Seth Rogen's TMNT

[bruceleegreyhulk]

I don't like splinter voice. I can't envision him sounding like that.

The style of the film is beautiful.

Why didn't they just get Ken Watanabe to Voice Splinter.

[Frontier]

It feels like a mix of the original Mirage comics with a Rise sensibility.

[thwhtGuardian]

I don't know, I thought Jackie Chan sounded good to me, definitely older than other iterations of Splinter but it worked for me.

[j9ac9k]

Why didn't they just get Ken Watanabe to Voice Splinter.

I don't know, I thought Jackie Chan sounded good to me, definitely older than other iterations of Splinter but it worked for me.

Do we know if Splinter is supposed to be Asian anymore? Didn't the comics retcon their origins so that Splinter was no longer the pet of a Japanese ninja master? Who knows what their origin is in this new show anyway...

[thwhtGuardian]

Do we know if Splinter is supposed to be Asian anymore? Didn't the comics retcon their origins so that Splinter was no longer the pet of a Japanese ninja master? Who knows what their origin is in this new show anyway...

In the IDW books he's the reincarnated spirit of an ancient ninja warrior of the foot clan named Hamato Yoshi, but who knows about here...but he definitely sounded like Jackie Chan to me so I'm guessing Splinter is still asian here.

[Frontier]

The last few adaptions outside the Bay movies and 2K3 have literally made him a mutated Hamato Yoshi (who is Japanese).

[thwhtGuardian]

The last few adaptions outside the Bay movies and 2K3 have literally made him a mutated Hamato Yoshi (who is Japanese).

Yeah, that was how it was in the original cartoon who knows here though?

[BeastieRunner]

Yeah, that was how it was in the original cartoon who knows here though?

But we must react and render judgement before we know!

[Frontier]

Yeah, that was how it was in the original cartoon who knows here though?

Yeah, I'm not sure if they'll confirm one way or another until they deal with the Foot/Shredder (which would probably be the sequel).

[Orbus]

The views for the two trailers seem shockingly low. I remember the trailers for Out Of The Shadows were also low compared to the 2014 movie. Could be a sign that like OOTS this will be a surprise under-performer despite it's positive reception.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

New promo for the movie. I'm digging it so far.

[Orbus]

Yeah, that was how it was in the original cartoon who knows here though?

He starts out as a regular rat. That was what was depicted in the concept art that leaked and you can brief glimpses of it the trailers.

Do we know if Splinter is supposed to be Asian anymore? Didn't the comics retcon their origins so that Splinter was no longer the pet of a Japanese ninja master? Who knows what their origin is in this new show anyway...

The IDW series came up with a new origin were Splinter and the turtles and reincarnated spirits of Hamato Yoshi and his four sons that were murdered by the Shredder in ancient Japan.

Rowe has given an interview saying that Splinter isn't connected to Japan in the new movie (although inexplicably he has an East Asian accent). The official novelization is out and if you must know his origin...

spoilers:

Splinter is a normal rat that gets caught in the mutagen with the baby turtles. After an incident in Times Square he realises humans will never accept them so he learns ninjutsu from internet tutorials and teaches it to the turtles.

end of spoilers

[Frontier]

The IDW series came up with a new origin were Splinter and the turtles and reincarnated spirits of Hamato Yoshi and his four sons that were murdered by the Shredder in ancient Japan.

Rowe has given an interview saying that Splinter isn't connected to Japan in the new movie (although inexplicably he has an East Asian accent). The official novelization is out and if you must know his origin...

spoilers:

Splinter is a normal rat that gets caught in the mutagen with the baby turtles. After an incident in Times Square he realises humans will never accept them so he learns ninjutsu from internet tutorials and teaches it to the turtles.

end of spoilers

I guess that's in-line with the Bay Turtles:

spoilers:

Where Splinter taught them based off ninjutsu he read in a book.

end of spoilers

[BeastieRunner]

In tangentially related news, Nickelodeon acquired Fred Wolf stuff and the entirety of the Wolf Turtles rites ... So all 193 1987 episodes are coming to nickelodeon and Paramount Plus.

Sounds like they might be getting a remaster, too.

[Wildling]

The animation looks great. I hope the movie follows some Batman Begins/The Dark Knight trajectory regarding Shredder. Krang optional for now.