Back when the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie was being developed fans were going crazy over the prospect of Michael Bay taking on the Ninja Turtles. He released a statement designed to relieve the fans saying, "Fans need to take a breath, and chill. They have not read the script. Our team is working closely with one of the original creators of [Teenage Mutant] Ninja Turtles to help expand and give a more complex back story. Relax, we are including everything that made you become fans in the first place. We are just building a richer world." That "richer world" has been embraced by movie goers and the movie has made over $353,100,000 worldwide. One of the artists that worked on the film and helped develop the look of the Turtles gave Comic Book Movie an exclusive interview that explained how the turtles look like Bill Murray and why they have nostrils.
Jared Krichevsky is a professional concept artist who's worked on big budget films like Edge of Tomorrow (2014), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and The Wolverine (2013).
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"The first time the show came into the Aaron Sims Company, they went through a number of various designs between a lot of very talented artists. So when I got the chance to work on it later in 2012 I had to look at what was already done, and had to do my own spin on it. They wanted to keep some of the roundness of the established designs but also wanted a grittier tone. Their individual personalities had to be apparent through the design, so for inspiration they gave us reference pictures of who they wanted each individual turtle to be. Michaelangelo was Bill Murray, Raphael was Clint Eastwood, Donatello was Leonard Nimoy, and Leonardo was Tom Hanks. So another artist, Cameron Ward, and I went to work on some initial head studies. Cameron's image really nailed Leonardo, and I went on to do Mikey, Raph, and Donnie. It was enough to get us the show. I wanted them to be much dirtier and clothed in found objects, since they were societal outcasts and had to make their life and home from other people's rejected stuff." - Jared Krichevsky
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
Leonardo
"They're mutants by the very name in their title, so how much of that balance is there between human, mutant and turtle while still paying homage to the canon. There are some things that were easy to translate - like the shell and the humanoid anatomy. It's interesting that fans had such a strong reaction to the nostrils and the lips, because we couldn't do clicking, rigid beaks like most turtles, they had to be very emotive and expressive and they had to eat pizza. The nostrils well...real turtles have nostrils, so we figured it would help them breathe considering all the physical activity they do. They were all pretty buff in the cartoons and the earlier films, so finding the right amount of fitness was important too, eventually the producers wanted them to be pretty jacked." - Jared Krichevsky
See more of Jared Krichevsky's excellent portfolio at http://www.jaredkrichevsky.com
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What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles what do you think of the ?
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Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Summary
"The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan."
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Cinematography by Lula Carvalho
Production Design by Neil Spisak
Starring: Megan Fox, Johnny Knoxville, William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Whoopi Goldberg
Official Site: http://www.teenagemutantninjaturtlesmovie.com/
Release Dates: August 8, 2014
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If the actors are there, it's just a hint. But doing that meant each one had a unique look, which is good.
ReplyDeleteCool! Raphael/Eastwood looks the closest to me.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the movie a great deal because I'm an old school fan of the Turtles, and usually I try to "match" voices when I see an animated/CGI character. This time around, I just enjoyed the show so it's interesting to see the character/actor match up afterwards. I think they did an excellent job of giving just a hint of the actors to give each Turtle a more individual look.
ReplyDeleteYour back stories really are great. It's interesting to learn what went in to the final product. The Turtles were a huge hit with my boys.
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