the Turtle.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hollywood's most successful pizza-eating adolescent reptiles, are hoping to make a smashing big-screen comeback in a new computer-animated adventure.

The characters made their pop-culture mark in the late 1980s and early '90s with a popular comic book, after-school cartoon, toy line and hit series of live-action movies. The first movie, in 1990, made an astounding $135 million, and the second and third installments collected $79 million and $42 million, respectively.

"Turtle power" has faded in recent years, but the characters still have a cult following.

Though the previous Ninja Turtles movies were live-action, with martial-arts experts sporting giant rubber suits to play the main characters, the new movie takes them back to their cartoon roots with computerized effects.

First-time feature writer/director Kevin Munroe, who has worked previously in video games, comics and TV animation, says he wanted to do total animation instead of simply inserting digital characters in a real world. He said it's easier for the audience to suspend disbelief for such an offbeat story.

"This way there's no break in the reality between CG and live-action," Munroe says. "With (total) animation, there's a continuous reality that exists for the whole thing. Your mind opens up a little bit more."

Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Grudge, and TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has signed on as the voice of April, the human researcher who serves as the Turtles' tech-services worker and mother figure. Fantastic Four's Chris Evans is the hockey-stick-swinging Casey Jones, and Clerks filmmaker Kevin Smith also voices a cameo as a greasy-spoon chef.

The Turtles themselves will not have celebrity voices, however.

From USA Today.

Trailer = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8dpXBaM6D8

**andrew r** · 12-21-2006, 03:40 PM

You beat me to it Pat!

I rememeber watching this as kid. I liked it and I rememeber April. It's be a reason to see the film now. Isn't that at least 3 animated features Sarah's now done? Including this one I mean. As A Light Knight Oddesy's still due a release date, and Happily N'Ever After.

sarahbrazilianfan · 12-21-2006, 03:56 PM

This is...uhhh...interesting.....

**andrew r** · 12-21-2006, 04:39 PM

Suddenly I want to eat a pizza....

ohiofan · 12-22-2006, 11:36 AM

I'm dusting off my samurai sword and my throwing stars! Here's a pic from the flick with Sarah's character (I think)!

Mat · 12-22-2006, 01:02 PM

I read this yesterday, was pretty surprised myself. Should be interesting.

**andrew r** · 12-22-2006, 03:46 PM

Yeah it's April alright. A little different but it's her. Looks like April does some fighting here. Unlike the TV series and live action films. Thanks for the pic Pat. Oh the other guy in the pic is Casey Jones. Yes I'm sad.

ohiofan · 12-22-2006, 07:32 PM

Sorry your sad. Maybe it's the nostalgic memories of the TMNT's!

Any news on "Alice"? That seems to have taken a back burner for awhile.

Is "Light Night Odyssey" the one where she's the voice of the Cassini Space Craft? I've lost touch with that film also.

12-21-2006, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,924 My Profile	NEW PROJECT FOR SARAH! Thanks to RJ for the following information: The Chinese calendar says 2007 is the Year of the Pig, but Warner Bros. is hoping to make it the Year of the Turtle. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hollywood's most successful pizza-eating adolescent reptiles, are hoping to make a smashing big-screen comeback in a new computer-animated adventure. The characters made their pop-culture mark in the late 1980s and early '90s with a popular comic book, after-school cartoon, toy line and hit series of live-action movies. The first movie, in 1990, made an astounding $135 million, and the second and third installments collected $79 million and $42 million, respectively. "Turtle power" has faded in recent years, but the characters still have a cult following. Though the previous Ninja Turtles movies were live-action, with martial-arts experts sporting giant rubber suits to play the main characters, the new movie takes them back to their cartoon roots with computerized effects. First-time feature writer/director Kevin Munroe, who has worked previously in video games, comics and TV animation, says he wanted to do total animation instead of simply inserting digital characters in a real world. He said it's easier for the audience to suspend disbelief for such an offbeat story. "This way there's no break in the reality between CG and live-action," Munroe says. "With (total) animation, there's a continuous reality that exists for the whole thing. Your mind opens up a little bit more." Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Grudge, and TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has signed on as the voice of April, the human researcher who serves as the Turtles' tech-services worker and mother figure. Fantastic Four's Chris Evans is the hockey-stick-swinging Casey Jones, and Clerks filmmaker Kevin Smith also voices a cameo as a greasy-spoon chef. The Turtles themselves will not have celebrity voices, however. From USA Today. Trailer = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8dpXBaM6D8

12-21-2006, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 30,278 My Profile	You beat me to it Pat! I rememeber watching this as kid. I liked it and I rememeber April. It's be a reason to see the film now. Isn't that at least 3 animated features Sarah's now done? Including this one I mean. As A Light Knight Oddesy's still due a release date, and Happily N'Ever After.

12-21-2006, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
sarahbrazilianfan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,417 My Profile	This is...uhhh...interesting.....

12-21-2006, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 30,278 My Profile	Suddenly I want to eat a pizza....

12-22-2006, 11:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,924 My Profile	I'm dusting off my samurai sword and my throwing stars! Here's a pic from the flick with Sarah's character (I think)!

12-22-2006, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mat Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,030	I read this yesterday, was pretty surprised myself. Should be interesting.

12-22-2006, 03:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
andrew r Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England Posts: 30,278 My Profile	Yeah it's April alright. A little different but it's her. Looks like April does some fighting here. Unlike the TV series and live action films. Thanks for the pic Pat. Oh the other guy in the pic is Casey Jones. Yes I'm sad.

12-22-2006, 07:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
ohiofan Fan Artist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,924 My Profile	Sorry your sad. Maybe it's the nostalgic memories of the TMNT's! Any news on "Alice"? That seems to have taken a back burner for awhile. Is "Light Night Odyssey" the one where she's the voice of the Cassini Space Craft? I've lost touch with that film also.

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