TMNT 4 spottings!

[Michaelangelo]

Hey everyone,

With the new movie coming out we should start keeping an eye out for stuff on the movie.  So here's a topic where we can report the stuff we find.  If you find a magazine or product (book, toy, ect) on TMNT 4 let us know in this topic.  Post the name of the product,  where in or on the product you can find TMNT, how much TMNT is involve in it, the price and where ya found it.  Also feel free to give a short review so we know what we're looking at.

Please do not copy full magazine stories in here, it's best to encourage the sales of the magazines so they'd realize these stories sell.  Though feel free to post News Paper stories in here, or give the link to your local paper.  If the local paper does not post pictures that was in your paper, if you can, please do post the pics for everyone.  Thanks!!

[Kazari]

I saw on the Barnes and Noble website they are going to release tons of TMNT 4 Movie books in late Jan. One of them is the movie book! I preordered all of it!

[Jade]

I saw on the Barnes and Noble website they are going to release tons of TMNT 4 Movie books in late Jan. One of them is the movie book! I preordered all of it!

Lucky Im too broke to buy anything lol

[Michaelangelo]

I found this information on a website....

It seems to have a little more information about Max Winters than most websites do.

Stewart Nabs Role in New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Feature
Patrick has landed the voiceover role of Max Winters in the animated film TMNT, a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adventure. In this film, after the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their sensei, Master Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to happen in New York City. Tech-industrialist Max Winters goes mad after he was wrongfully fired and begins amassing an army of ancient monsters. Realizing his plan is succeeding, he is no longer satisfied with vengeance against his ex-employer, but now has thirst for World Domination. TMNT will be released in U.S. on March 30, 2007.

The URL for this is at:
http://www.thepsn.org/psn/newsbriefs.asp

[Aignatius]

They're saying it will be released March 30th?  
 

[Michaelangelo]

Yeah, a mistake on their behalf, bet this news was typed in before the date was changed to the 23rd.

[Aignatius]

I see!  

[Kazari]

More images from the movie!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9297

[cynlee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsEWzNvohEc

Does this count?  It's at YouTube-- an interview with someone from Imagi-- with a few pieces here and there about the movie.  Oh, it's not in English, btw.  And yes, I found it while looking at a different site.  I did not find it while checking out youtube.

But it's worth sitting through if you like to see bits and pieces of the animation-- not a lot, but still...

[Aignatius]

Yeah, it's interesting, even if you don't understand Chinese. Shows who is animating the movie. Nice work, too. And the storyboards looked kewl. Amazing how they are animating the underlying muscle structure, that should make the movements more lifelike. The more I see on this movie, the better it looks, to me.

[Michaelangelo]

Wow that was amazing!  I love seeing the studio and everything... now we just need at least some english subs in there so we know what they're saying!  

THANKS FOR SHAREING THIS FIND!!!!

[Phoenix]

I found this interview with Kevin Munroe and Tom Gray at http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0701/25/tmnt.htm

Below, I've provided a small snippet of the press event that was held at Imagi. The full transcript is at the link above.

ENJOY!

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.  -- The Turtles are back, like you've never seen them.

On March 23, Warner Bros. is teaming up with Weinstein Company and Imagi Animation for TMNT, a CGI-animated film that brings the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back to the big screen for the first time in 14 years.

Recently, The Continuum was part of a press event at Imagi's offices that included a 10-minute preview of the film and a roundtable interview with director Kevin Munroe and producer Tom Gray.

Following is an edited transcription of that interview.

Question: How have things been going since Comic-Con? What are the latest adventures?

Munroe: Latest adventures? Less and less sleep everyday.

Gray: Well, the worst thing that happened to us would be the Taiwan earthquake that knocked out our T3 line going back and forth, so that means, that when we get our information everyday, we have to send couriers back and forth hand carrying files everyday.

Question: So the film is traveling on people's laps?

Gray: Yeah. Technology is a wonderful thing, it's all front end here and then you ship it overnight to Hong Kong, but when the whole earthquake knocked out all the Trans-Pacific cable, which our T3 line is connected to, then that is something we have to deal with on a manually basis. It won't effect the release date, but it certainly effected the production, approvals from Kevin and the process. Just when you think you can see the delivery date looming, something comes in...

Question: How far did you guys intraspectively go back into the TMNT franchise?

Gray: I go back to 1988 when I first bought the rights, when I was head of production at Golden Harvest. That's how far I go back with the franchise. I think Kevin goes to being a fan back in the early '80's.

Munroe: I found it like a year after i's released. I found the first issue in a used comics bin and just found issue one and just loved it and that was great. I actually brought that issue one with me, to Peter [Laird], when we first met.Thinking, worst case if I don't get the gig I'll at least get an autograph.

So after we spent the day together and I slid the comic across the table and he signed it and said, "Oh cool number 1." As we were driving back to the airport I opened it up and there was a picture of Raph saying, "Kevin, make a good picture or else!" I was like, that's awesome!

[Phoenix]

Found another article... this one speaks about Mako.

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=39705


Heh, you can tell its getting closer to the movie time. I've found three or four links about the movie and not even been trying.

[Phoenix]

Guess what!


Here's another article!

Its very similar to the first interview I posted tonight.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/tmntnews.php?id=5133

[cynlee]

OOOO!!!!  That was so sad!!  

And I know what you mean-- but this one I missed (and I am shamelessly swiping your link!)

[LenniluvsBrian]

Should I be worried that they never show any movie previews at our theater??? I mean, I only saw the TMNT preview ONCE & it was the first trailer [I think - yanno, where mikey falls in the trash bin?] & the dude who runs our theater - my Dad asked him if he's gonna havethe TMNT movie eventually? And he was like, "Ninja Turtles?" And I was like, "Yeah. It comes out March 23rd." And he was like, "Well, it depends on how good it does. I haven't heard anything. And if I do get it, it won't be until later." So I'm REALLY hoping the movie does extremely well & that the other thearer - which is about 15-20min. away gets it first, so ours wil lget it right after. If not, I'm gonna be SO mad!!!!!


~Lenni~